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aged to construe it •• the last prophet and in this respect no room for doubt should be left. But it is a pity that, in spite of this affectionate warning of Hazrat Ali ( Allah be pleased with him), the Musalmans of today insist that the exp}'. ession 'i::i-. ' II ~l;. • stands for "the last Prophet" and that the door to every category of prophethood is closed after the Prophet ( Allah bless him). However, this is the first evidence to be found, in Islamic history, which· is in full accord with our belief. This evidence is unquestionably highly trustworthy coming as it does from no less a person than the cousin and son-in-law of our Holy Prophet ( Allah bless him), fourth of the Guided Khalifas who was likened to "a gateway of the city of knowledge", to • whom Sunnies and Shias both bow their heads in deference. Now -we come to the statement. of the affec- tionate mother of the Faithfuls, Hazrat Ayesha ( Allah be pleased with her ) who was the most favourite and exceedingly learned spouse of the Holy Prophet ( peace of Allah be on him ) and about whom it is said that whenever the • com• panions referred to her any point for clarfication, they were never disappointed. She says : -•~Cr. ,. j'{I-'. . . . ~'' -. ~ ~,, ;:~~ti I •• •. . . ,-. . r-. :1-' ~ ~ -- _,J. ,. , I ,,. . ~i,. J•c//4~foJ,; "Say that he verily 11 toe •-. . J~II':' i. but say not that there i1 no prophet after him". According to period of time this pronouncement seems to have been made sometime after the statement of Hazrat Ali ( Allah be pleased with him) when prooabl~ an erroneous conception of propht- 12'7