Truth about Khatm-e-Nabuwat — Page 15
"'Muhammad (the blessed Prophet of Allah) is father unto none of your males but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Pro- phet ■". 1 It is evident that the word~ in the Arabic language, stands for an alternate to what has been ~egatived. In the first part of this verse what has been negatived is the physical father- hood of the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him) in relation to males. With the inte1jectory word -~ the Holy Prophet's (Allah bless him) office of Seal of Prophets has been announced, as an alternate position. It means that after him independent gra~t of the blessings of prophet- hood has ended and now the perfectness of prophethood shall be granted only to the person bearing the seal of his prophelhood for his sub- servience to the Holy Prophet. And such a one. will thus become spiritually a son and an heir to the Holy Apostle (Allah bless him). "In short, in. this verse, while in a way the fatherhood of the Holy Prophet (Allah hle_ss him) has been denied (in relation to males), yet in another (the spiritual) form, his fatherhood has been confirmed so that the taunt of the enemies referred to in the verse ~':JI. J-"' ~l. !. il. . : i)I "Surely it is thy enemy who is without issue" be, at the same time, disposed of. In brief, it means that prophethood even un-accompanied by law, though embargoed as a direct attain- ment, is nevertheless attainable, if received as a favour and reward, through the light of Muhammad (Allah bless him). "2 • And yet again he says : • "Khatamannabiyyeen means that (Muhammad the Messenger of Allah is the Seal of Prophets) Sura Ahzab, V. 41. • Review on Mubahise ChakraM ve Ahllhadis pa,11 6 & 7. 15