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point the followh. . J sentence would make an apt illustration : "All the persons got up but Saeed too got up". Can any sensihie person talk such nonsense I Can a perfect and eloquent book like the Holy Quran carry such a meaningless expression? Reflect in the name of God and say whether, in fairness, the interjection •~'j• is susceptiqle of the meaning that our opponents seek to impart to it?. On the contrary, the construction that we advance accords an appropriate sense to interjection •,:,f'~• leaving little room for any complexity. Our interpretation is hereunder: "Muhammad is not the father of any of your males but spiritual father of all the faithful, even of the prophets". In the above construction the interjection • ~'j• carries a most appropriate import. In the verse under reference the -other important word. is •,. Sl. . • which occurs with fatah of•. ::. ,• in the- versions of the Holy Quran currently accepted by both Ahmadis and non-Ahmadis. It is, however, true that it occurs in one version with '•. ;-S'• on •. ::. ,•. Whichever of the two readings, is accepted the verse is not susceptible of the sense of cessation of prophet- hood in either case. ~he use of 'r-!L:. ' with fatah on •. ::. ,• in the sense of Seal, as. -noted in lexicons, further elaborates this point. According to Tajulurus •~l. . • (Khatam) is the seal that is stamped on wax, earth or paper. As an instance a reference to Hadith will show that our Holy Prophet (peace be on him and blessings of Allah) used to affix his seal to the evangelistic despatches he. addressed to the Emperors of Byzantine and Iran. In this sense the verse would mean : ••Muhammad. . . is not, in physical relationship, the father of any of your males but in the 89