Truth about Khatm-e-Nabuwat — Page 40
spiritual sense, as a Messenger of Allah, father of all the faithful and the Seal of Prophets and onl)I one bearing his certifying ·seal shall hence- forth be an accredited. Prophet". The above meaning is too plain to need any uncommon ability to appreciate. Besides, this meaning highlights the exalted rank of the Holy Prophet (peace be on him and blessings of Allah) and shows thnt he is not only a prophet in the. popular conception of the tem1 but n prophet maker as well, m1reserved allegiance to him •meriting. his spiritual care can lead one to the position of a. prophet, thus making him the spiritual father · of 11postles. In short, if in the verse under discussion, his male progeny forms a negative quantity, on the other hand the adversative interjection of • J~• confirms an alternate spiritual progeny, over and above he has been granted the Seal of prophethood and thus made the spiritual father of the Apostles. Besides we should bear in mind that since, symbolically the word khatam stands for a ring, ari article of ornamentation, Khatamannabiyeen would mean a person who is an ornament of all Prophets i. e. one who adds lustre to their office. This meaning in it~elf constitutes a very delightful conception of the Holy Prophet's rank. Even the rendering of the word •~l. :. . •with '•. 1-l' under '~l:,;. . ' does not mean cessat. ion of prophethood. According to this, in simple and straight la11guage, the verse would signify that all the excellences of prophet hood reached their· perfection in the person of the Holy Prophet (peace be on him and blessings of Allah) and that he is the Prophet-in-Chief, far from being the terminator of the grace. called prophethood and not one who dried up a running stream, According to the great lexicon, Aqrabul Ma••arid, when it is said : 40