Truth about Khatm-e-Nabuwat — Page 67
hastiness. It is clear that there was otherwise, no occasion for this repetition of the term Prophet in respect of the Promised • Messiah on four occasions in the c. ourse of a single sentence. The Holy Prophet ( peace of Allah be on him and His choicest blessings ever and evermore ) has never made a similar reference in respect of any other prophet on any occasion. Now I will take up a tradition which our opponents are rather nastily fond of quoting in support of their views, but which as I will presently show, in fact confirms our case. F'or all the evidence that can be adduced from this hadith, supports at best the conclusion that the door to legislative pro}:fhethood is closed after the Holy Prophet ( peace of AJlah be on him and His choicest blessings ever and evermore) and that the door to non-legislative and subordinate prophethood shall remain wide open till eternity. The Holy Prophet ( peace of Allah be on him and His choices blessings) says:- ''Naught remains of prophethood but Mubashshirat". They said. "What is meant by Mubashirat". He said, 11 True visions. "1 An elaboration of this Hf!,dilh is to be found in another tradition. It is as under:- I. Solrl1' Bulclrllrl Cl,. Arn,ya. 8'2'