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conclusive evidence of the fact that prophethood has not ceased with the advent of the Holy Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Muhammed Mustapha, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Traditions for instance report that on the death of his beloved son, the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, stated: 'Had Ibrahim lived, he would certainly have been a righteous prophet. '61. It is however ironic that since this Tradition negates the concept of the chronological finality of prophethood, its supporters deny the authenticity of this Tradition also on the alleged grounds that: 'This Tradition is not true, and is maliciously cooked up by the. Qadianis to support their perverse thesis of the continuation of prophethood after Muhammad, peace be upon him. 62. The impression which Ehsan Ellah Zaheer, the Sheikh ul Fibber of the. Grand Order of Libertine Pseudo Scholars proposes to create with this statement is that the Ahmadi Muslims have invented this Tradition to support their view. However, it is interesting to note that in the very next breath, he vindicates the Ahmadi Muslims of his initial charge by admitting that this Tradition has not been cooked up by them but was reported by a companion of the Holy Prophet, upon whom be peace, Hazrat. Ibrahim bin Uthman. 63. After having first accused Ahmadi Muslims of fabricating this Hadith and then admitting that it was reported by a companion of the Holy. Prophet, upon whom be peace, Zaheer then proceeds to deny the authenticity of the Tradition in question on the alleged grounds that this companion of the Holy Prophet, upon whom be peace, is considered to be 'weak, unreliable and also a liar. '64 And hence, according to the mullah: 'since his [Hazrat Ibrahim bin Uthman's] authority is not recognised by the traditionalists, therefore to quote him as an authority is actually to dent the validity of one's own thesis. Therefore the Qadiyanis' 60. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pg 21 61. Ibne Majah: Kitab al Janaiz 64. Ibid 62. Zaheer, E. E: Qadiyaniat. An Analytical Survey: pg 286 303 63. Ibid