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32 other than that of Islam, and that his mosque [of Medina] was the last and there shall be no mosque in rivalry to it. A little reflection will show that it is not consistent with the exalted status of the Holy Prophet (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) that he should be regarded as the terminator of the free-flowing former favours. On the contrary, his glory demands that all the diverse streams should be stopped and issue forth afresh from his vast river. And this is the wholesome explanation that the leading divines of Islam and great reformers have been putting forward in every age. Here are some of them: The chief of mystics, Hadrat Shaikh Akbar Mu h y-ud-D i n Ibn al- ‘Arab i (A. H. 560 to A. H. 638), says: The prophethood that ceased with the coming of the Prophet of Allah, peace of Allah and His mercy be on him, is the law-bearing prophethood. 5 Hadrat Imam ‘Abdul-Wahh a b Sh i r a n i , a reputed Imam (died A. H. 976) observes: “Prophethood as such did not cease with the advent of the Prophet of Allah (May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), but only the law-bearing prophethood came to a close. ” 6 Hadrat Shaikh Ahmad Sirhind i , Mujaddid Alf-Th a n i (died A. H. 1034), a leading and reputed reformer of Islam says: 5 Al-Futū h āt al-Makkiyyah, Chapter:73, Vol: 2, p: 6 6 Al-Yawāqīt wal-Jawāhir, Vol. I, p. 346