Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 51
51 within the circle of the prophethood of the Holy Prophet s as. He would only be said to have come ‘after’ if he were to abrogate any part of the Holy Prophet’s teaching. The wise try to ponder over the underlying meaning of words. Perhaps it was for fear of people being deceived in this matter that Hadrat ‘ A yeshah ra said: 48 ٗ بَعْدَہ َّ َآء ِ وَل َ تَقُوْلُوْا لَنَبِی ي ہ ٗ خَاتَم ُ الَْنْبِ َّ قُوْلُوْا اِن Do say that he [the Holy Prophet s as ] is the Seal of all Prophets, but do not say that there is no Prophet after him. If Hadrat ‘ A yeshah ra believed that no Prophet could ever come after the Holy Prophet s as , then why did she stop people from say - ing that ‘there is no prophet after him’? And if her point of view was not correct, then why did the Companions not contradict her? The fact that she stopped them from saying that ‘there is no prophet after him’ clearly shows that it is possible for Prophets come after the Holy Prophet s as , but none that would bring a new Shariah or be independent of the Holy Prophet s as. The fact that the Companions did not contradict her shows that they agreed with her viewpoint. Alas for those who do not ponder over the Holy Quran and are not only misled but also mislead others. Alas for those who get angry with those who refuse to be misled and declare them to be heretics and apostates. A believer remains undaunted by what they say, for he only fears the wrath of God. What is the worst a man can do to another? Kill him? A believer is not afraid of death, for death is his meeting with God. If they only reflected over the Holy Quran, they would find it to be a limitless treasure and an unending resource catering to all human needs. It contains such