Khataman Nabiyyeen – Interpretations by Eminent Learned Scholars of Islam — Page 8
KHATAM. In the sense that he is the last and final, not in the sense of time but because of glory and exaltedness and also because of his high rank and dignity. 1. No doubt Muhammad is the best of the whole creation, the lord of magnanimity and beneficence. He is the pride of the noble-hearted and the chosen one among the dignitaries. 2. All the highest qualities of greatness are found in him in their perfection. The choicest blessings of all times are found in him in the greatest abundance. 3. Muhammad supercedes all the previous Divine favourites: superiority is appreciated by its degree, not by time. 4. O my God, continue to bestow Thy blessings (Darud) on Thy. Prophet (Muhammad) during this earthly existence and also in the hereafter. . Hazrat Abu Saeed Mubarak (d. 513 AH), the grand preceptor of the Sufis, teacher of the saints, exemplar for those who tread the path of righteousness, a model for the pure souls and the chief of saints, was also the preceptor of Hazrat Sayyad. Abdul Qadir Jilani. He said: 'Man is the most privileged of God's creatures. When he reaches the zenith of exaltedness he begins to manifest in himself all the above-mentioned qualities and their corollaries. He is then called a perfect man and the acme of all perfections. These attributes are found in the Holy Prophet in the highest abundance, peace and blessings be upon him. That is the reason why he is called "Khataman-Nabiyyeen". " (Tohfa Mursalah Sharif, p. 51, translated). The very renowned Sufi Hazrat Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Ali Hussain Al Hakim of Tirmidhi (d. 308 AH) has stated: 8 'How can the glory and superiority of Muhammad, peace and blessings on him, be manifested if we claim that he was the last, in time, to appear in the world? This is, no doubt, an interpretation of the foolish and the ignorant. ` (Kitab Khatamal Auliya, p. 341) "