With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 123
Nothing has remained of Prophethood except Mubashir ā t 123 al-mubashir ā t ”. It does not mean that prophethood has completely terminated, but simply that a ceiling has been placed upon its magnitude – and that ceiling we Ahmad ī Muslims recognize as the Seal of the Holy Prophet sa. So long as mubashir ā t is still open, we cannot say that prophethood has ended. Expounding on the same subject and discussing the stages of a majz ū b , ‘All ā ma Hak ī m Tirmidh ī writes, “Some of them attain a third of prophethood, and some attain half (of it) and some attain more than half. And some attain a very large portion of prophethood and they are called Kh ā tam-ul- Awliy ā ’. ” 114 The Essence or Foundation of Prophethood Another factor that should be considered is the essence of prophethood. Prophethood, in and of itself, is the abundance and excellence of mubashir ā t. The fact of the matter is that mubashir ā t and munzir ā t [ glad tidings and warnings – and these go hand in hand] represent the very essence of prophethood, as All ā h, the Exalted, explains: َ و َ وَﻣُﻨْﺬِرِﻳْﻦ َ ﻣُﺒَرشِِّﻳْﻦ َّ اِﻻ َْ اﻟْﻤُﺮْﺳَﻠِني ُ ﻧُﺮْﺳِﻞ ۚﻣَﺎ َ وَاَﺻْﻠَﺢ َ اٰﻣَﻦ ْ ﻓَﻤَﻦ َ حيَْﺰَﻧُﻮْن ُْ مه َ وَﻻ ْ ﻋَﻠَهيِْﻢ ٌ ﺧَﻮْف َ ﻓَﻼ And We send not the Messengers but as bearers of glad tidings and as warners. So those who believe and reform themselves , on them shall come no fear nor shall they grieve. 115 114 Tadhkaratul Awliy ā (Urdu) , Page 253, Published by: Sheikh Ghul ā m ‘Al ī and sons, T ā jir ā n Kutab Kashmir ī Baz ā r, Lahore 115 S ū rah Al-An‘ ā m, 6:49