With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 183
183 The Death of Hazrat ‘ Ī s ā bin Mariam as In his chapter entitled The Return of ‘Es ā bin Mar ī am as , Farhan Khan makes an attempt at being cunning by arguing that the finality of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa is linked to the concept of the return of Hazrat ‘ Ī s ā as. According to him, Ahmad ī Muslims say, “If Prophet Muhammad sa is the last Prophet, then it is impossible for ‘Es ā bin Mariam as to return to this dunya because that would make ‘Es ā as the last Prophet since he came after Muhammad sa ”. 187 While this argument definitely represents a portion of the Ahmadiyya Muslim arguments, it is not the complete picture. In fact, Farhan Khan deliberately picks out this part so that he does not have to deal with the actual argument. The actual argument is that it is impossible to accept the belief in the return of Hazrat ‘ Ī s ā as himself because he is already dead, according to the Qur’ ā n and ah ā d ī th ! It is true that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was sent, by God, as a prophet after Hazrat ‘ Ī s ā as and it is also true that the 187 Khan, With Love, Page 25