With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 19
19 Structure of the word Kh ā tam In the chapter entitled Structure of the word Kh ā tam , Farhan Khan presents an absurd Arabic lesson that does little more than expose his poor knowledge of Arabic grammar. He foolishly questions the very possibility that kh ā tam means seal of authentication. Although Khan has proven his skills in selectively quoting from dictionaries—which are secondary source material for the works cited therein—we highly recommend he study the original works to teach himself an Arabic lesson long overdue. These works will help Khan understand the usage of a word intended by the author in a particular context. It has already been shown in the previous chapter that the dictionaries categorically state that the primary meaning of the word kh ā tam is seal or the impression made by its use. Khan’s questioning of this possibility advertises his ignorance. Placing several partially excerpted dictionary quotations to fill up several pages does not reveal much understanding of what those dictionaries actually state. After all, what is a seal? A seal is something that authenticates or verifies something! Should