With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 58
58 With Love to Muhammad sa the Kh ā tam-un-Nabiyy ī n Isl ā m. Before refuting his false accusations it is important to read from the original sources which Farhan Khan was supposed to be quoting from in the beginning of his chapter. One may ask: Why did he not include the original quotations in his book? After reading these quotations, the readers will not only have the answer to this question but also see his real face. The first quotation is from the book Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth : The Rationale of Finality The finality of any Prophet can be observed with reference to his message as well as with reference to his status. It is possible for a Prophet to be final in his message and his status, yet it is also possible for another lesser Prophet to come after him without violating his finality. It is this aspect of prophethood that we are going to thoroughly examine now. The belief in the finality of the Qur’ ā nic law and in the finality of the Prophet sa to whom this law was revealed, is unanimously held by all Muslims. The Qur’ ā n—a complete code of life—claims for itself a promise of eternal Divine protection from interpolation by human hands. If this claim is right, as the Muslims believe and demonstrate it to be, the bearer of such a book must be accepted as the last law-bearing Prophet. This is clearly understandable and is so endorsed by the entire world of Isl ā m without exception. But from the non-Muslim vantage point, it is difficult to comprehend how any Book could fulfil the needs of all ages and defy the requirements for change during the times to come.