With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 69
Last Law ‐ bearing Prophet sa 69 bearing Prophet, rather than leaving humanity a Qur’ ā nic puzzle to solve or suffer the consequences. . . the Qur’ ā n is a book of guidance, not misguidance, and its language is clear and simple not baffling and complex. 54 Farhan Khan’s proud display of ignorance perplexes us – should we laugh or cry? His use of phrases such as “Ahmad ī approach” and “pre ‐ conceived theology” are tightening the noose of ignorance he has placed around his neck, as if he has eagerly set the stage for his own hanging. He has forced us to expose his ignorance by further illustrating examples where Muslim scholars held the “Ahmadi approach” long before the Ahmadiyya Jam ā ’at even came into existence! For instance, the founder of Madrassat ‐ ul ‐ ‘Ul ū m , Deoband (a Sunni sect), Hazrat Maulw ī Muhammad Q ā sim N ā nautw ī writes: The general public may conceive that Kh ā tam ‐ un ‐ Nabiyy ī n means that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of All ā h be on him) was the last of the prophets but people of knowledge and understanding know very well that being the first or last does not necessarily connote excellence. The words َّٖ اﻟﻨَّﺒِني ََ وَﺧَﺎمت ِّٰ اهلل َ رَّﺳُﻮْل ْ وَﻟٰـﻜِﻦ 55 are designed to convey the Holy Prophet’s (peace and blessings of All ā h be on him) exalted and unequalled status and this alone is the correct 54 Khan, With Love , Pages 29 ‐ 30 55. . . but he is the Messenger of All ā h and the Seal of the Prophets. –S ū rah Al ‐ Ahz ā b, 33:41