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91 Commentary on the Verse of Khaatamun- Nabiyyeen 22 ot being the father of an adult male does not establish that one is not a Prophet. If the Holy Quran had advanced the argument that anyone who is not the father of an adult male, cannot be a Prophet—or if such were the belief held by some nations prior to the revelation of the Holy Quran—then we could have interpreted this verse of the Holy Quran to be stating an exception to such a belief, or even a negation of such a belief. But there is no nation which believes that whoever is not the father of an adult male does not qualify to be a Prophet. The Muslims and the Christians both believe in the Prophethood of Hadhrat Yahya (John) and the Jews consider him to be a holy man. But no one infers from this that he had an issue, because he was not even married. So, then what does this verse mean: Muhammad is not the father of any adult male among you but he is a Prophet? There must necessarily be some reason behind this statement. We must also examine the case of a person about whom people used to say, mistakenly, that he was the adopted son of the Holy Prophet sa. After declaring that he was not the adopted son, what was the point of mentioning the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet sa in that context? Had Zaid, may Allah be pleased with him, not divorced his wife, and had Muhammad sa , the Messenger of Allah, not married her, would the subject of Khatme Nubuwwat remain hidden? Are topics of such momentous 22 Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is a Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets. (33:41) N