Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 95
Mahzarnama 95 following manner: Hadhrat Muhammad sa , the Messenger of Allah, is not the father of any adult male among you, but he is the Messenger of Allah, and no Prophet can ever come after him, in future—then this verse becomes meaningless and loses all relevance to its context. Furthermore, it reinforces the taunt of the Meccan disbelievers which is implicitly referred to in Surah Al- Kauthar. Exegetical Meaning of the Verse of Khaatamun Nabiyyeen in the Light of other Verses of the Holy Quran The Glorious Quran is a perfect and complete Book and one of its miracles is that not only does it mention the Holy Prophet's unique status of being the Khaatamun Nabiyyeen , but also throws light on its inner meanings at several different places. In this regard, we present the following verses of the Holy Quran as under: 1. Allah, the Exalted, says in Surah Al-Hajj : Allah chooses His Messengers from among angels and from among men. Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. (22:76) Immediately prior to this verse, the contemporaries of the Holy Prophet sa are addressed, viz. those who existed prior to him are not mentioned in this context. Therefore, the meaning of this verse is: Allah chooses, and will continue to choose , Messengers from among angels and from among men. Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. This verse makes it quite clear that during the Holy Prophet's time, other human beings will also be raised by God who will come under the title of Messengers. 2. In Surah Fatiha , Allah has taught the following prayer to the Muslims: