The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 145
THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND MAHDI. ANSWER:. This often repeated charge that the Founder of the Ahmadiyya. Jamaat and his followers do not believe the Holy Prophet. Muhammad, peace be on him, to be Kataman Nabiyyeen is totally false and baseless. We have already explained the point earlier at a great length when writing about "The question about Finality of. Prophethood". As stated earlier, Founder of Ahmadiyya Jamaat and his followers fully believe the Holy Prophet to be Khataman. Nabiyyeen in its widest and most comprehensive meaning. Khataman. Nabiyyeen literally means Seal of Prophets and indicates that the. Holy Prophet was the greatest prophet in glory, grandeur, status and perfection. Thus he was the greatest and most perfect in every sense. . Now after him there can only he be a prophet who is attested by his seal and is his most perfect follower and not independent of him. . Such a prophethood is merely a reflection of the prophethood of the. Holy Prophet and is a part of his blessings, the door of which is closed to followers of other religions. Such a prophethood does not in any way violate the Seal of Prophethood. It is not derogatory to the dignity and honour of the Holy Prophet. On the contrary it upholds and uplifts the dignity of the Holy Prophet as it demonstrates to the world the high spiritual status that can be attained by the followers of the Holy Prophet. It shows how great and ever-living are the spiritual blessings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be on him. The door of such a prophethood without any law or Shariah, as we have explained, is open in Islam according to the Holy Quran. Such a prophethood does not contravene the Holy Prophet's status as. Khataman Nabiyyeen. . There is not the slightest doubt that the Founder of the. Ahmadiyya Movement believed sincerely and wholeheartedly that the. Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be on him, was Khataman. Nabiyyeen in its truest and most exalted meaning. He explained that by his being a prophet is meant only a follower prophet, being completely subservient to the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be on him, and the Holy Quran. This title "Prophet" was bestowed upon him as he had attained a high spiritual status due to his complete 145