True Insights into the Concept of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat — Page 39
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 39 ] and after me there will be no Prophet of any kind. ( Ab u D a w u d Kit a bul-Fitan , vol. 2, p. 234, published in Delhi) It is argued [by them] that in light of this h ad i th , how can the door to prophethood be declared open? I agree com- pletely that if the Holy Prophet sa closes a door, nobody has the authority to open it. We say: [We believe and testify to its truthfulness]. I declare on behalf of the Ahmadiyya Jam a ‘at that we accept it—and we have no hes- itation in declaring it. Similarly, nobody can close a door that the Holy Prophet sa has opened with his other hand. This is the real point of contention; otherwise, there is no disagreement that whichever door the Holy Prophet sa has closed will remain closed and whichever door he has opened will remain open. The Messiah of the Latter Days Will be a Prophet of God Having reviewed the above h ad i th , I will draw your atten- tion to the h ad i th about the Messiah of the latter days. This is contained in the book S a hih Muslim Kit a bul-Fitan in the chapter about dajj a ls [antichrist]. This is a long h ad i th and only relevant portions are mentioned here. Narrating the accounts relating to the descent of Messiah son of Mary, the Holy Prophet sa says: