Truth About Ahmadiyyat — Page 55
55 Imams and the elect in the past. For instance, Hazrat Ayesha (may Allah be pleased with her) is reported as having said: Say he was Khataman Nabiyyeen, but do not say that there will be no prophet after him. (Durre Manshur, Vol. V of Jalaludin Suyuti) Hazrat Mohyuddin ibn Arabi has stated in his book, Futuhat Makkiyyah: Prophethood will continue among men till the Judgment Day, though a new law is barred. Law is a part of prophethood. Hazrat Imam Muhammad Tahir has stated in his book, M ajmaul Bihar: The saying of Hazrat Ayesha that Muslims should call the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, Khataman Nabiyyeen, but should not say that there would be no prophet after him, had reference to the advent of the Promised Messiah. The direction given by Hazrat Ayesha is not in contradiction with the hadees: ‘There will be no prophet after me’; for the meaning of the Holy Prophet was that there would be no prophet after him who would abrogate his law. Hazrat Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi (may Allah have mercy on him) Reformer of the second millennium, who is held in great honor, has stated: