Truth about Khatm-e-Nabuwat — Page 96
like to repeat that according to the Holy Quran, the traditions and history, prophethood is divided into three categories :- (1) Law-bearing prophethood which initiates a new law and a new prophetic dispensation. Instances in point e. re the prophethood of Hazrat Moses which brought the law of Tora and the perfect and mature prophethood of our Master the Holy. Prophet (peace of Allah and his blessings be on him) who was graced with the ever-lasting code of the Quran. Such prophethood is both law-giving as well as independent; law-giving in the sense that it bears a new code of laws and independent in the sense that it is granted directly without allegiance or obedience to a preceding prophet and therefore it i1 occasionally termed· as "Real Prophethood. " (2) Non- 1 1w-giving independent prophethood which is uuaccompanied by a new law and is granted by heaven directly, without allegiance or obedience to a preceding Prophet and is therefore termed "indepen- dent" prophethood as such, prophethood is not sustain- ed by a preceding prophethood but stands on its own feet. Instances in point are the prophethood of David, Solomon, Yahya and Christ. These sublime prophets were no doubt subject to the law· of Moses, but they were not graced witb prophethood because of following Moses: they were favoured independently and directly aad were only suDsequently charged with serving the Mosaic code. (8) Non-law-bearing and non-independent pro- phethood which, in other words, is called reftex- prophethood, such prophethood neither bears a new law nor is granted independent of allegiance to a preceding - law-giving prophethood. It is, in fact, granted only through allegiance and in subservience to a preceding prophet and through his grace as a reflex-beneficence. Since shadow is, in a sense, a 06