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reflex-action 0£ the original, such prophethood is in fact a part of the real (preceding prophet's pro- phethood) and r;iot something apart. Such prophe~ hood has started with the advent of our Holy Prophet, for, no prophet l;,efore him attained that height nor any previous law such point of perfection, as all- egiance. and subsdrvience thereto could. quaHfy a follower for the grace of prophetic gift. In the light of the foregoing exposition, it will be clear that insofar as the t. wo categories of Pro- phethood, namely law-giving propliethood and inde- pendent prophethood are concerned. the Holy ;pro- phet is clearly the most outstanding and thus the Final Prophet. For, here both the parties are agreed that nor there shall be a law-bearing prophet after the Holy Prophet nor one attaining to Prophethood independently and without the obligation to owe allegiance to him. In these respects the Holy Pro- phet is evidently the Final Prophet, Insofar as the third category of prophethood (refle;x:-prophethood) is concerned, a:. fter a little reflection, it wiU be clear to • everybody that in this respect too the Holy Prophet alone remains the Final Prophet, as one who is favoured with prophethood. through allegiance to him and through the grace of his prophethood, is but his own offshoot and part of him and not a foreign element; his person is bu_t a mirror which like the full moon radiates only the light of the sun ,llnd no more. Thus in this respect too, the Holy Prophet, to all intents and purposes, shall be called the Last Prophet and not the other one who radiates his light, for the latter is but a mirror or a shadow and not the real. A parable may well illustrate the p(?int. A man planted. an orchard wherein he raised a large variety of trees and as a finishing touch planted the last tree which was bes. tin quality, in beauty, in stature and in yield and in lusciousness of fruit. After a period 97