Truth about Khatm-e-Nabuwat — Page 142
THE CONSENSUS OF MASS MUSLIM OPINION So far I have dealt. with the pronouncements of selected Divines. Now I propose, by the guce of God, to relate how, in a way, every member of the Muslim community, has been subscribing t'l the be Ii e f that notwithstanding the khatm-e- nabuwat of the Holy Prophet ( Allah bless him), one non-law-giving prophet. must, at any rate, appear among·the Muslims. In 11mplification of this brief s t ate me n t , I refer to the widely known prophecy in Islam, about the coming of the M~ssiah ( peace be on him ) in the latter days and that Islam will gain through him extra-ordinary power, the F~ith of Muhammad ( Allah bless him) shall dominate all other religions, thattheDajjal(aiiti-Chirst) will be annihilated, the cross will be broken into bits,' the infidels, will be overpowerd and punished and that all the internal differences among Muslims will be justly settled , and so on and so forth. 'fhis prophecy has been briefly touched upon · in the Holy Quran and its detaile. d narrative is to be found in every book of Hadith. The Holy Prophet ( Allah bless him ) laid such emphasis on it, repeating it so often that it tops the list of Islamic prophecies; so much so that every Muslim is acquainted with it; in short, its widespread knowledge surpasses all comprehension, The. Holy Prophet ( Allah bless him) himself had such tremendous faith in it that he stressed its • importance with the added weight of solemn affirma- tion in the name of God. 'fhe most authentic book of. Hadith, Bokhari quotes the_ fo How in g version of his ( Allah bless him ) statement: ~J. " l~ ,. . . ,. . iif I ~ J,;:. t c)I ~ ,J -~~ \S. iJI_, ~,r. JI ~. J. ,. ,;:;. JIJ:ii. J ~I A (~. 1• i)! tJ-r J,_;: ~Lt Jl. i. ll. J. 1 ~l:S"" ~J~ ~)