Truth about Khatm-e-Nabuwat — Page 66
•'Isa the Prophet of Allah and his companions will be besieged. . . then Isa and the Prophet of Allah and his companions will turn to Allah. _. . . . then Isa the Prophet of Allah and his companions will invade the camps of the eaemy. . . . . . again Isa the Prophet of Allah and his companions will turn to Allah. . . . . . "I. In this lengthy tradition which need not be quoted here in full, because of limited space ( which definitely relates to the troublous times of latter days and the coming Messiah as a reference to the original text will convince), the Holy Prophet ( Peace of Allah be on him and His choicest blessings ) has mentioned the Promised Messiah four times as the Prophet of Allah. This form of speech is as uncommon as that of the tradition of Abu Daood. It purports clearly to warn that ••I am the 111st Prophet and there is no such prophet after me as would be independent of my grace or repealed my law ; but that since the coming Messiah is a spiritual heir to me and mv reflection, his advent does not breach the seal of prophethood, since he receives grace from out of my bounty and his prophethood is but an extension of my original prophethood. Therefore doubt him not nor his prophethood, for the offshot is not apart from the. tree and ihe shadow is not independent of. the. substance. " It was with this object that he called. the coming )lessiah a prophet, no less than four • times, in the course of a single observation. Undoubtedly such speech is not without its significance; its import being- a f o r e w a r n i n g against the misapprehensions that were likely to arise at a later date, lest the followers of the Faith should mistakenly reject the true claimant, in their ----- 1, Muslim Chapter Zikruddaj}al. 66