What is Ahmadiyyat?

by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad

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What is Ahmadiyyat? — Page 14

'Nubuwwat or the status of the ·Holy Prophet of Islam as Khatam al-Nabiyyin? ·. The Holy Quran lays down in dear· terms: 'Muhammad is ·not the father of any man among you, but he is a Messenger of God and Khatam al-Nabiyyin' (33 : 42). The· verse is unambiguous. It affirms that the Prophet had no male issue and was not destined to have one, but he was aMes- senger of God and Khatam al-Nabiyyin. (tssibly. -·. 'deny··· that the Holy Prophet ( on whom ~be. ··peace ) was Khatam al-Nabiyyin. The only difficulty or disagreement that remains is with regard to -the meaning of Khatam al- Nabiyyin·. Ahmadis disagree with the meaning c0mmonly put· upon it by Muslims today-. Ahmadis say that the·