What is Ahmadiyyat? — Page 15
( 15 ) meaning commonly put upon the phrase Khatam al-Nabiyyin today nat only can- not be put upon it, but also fails to bring. out the high station of the Prophet· to which the phrase ··really points. . The · meaning of Khatam al-Nabiyyin accepted by Ahmadis is in accordance with accepted Arabic usage. It is the meaning taught by Hazrttt 'A'isha, the Prophet's learned consort. It is the meaning taught by Hazrat Ali and other companions of the Holy Prophet. The insight, which this meaning affords into the high spiritual rank of the Pltophet, can be had in no other way. It measures the spiritual stature of the Prophet. The Prophet is found to rise above all men. He is found to be the lord of the human race. Ahmadis, therefore, do not deny or disparage the teaching of the Quran on Khatmu-'Nubu- wwat. They consider the teaching very important but think its current interpre- tations mistaken. They deny only these