Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 4
4 MALFŪZĀT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 9 No Law-Bearing Prophet can Appear after the Holy Prophet, may Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him The subject under discussion was that no law-bearing prophet can appear after the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. The Promised Messiah as said: This is indeed correct that there can be no prophet who is law-bearing. It is narrated in a hadith that Hadrat Ayeshaa said, ''The Noble Messenger, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is Khatamun-Nabiyyin [the Seal of the Prophets], but do not say that there can be no Prophet after him. '¹ The statement of Hadrat Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, is filled with great insight and understanding. She was aware of the fact that God Almighty had not ceased the process of com- municating and speaking [to man]. However, there is no [new] shariah after the Holy Prophetsas and there can be no person who can attain nearness to God Almighty directly without the mediation of the Holy Prophetsas. Eating Meat Dr Mirza Yaqub Baig mentioned his conversation with a Hindu about eating meat. The Promised Messiahas said: Arguments should be deduced from the actions of Allah the 1. In Al-Kitābul-Mușannif fil-Ahādīthi wal-Athāri Libni Abi Shaybah, Al- Juz'us-Sādis, p. 259, Kitābul-Adab, Man Kariha An Yaqūla Lā Nabiyya Ba'dan-Nabiyyi, Dārul-Fikr; Tafsir ad-Durrul-Manthūr; it is written as: [ Publisher] . قُولُوا : خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ، وَلَا تَقُولُوا : لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدَهُ