The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 663
PT. 22 AL-AḤZĀB upon it, or by means of a seal of any kind. also means, he reached ,means ختم القرآن the end of the thing (khātim he recited the whole of the Quran. This is the secondary meaning of the word. Thus (khātam) means, a signet-ring; a seal or stamp and a mark; the end or last part or portion and result or issue of a thing; the hollow of the back of the neck. The words (khatmun) and and khatam) are almost synonymous and mean a signet. (khātam) also signifies, embellishment or ornament, the best and most perfect (Lane, Aqrab, Mufradāt, Fatḥ & Zurqānī). So the expression would mean, the Seal of the Prophets; the best and most perfect of the Prophets; the embellishment and ornament of the Prophets. Secondarily, the expression may also mean, the last of the Prophets. Commentary: Much confusion CH. 33 Kausar (✓ ✓) that not the Holy Prophet but his enemies would remain issueless. After the revelation of Sūrah Al-Kausar the idea naturally found favour with the early Muslims that the Holy Prophet would be blessed with sons who would live to an adult age. The verse comment removed that under inasmuch as it misconception declared that the Prophet is not, never was, nor will ever be the father of any grownup young men ( meaning grown-up young men). The verse in conflict with Surah Al-Kausar in under comment while appearing to be which not the Holy Prophet but his enemies have been threatened with at rest doubts and misgivings to being issueless, in reality seeks to set which this seeming contradiction gives rise. It says that the Holy Prophet is a Jewi. e. the spiritual father of a whole Ummat and he is signifying that he is the خاتم النبيين also spiritual father of all the past and future Prophets. So when he is the spiritual father of all the believers and all Prophets, how can he be said to be and misunderstanding seems to prevail as to what is the real spiritual status and position of the Holy Prophet as indicated by the expressioni. e. issueless. But if the expression i. e. the Seal of the Prophets. A careful be taken to mean that the Holy Prophet study of the context, however, is the last of the Prophets and that no removes the prevalent misconception. Prophet will come after him, then the At Mecca when all the Holy verse appears to be out of tune with the Prophet's male children died in their context and instead of refuting the childhood, his enemies taunted him objection of disbelievers that the Holy with being (one who has no male Prophet was issueless, supports and issue), meaning that in the absence of reinforces it. male heirs to succeed him his movement would sooner come to an end (Muḥīt). In answer to this taunt of disbelievers it was emphatically declared in Surah Al- Briefly, according to the meaning of خاتم النبيين the expression خاتم or later | the word 2577 can have four possible meanings: (1) That the Holy Prophet was the Seal of the Prophets, i. e. no Prophet,