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The Belief of the Finality of Prophethood
neither a Messenger nor a Prophet after me.[1]
3. O people! Undoubtedly, there is no Prophet after me, and there is no nation after you.[2]
4. Indeed, I was written as خَاتَمُ النَّبِیّٖن in the preserved Tablet (Lawḥ Maḥfūẓ) in the Court of Allah, when (Prophet) Adamعَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم was still being moulded in his clay.[3]
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Sayyidunā Jibrīl عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم and the Belief in the Finality of Prophethood
The Imam of Ahl al-Sunnah, Imam Aḥmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, in his Fatāwā Riḍawiyyah, vol. 15, p. 663, writes while presenting evidence for the belief in the Finality of Prophethood:
“On one occasion, the chief of angels, Sayyidunā Jibrīl عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم, came to the Holy Prophet and greeted him, saying: السَّلَامُ عَلَیْکَ یَاظَاہِرُ! اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکَ یَابَاطِنُ (Salām be upon you, O Outward Prophet! Salām be upon you, O Inward Prophet!). Upon this, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: "O Jibrīl! These are the attributes of Allah, and they are befitting only for Him. How can these attributes be for me?" Jibrīl عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم replied: "Allah has graced you with these attributes; He has granted you superiority over all Prophets and Messengers, and He has derived your name and description from His own name and attribute."
"O Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Allah has named you Awwal (First) because you are the first of all the Prophets in terms of creation (as your
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- The Excellence of Ṣalāt upon the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- The Belief of the Finality of Prophethood
- Speech intentions
- Hadith Regarding the Finality of Prophethood
- Sayyidunā Jibrīl عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم and the Belief in the Finality of Prophethood
- We are the Last Ummah of the Last Prophet
- By Allah, there Is No One Like You
- What is the Belief in the Finality of Prophethood?
- Five Disbelieving Interpretations of “خَاتَمُ النَّبِیّٖن”
- The Finality of Prophethood and the Preserved Tablet
- Evidence for the Belief in the Finality of Prophethood
- Asking a False Claimant of Prophethood for Proof?
- Sayyidunā Adam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم and the Belief in the Finality of Prophethood
- The First Azan on Earth
- Sayyiduna Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم and the Belief in the Finality of Prophethood
- Sayyiduna YaꜤqūb عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم and the Belief in the Finality of Prophethood
- Sayyidunā Mūsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم and the Belief in the Finality of Prophethood
- A Unique Parable of a Saint from the Unseen
- Previous Nations’ Scholars and the Belief in the Finality of Prophethood
- No Prophet After Me
- Testimonies of Animals to the Belief in the Finality of Prophethood
- The Testimony of a Donkey
- The Sunan and Etiquettes of Intention
