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