Mirza denies claiming prophethood:

"Can such an unfortunate fabricator who himself claim prophethood and messengership believe in Holy Quran, and can such a person who believes in Quran and believes in the verse [wa laakin Rasoolullah wa Khatam-un-Nabiyeen] as the word of God, that I am also a prophet and messenger after Holy Prophet SAAW?" (Anjam-e-Atham, Roohani Khazainvol.11 p.27) "I know that anything that oppose Quran is lie, apostacy, and heresy, thus how can I claim prophethood when I am a Muslim?" (Hamamatul Bushra, Roohani Khazain vol. 7 p. 297) "O people! ... Do not be an enemy of Quran and after Khatam-un-Nabiyeen, do not initiatethe system of new prophetic revelation. Have some shame from Allah, in front of whom you would appear." (Asmani Faisla, Roohani Khazain vol.4 p. 335)

But on the other hand,

Mirza give a distorted logic to justify his claim of prophethood:
"God thought that in this era that such a time has come when a Grand Reformer is neededso God's Seal did this job that Holy Prophet SAAW's follower reached to such a status thatfrom one aspect he was a Ummati and from other Prophet, because Allah made HolyProphet SAAW the Bearer of Seal, that is He was given the Seal to make perfection..."(Haqeeqatul Wahi, Roohani Khazain vol. 22 p. 99-100) "The meaning of Khatam-un-Nabiyeen is this that without His Seal nobody's Prophethoodcan be verified. When the Seal is affixed, then that paper is authenticated and valid."(Malfoozat-e-Ahmadiyya vol.5 p.290) "According to way of speech, in other words the title of Khatam-unNabiyeen for HolyProphet SAAW indicate a big status and it is this meaning that He is the Seal of Prophets,that is after Him such Prophets will be born whose prophethood's criteria is only to followhim." (Letter of Mian Mehmood, Khalifa-e-Qadian, AlFazl Qadian dated 29th April 1927) "Definitely our opponent Molvi Sahebaan have made grave mistake in understanding themeaning of Khatam-un-Nabiyeen, He is Khatam-unNabiyeen but in the sense that Hisperson is a Seal of approval for Prophets." (AlFazl Qadian dated 8th December 1915) "We do not deny that Holy Prophet SAAW is Khatam-un-Nabiyeen, but the meaning of Khatam is not what the majority of Muslims understand and which is against the MightyGlory of Holy Prophet Muhammad SAAW that

He had deprived His ummah from the Bountyof Prophethood." (AlFazl Qadian dated 22 Sept 1939) "There is no one in the world who can understand the real truth of the Khatam-e-Nabuwwatof Muhammad, except he who is the Khatam-ulAwliya like the Hazrat Khatam-ul-Anbiya,because to understand the true reality of something depends on the person who deserves itand it is a proven fact that the person deserving Khatmiyat (finality) is either Holy ProphetSAAW or Hazrat Maseeh Mowood (Mirza Saheb)." (Qadiani Magazine Tasheed-ul-Azhan, No.8,Vol.12, p. 201, entitled The True reality of Muhammadi Khatme Nabuwwat, dated August1917)

The Interpretation of well-known Muslim Scholars on The Finality of Prophethood (Khatmay-Nabuwat)

(In Chronological Order)
Allama Ibn-e- Jarir Tabri (224-310 A.H.) interprets Khatam-an-Nabiyeen to mean that Muhammad(SAW) is the last prophet, the one who has closed up Prophethood or sealed it. This seal will not be opened for anyone till the Day of Judgment. (Tafsir Ibn-e-Jarir, P. 12, Vol. 22, Egypt) Mohiyyus Sunnah Baghawi (D. 510 A.H.) has written that the words Khatam-an-Nabiyeen indicate that Allah(SWT) has closed the line of Prophethood after Prophet Muhammad(SAW).... Ibn-e-Abbas says that Allah(SWT) has declared that there is no Prophet after him(SAW). (Tafsir Malimut-tanzil, P. 158, Vol. 3, Egypt) Allama Zamakhshari (467-538 A.H.) has written: "If you say how can he(SAW) be the Last Prophet when Jesus(pbuh) will come in the future ages, I will reply that he(SAW) is the Last Prophet in the sense that after him no New Prophet will come; Jesus(pbuh) is one of those Prophets who have already come before him. When Jesus(pbuh) will come again, he will follow the Sharia of Prophet Muhammad(SAW) and will face Qibla in his salat; this means that he will come as an individual of this Ummah. Imam Razi (543-606 A.H.) is of the opinion that the words Khatam-an-Nabiyeen are used to show that the Sharia of Islam is complete. The view that no prophet will come after Muahmmad(SAW) is also more affectionate to and particular about his(SAW) Ummah and gives the significance of the words in more details. This is like the example of a son who has no guardian after his father. (Tafsir-e-Kabir, P. 581, Vol. 6, Egypt) Allama Baizavi (D. 685 A.H.) says that Prophet Muhammad(SAW) is the last of all Prophets. He has sealed the Prophethood of all Prophets, or their Prophethood has been sealed by him. It makes no difference that Jesus(pbuh) will come again after him, because he will come as a follower of his(SAW) Sharia. (Tafsir-e-Bizavi, P. 196, Vol. 2, Egypt) Allama Nasafi (D. 710 A.H.) recorded that Prophet Muhammad(SAW) is at the end of all Prophets(pbut); and after him there will be no New Prophet; and Jesus(pbuh) was made a Prophet before him(SAW); and when he comes again, he will come as a follower of the Sharia of Prophet Muhammad(SAW) as if he (Jesus) were an individual of this Ummah. (Tafsir-e-Madarik-ut-Tanzil, P. 234, Vol. 3, Egypt) Allama Allauddin Khazin (D. 725 A.H.) has expressed the view that Allah(SWT) has ended the line of Prophethood through him(SAW). Therefore, neither there is Prophethood after him, nor any other Prophet during his own time. Indeed, Ibn-e-Abbas has said that God has declared there will be no Prophet after him(SAW). (Tafsir-e-Khazin, P. 218, Vol. 5, Egypt) Allama Ibn-e-Kaseer (D. 774 A.H.) has written that Khatam-an-Nabiyeen contains the final proof of the fact that there will be no Prophet after him(SAW); neither will there be a Prophet with Sharia, since the office of prophethood with Sharia is higher than that of mere Prophethood. (Tafsir-Ibn-e-Kaseer, P. 493, Vol. 3, Egypt) "This is the greatest favour of Allah Ta ala upon this Ummah that He has perfected for them their religion. Therefore, they will not be needful of a religion other than Islaam nor of another Prophet other than their Prophet. May Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. This is why Allah has made him the last and final Prophet and sent him to both the humans and the Jinns." (Tafsir-Ibn-e-Kaseer, P. 482, Vol. 1) Allama Mohammad Bin Yakoob Ferozabadi has interpreted these words to mean that Allah(SWT) has ended the line of Prophethood through him(SAW). Therefore, after him, there will be no New Prophet. (Tafsir Ibn-e-Abbas, P. 262, Egypt)

Allama Moinuddin Bin Safiuddin (D. 889 A.H.) has written that the Prophet Muhammad(SAW) is the last of all Prophets and Jesus(pbuh) will come again as a follower of his Sharia. (Jaame-ul-Bayan, P. 359, Dehli) Allama Suyuti (D. 911 A.H.) says that the words Khatam-an-Nabiyeen mean there will be no New Prophet after him(SAW) and when Jesus(pbuh) will come again, he will act according to the Sharia of Prophet Muhammad(SAW). (Jalalaim Ala Hamish Jamal, P. 442, Vol. 3) Shah Mohammad Anwer Kashmiri has seen the meaning of Khatam-an-Nabiyeen to be that there will be no Prophet after him(SAW) and Jesus(pbuh) has already been made a Prophet before him(SAW). (Mushkilatul Quran, P. 227, Dehli) Sheikh Ismail Haqqi (D. 1137 A.H.) has read the phrase Khatam-an-Nabiyeen with the upsound of "T" which means the instrument by which something is closed (sealed). The meaning is that he(SAW) was the last of all Prophets by whom the office of all Prophets has been sealed. In Persian, "Seal of Prophets" means that by him the doors of Prophethood have been sealed, and the line of Prophethood terminated once and for all. Some other scholars have read this with a down sound of "T" which indicates he was "Khatim" in the sense of "Fa'ail". In Persian, it will mean the one who seals (ends) the prophets, in which case, the meaning is the same. (Tafsir Ruhul Bayan, P. 188, Vol. 22, Egypt) Allama Suleman Bin Umar Bin Jama (D. 1204 A.H.) has stated that "It is in the knowledge of Allah, who has complete knowledge of all things, that there will be no Prophet after Prophet Muhammad(SAW)." (Al-Futuhaatul Ilahiya, P. 442, Vol. 3, Egypt) Allama Muhammad Sharbeeni Khatib says that Prophet Muhammad(SAW) is the end of all Prophets. He(SAW) has ended the line of Prophethood, because his message is for the entire world and the Holy Quran is his miracle. After him, then, there is no need for a new prophet.... The meaning of Khatam-an-Nabiyeen is that after Hazrat Muhammad(SAW), there will be no Prophet with New Sharia, and there will be no Prophethood after him. The declaration that he is not the father of any man also proves that there will be no Prophets after him. (Tafsir Sirajul Munir, P. 252, Vol. 3, Lucknow) Allama Shaukani (D. 1255 A.H.) has written that the majority of scholars have read the word Khatam-an-Nabiyeen with the down sound of "T" and Asaim has read it with the up sound. The first means that he(SAW) has sealed the Prophets meaning that he has come at the very end of them. The other means that he is the seal of Prophets by which they have been completed and by the joining of him the group of Prophets has been decorated. (Tafsir-e-Fathul Qadeer, P. 275, Vol. 4, Egypt) Allama Aaloosi (D. 1270 A.H.) writes that Hazrat Muhammad(SAW) is also Khatimul Mursaleen meaning that after his Prophethood there will be no Prophethood at all. (Tafsir Roohul Ma'ani, P. 23, Vol. 22)

- : : : Rough translation: Syeda Ayesha [R.A] said: Say that Prophet Muhammad
is Khatim-un-Nabiyeen ( ,) but don't say that there will be no Prophet after him. This is narrated by Ibn Abi Shayba in his Musannaf with a broken chain between A'isha [R.A] and the narrator that reports it from her, with up to three missing links. The report that says: "No Prophet will come after me" is mass-transmitted (mutawatir). Ibn Abi Shayba also narrates with a somewhat weak chain that Mughira ibn Shu`ba [R.A] said: : : : :

Rough Translation: It is enough to say 'Khatam al-Anbiya' ( ) for it was narrated to us that `Isa [A.S], would come out (come back), so if He comes back, He would be both before and after Him ([S.A.W.W]).
So these reports are meant as a reminder that: the descent of `Isa [A.S], at the end of time is established, not that there will be any another Prophet after the Prophet Muhammad since `Isa [A.S] will be a follower of the Shari`a and not of his own dispensation nor of the Mosaic Law which He followed in His own time.

Hadith and traditions of Muhammad

Some authentic traditions "The tribe of Israel was guided by prophets. When a prophet passed away, another prophet succeeded him. But no prophet will come after me; only caliphs (literally, successors) will succeed me." Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Manaqib Muhammad (SWA) affirmed: "My position in relation to the prophets who came before me can be explained by the following example: A man erected a building and adorned this edifice with great beauty, but he left an empty niche, in the corner where just one brick was missing. People looked around the building and marvelled at its beauty, but wondered why a brick was missing from that niche? I am like unto that one missing brick and I am the last in the line of the Prophets." Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Manaqib
1. "So I came and in me the line of Prophets has ended." Muslim, Kitab-ul-Fada'il, Bab-ulKhatimin-Nabiyyin ,Tirmidhi, Kitab-ul-Manaqib, Bab-Fadlin Nabi and Kitab-Adab, Babul-Amtha

The very same tradition in similar words has been incorporated among other traditions reported by Jabir ibn Abd-Allah and its last sentence reads, "It is in me that line of Prophets came to its final end." Musnad Abu Dawud Tayalisi Musnad Ahmad contains traditions reported by Ubay ibn Ka'b, Abu Sa`id al-Khudri and Abu Hurairah on the same subject with a slight variation of words here and there. Musanad Ahmad
bin Hanbal

Muhammad(SAW) observed: "God has bestowed upon me six favors which the former Prophets did not enjoy:

I have been endowed with the gift of pithy and perfect speech. I was granted victory owing to my awe. The spoils of war were made lawful unto me. The whole earth has been made the place of worship for me and it has become the means of purification for me also. In other words in my religion, offering of prayers is not confined to certain specified places of worship. Prayers can be offered at any place over the earth. And in case water is not available it is lawful for my people to perform ablutions with earth(Tayammum) and to cleanse themselves with the soil if water for bathing is scarce.

I have been sent by Allah to carry His Divine message to the whole world. The line of prophets has come to its final end in me. Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah

Muhammad(SAW) affirmed: "The chain of Messengers and Prophets has come to an end. There shall be no Messenger nor Prophet after me." Tirmidhi, Kitab-ur-Rouya, Babu Zahab-unNubuwwa, Musnad Ahmad, Marwiyat-Anas bin Malik

Muhammad(SWA) observed: "I am Muhammad, I am Ahmad, I am the Effacer and infidelity shall be erased through me; I am the Assembler. People shall be assembled on Doomsday after my time. And I am the last in the sense that no prophet shall succeed me." Bukhari and Muslim,
Kitab-ul-Fada'il, Bab: Asmaun-Nabi; Tirmidhi, Kitab-ul- Adab, Bab: Asma-un-Nabi; Muatta', Kitab-u-Asma in-Nabi, Al- Mustadrak Hakim, Kitab-ut-Tarikh, Bab: Asma-un-Nabi.

Muhammad(SAW) observed: "God Almighty hath sent unto the world no apostle who did not warn his people about the appearance of Dajjal (Anti-Christ, but Dajjal did not appear in their time). I am the last in the line of Prophets and ye are the last community of believers. Without doubt,then, Dajjal shall appear from amongst ye". Ibn Majah, Kitabul-fitan, bab:Dajjal 'Abdur Rahman bin Jubair reported: "I heard Abdullah bin 'Amr ibn-'As narrating that one day the Holy Prophet came out of his house and joined our company. His manner gave us the impression as if he were leaving us.' He said, 'I am Muhammad, the unlettered prophet of Allah' and repeated this statement three times. Then he affirmed: "There will be no prophet after me'."
Musnad Ahmad, Marwiyat'Abdullah bin Amr ibn'-As.

Muhammad said: "If an Apostle were to succeed me, it would have been 'Umar bin Khattab."
Tirmidhi, Kitab-ul- Manaqib

Muhammad told Ali, "You are related to me as Aaron was related to Moses. But no Apostle will come after me." Bukhari and Muslim, Kitab Fada'il as-Sahaba This tradition is recorded in Bukhari and Muslim in the account of the battle of Tabouk also. Musnad records two traditions narrated by Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas on this subject. The last sentence in one of these traditions runs as follows: "Behold there is no prophethood after me." Detailed accounts of the traditions report that on the eve of his departure for the battle of Tabouk, Muhammad(SAW) had resolved to leave Ali behind him in order to look after the defense and supervise the affairs of Medina. The hypocrites thereupon began to spread insinuations and rumours about Ali. Ali went to Muhammad(SAW) and said: "'O Prophet of Allah, are you leaving me behind among women and children?'" On this occasion in order to set his mind at peace Muhammad observed: "You are related to me as was Aaron with Moses." In other words "as Hadrat Moses on the Mount Tur had left Hadrat Aaron behind to look after the tribe of Israel, so I (Muhammad(SAW)) leave you behind to look after the defense of Medina." At the same time apprehending that this comparative allusion to Aaron might later on give rise to heresies, Muhammad immediately made it clear that "There will be no Prophet after me." Abu Dawud
Tayalisi, Imam Ahmad and Muhammad bin Ishaque

Thauban reports: "Muhammad observed: And there will arise Thirty imposters in my Ummah and each one of them will pronounce to the world that he is a prophet, but I am the last in the line of the Prophets of God and no Apostle will come after me." Abu Dawud, Kitab-ul-Fitan Abu Dawood in Kitab-ul-Malahim has recorded another tradition reported by Abu Hurairah in the same subject. Tirmidhi has also recorded these two traditions as reported by Thauban and Abu Hurairah. The text of the second tradition runs thus: "It will come to this that thirty imposters will arise and each one of them will put forth his claim to be the Apostle of God."

Muhammad(SAW) observed: "Among the tribe of Israel who went before you there indeed were such people who held communion with God, even though they were not his Prophets. If ever there arose a person from among my people who would hold communion with God, it would be none else but 'Umar." Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Manaqib A version of this same tradition in Muslim contains Muhaddithuna instead of Yukallimuna. But then Mukalima and Muhaddith bear identical meaning i.e., a man enjoys the privilege of holding direct communion with God or a person who is addressed by the Almighty from the unseen. Thus we conclude that if there had been any person among the followers of Muhammad who could hold communion with God without being raised to the dignity of prophethood, it would have been `Umar. Muhammad (SAW)said: "No Prophet will come after me and there will, therefore, be no other community of followers of any new prophet." Baihaqi,Kitab-ul Rouya; Tabarani Muhammad(SAW) observed: "I am the last in line of the prophets of God and my Masjid is the last Masjid (referring the holy Masjid of the Prophet)." Muslim, Kitab-ul-Hajj; Bab:Fadl-us-Salat
bi Masjidi Mecca wal Medina

A large number of such traditions of Muhammad have been reported by the Sahabah (companions) and a great many compilers have recorded them from authoritative sources. A study of these traditions shows that Muhammad on several occasions, and in various ways and in different words made it explicitly clear that he was the last Prophet of God; that no prophet would follow him and that the line of prophets had ended in him. Furthermore, those would claim to be prophets and messengers of God after his time would be impostors and liars.[17] There can be no authentic, creditable and conclusive interpretation of the words of the Qur'an, Khatam-un-Nabiyyin, than that given by Muhammad(SWA) for the credentials of Muhammad(SWA)need no proof and the authority of his words is unassailable. His words are authentic and a proof in itself. When Muhammad(SWA)is explaining a Nass of the Qur'an, his explanation is the most authentic and a proof positive.[17]

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