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The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the Final Prophet of God
One of the beautiful names of Allah Is “Al-Hadi” the Guide. This means to lead someone to their
destination with care. The destination of mankind is achieving falah, success in this life and the life
hereafter. Allah the gracious and compassionate has always guided humanity, from the very
beginning after the creation of Adam, he has been sending messengers and prophets (Rasul and
Nabi). A magnificent galaxy of these wonderful, specially selected, nurtured and most intelligent and
sinless men of sublime character were sent. Men like Ibrahim, Musa, Nuh and Jesus may peace and
blessings be upon them all. They taught their people how to worship God, how to live a moral life
,and to prepare for the life hereafter.
This golden chain of prophets was a process that continued and every nation of the world
received prophets. However, as with everything this process had to come to an end. The Glorious
Quran categorically declared “Muhammad is not a father of any one of your men, but he is the
prophet of God and the last of the prophets and God knows all” (Ahzab: 40)
The belief in the finality of prophethood is unanimous
There are some Islamic beliefs that are unanimously agreed upon, the finality of the prophethood is
one of them.
There is a universal consensus in this belief amongst the Muslims. The Orthodox Sunni creedal
formulae is succinctly and accurately compiled in a small book called Aqaid – an Nasafi. This short
treatise containes 61 tenets of Islamic belief, written by Imam Abu Hafs Umar An Nesafi (d .537).
This nine hundred years old creed is taught in all Islamic colleges around the muslim world. Belief
number 30 is:
“The First of the prophets is Adam and the last of them is Muhammad”.
(Aqaid an Nasafi – published by the invitation).
Muslims have zealously guarded this belief
Over the past fourteen centuries anyone whoever claimed to be a prophet was not only rejected as
a kafir (disbeliever) but tried and punished by death. Soon after the blessed prophet passed away a
man by the name of musleemah claimed that he was a prophet. He managed to gather a large
group of people around him. The Muslim ruler of the time Abu Bakr immediately took up arms
against him and challenged him in the battlefield where the false prophet was killed. Abu Bakr’s
staunch and harsh reaction was vitally important, as any reconciliation or platitude would have
divided the Muslims. It would have splintered into many sects as new prophets would have
emerged. But Abu Bakr understood the spirit of Islam and safeguarded the unity of Islam.
Muslims may have many differences amongst themselves, however, they are unanimous about the
finality of prophethood. There can be no prophet after the Khataman Nabeyeen. It has never been
negotiated or questioned. All Muslims have the same understanding about it.
The evidence for this belief
The Above verse makes it absolutely clear that the Prophet Muhammad is the last of
Prophets. Anyone who denies such clearly definitive teaching is a disbeliever. All commentators of
the Quran have interpreted “Khataman Nabeyeen” as “Last of the Prophets”. The word “Khatam”
means the last. The word last is defined as follows by the Oxford dictionary: after all others; coming
at the end. For example, the last man is the batsman who goes to bat last of all. Sometimes you say
“last thing” meaning the final or definitive statement. Also “the last supper” of Christ – this was the
final meal he had with the disciples.
The word final is synonymous with last. The Oxford Dictionary defined final as “situated at
the end, coming last.” We say the “cup final”. There is no match after that. In Arabic Khatam also
means ‘seal’ or “one who seals”. In this case it would mean “to wrap up something in such a way
that nothing else can be inserted inside it” (Lisan al-Arab). Khatam-an Nabiyeen then means the
coming of prophets continued until Muhammad (PBUH) arrived, he sealed this process, so that false
prophets can not enter it.
Although we can understand the meaning of the Quran using dictionaries, the best interpretation
undoubtedly comes from the prophet himself, the recipient of Divine revelation.
There are dozens of authentic ahadith which corroborate the above meaning of Khataman
Nabiyeen.
1) The Messenger (PBUh) said:
“My example and that of the past prophets is like this: a man builds a very attractive house,
however, he leaves out a brick in one corner. When people come to visit it, they are impressed by it
and ask why wasn’t a brick put in this place? So I am that brick, I am the last of the prophets”
(Bukhari) in other words the palace of prophets has been completed, perfected and there is no more
room for anyone else to enter.
2) The Messenger (PBUH) said:
“The process of Prophethood and revelations has come to an end, there is no prophet or messenger
after me” (Muslim)
3) On another occasion whilst praising Umar he said “if there was to be a prophet after me it would
have been umar son of Khattab” (Tirmazi)
Ibne Kathir (d.774 AH) after quoting several ahadith about the finality of Prophethood
concludes: “the Glorious Quran and the ahadith clearly teach us that there will be no Prophet after
Muhammad (PBUH) and anyone who claims to be a prophet, such person is a liar, deceiver,
slanderer and misguided and misguiding others”.
Conclusion
In light of these authoritative and definitive teachings of Quran, and Sunnah it is clear that
the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the last prophet off God. Anyone who lays claim to Prophethood
is a liar and disbeliever. Anyone who allows a false prophet is also a disbeliever and not a Muslim.
Thereafter people who believed Ghulam Ahmed of Qadayan to be a Prophet are also disbelievers.
There is no difference amongst all Muslims concerning this issue