KHATAM E NABUWAT

(The Finality of

Prophet Hood)
One of the essential beliefs of a Muslim is in the Prophet Hood and the finality
of prophet hood. Even the single line of the
Kalma
, that one has to recite to enter into the circle of Islam demands one to owe
that he believes in Allah and His Prophet (P.B.U.H). A prophet is a person
appointed by Allah on the earth to act as His messenger. One cannot become
a prophet by choice or by birth. By means of some special angels Allah
conveys His messages to the prophets and they in turn convey it to the
people in the world. These prophets are the means of telling people about the
way of living, accepting His will on how to lead their lives. For the guidance
of mankind, Allah has sent his prophets in every era, in every society, so that
there is not a place on earth where people would claim that they did not get
Allahs message.
The number of prophets had been one Lac and twenty four thousand. The
finality of Prophet Hood Ore Khatam e Nabuwwatt means that Prophet
Mohammad (P.B.U.H) is the last prophet of Allah on earth and after him the
process of sending prophets and a messenger has finished ended and sealed.
He has completed the work of Allah and spread His word on every point on
earth, so there is no longer the need for any other prophet. The prophet hood
of Mohammad (P.B.U.M) will continue till the doomsday and even beyond
that, till the existence of times and forever. There are many Quranic verses
that confirm this concept.
Mohammad is not
furthering any of your men. However he is the messenger of Almighty Allah
and the Last of the Prophets. In addition, Allah almighty has completed the
knowledge of things
.
The Holy Quran, Surah Al Ahzab 33:40 Also it is said in the holy Quran in
clear wor
d in Surah Almaidah

This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed my favor upon
you
and have chosen for you, Islam as your religion

.
These were the verses from the Quran, but Holy Prophet himself has given
proof of his being the last prophet.
One authentic tradition is:
The tribe of Israel was guided by prophets. When a prophet passed away,
another prophet succeeded him. No prophets will come
after me, only caliphs will succeed me.
Then once Mohammad said,
My position in relation to the
prophets who came before me can be explained with this example. A man
erected a building and made it very beautiful and graceful, but left a place for
one brick, empty. People see it all around and admire its beauty but they
would wonder why a place of a brick has been left empty. I am just like that
brick that will complete the building
and I am the last of the Prophets.

Jabir Ibn Abed Allah quoted it is in me that the line of prophets came to its
final end.
In Masnad Ahmed it has been written that the Prophet said that I have six
flavors in extra to those enjoyed by all prophets before me. And they are: The
remnants of wars were made legal for me. I have been gifted with pithy and
perfect speech. For me, the whole earth has been declared okay to perform
worship. That is the offering of prayers is not specified to any particular
place or the center of worship, in fact it can be performed any place. And if
anybody does not have the facility of water, then he or she can clean
him/herself by Tayammmum. I have given victory because of my awe. I have
been chosen to carry the message of Allah to the whole of the world (not to
some particular city, tribe, and area) The line of prophets has come to its end
at me
.
Prophet Mohammad also used to say,
I am Mohammed, I am Ahmad, I am the Effacer and infidelity shall be erased
through me. I am the Assembler. People shall be assembled on the doomsday
after my time. And I am the last in the sense that no prophet shall succeed
me
.
Saad bin Abi Waqas once narrated,

Ali! You have the same status and relation to me as Haroon (AS) had with
Moses (AS) with the exception that there is no prophet after me.
Hazrat Abu Ammara narrates.
I am the last of the prophets and you are the last of the Ummah.
I am the seal of the prophets
and you are the seal of the Ummah.

Hazrat Abuzar narrated,

O Abuzar! The first one of the prophets is Hazrat Adam
(AS) and the last of all the prophets is Hazrat Mohammad.

Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H)s wife Hazrat Ayesha narrates

I am the last of the pr
ophets, and my mosque is the last of the mosques of the prophets.
In Masnad Ahmed it is written,
Allah will send no Apostle after me, but only Mubashshirat.
In all these Hadiths it has been declared and said very clearly and explicitly
that Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H) was the last prophet of Allah and he
completed the teachings of Islam, the greatest book ever for mankind was
revealed onto him and with this He sealed the teachings of Islam as well as
prophet hood. After the passing away of the Prophet, there was the rise of
people who claimed that they were
prophet but this was already warned to us from our Prophet.
There will be thirty faithless liars of the highest order. Each one of them will
claim to be a prophet. Whereas in fact, I am the last of the
prophets. No prophet is to come after me.
The whole Muslim Uma is very firm in the belief of finality of prophet hood.
Anyone who denies the khatam e nabuwwah infidel, a traitor and a liar. The
scholars of Islamic jurisprudence, Tafseer and hadith are all agreed on this.
As warned by the Prophet some of the famous people who those as lairs are
Musellema Kazzab
and the

Ahmadiya community
. The Ahmadis belief that the subordinate prophet hood is still open. They
believe that new prophets can come although they will be lower to the
prophet (S.A.W) in perfection and excellence. They claimed
that Mirza Ghulam
Ahmed is the promised messenger after (S.A.W). He claims that he is not
here to bring a change but to establish the rule of religion. The Ahmadiya
community all beliefs in this non law bearing prophet hood. Since the up rise
of these Ahmadis these have been a lot of differences between them and
traditional Muslims. They interpret from one of the Ayas of Quran, a meaning
that one can be a prophet who can rise to the heights of righteousness and
piousness. The entire Ummah has a consensus on this matter that anyone
who claims such things is kefir. This is the reason that the Ahmadis have been
declared as non-Muslims by the government and laws of almost all Muslin
countries. In order to protect this faith of finality, a movement was started in
Pakistan, called as the Tehreek-e-Khatame Nabuwwat. This movement dates
back to 1880 and gained momentum in 1934 and then in 1974 the Ahmadis
were declared non-Muslims.

So the belief in the finality of the prophet (P.B.U.H) lies at the basis of the
beliefs of Muslim and he has to accept it as a whole by heart and mind. As
any loophole in his belief is not tolerated at all. Any a complete deviation
from this belief will bring an end to everything that he does or has ever done
as a Muslim, as he no longer remains one. One can rise in the court of Allah
by following his orders and that of His Prophet and utter belief in them both.
Guided by irrefutable word of Allah (SWT) in the Holy Quran and numerous
Hadith, Muslims around the world do uniformly believe that, after Prophet
Muhammad (SAW), the chain of prophet hood has come to an end. According
to this fundamental belief, anyone who now claims to be a Prophet of God
should be viewed as an impostor, whose claim is contrary to the teachings of
Islam. All Muslim scholars consider such self-proclaimed prophets misguided
opportunists, who have doomed their souls for worldly gains. Sadly, those
unfortunate individuals, who follow the man-made ideology of such
opportunists, won't fair much better in the hereafter, unless they are
awakened by the truth of Allah (SWT) and abandon the teachings of their selfmotivated leaders. It is those who believe not in the Signs of Allah that forge
falsehood: it is they who lie! (The Holy Quran, An-Nahl 16:105)

(Ibn Majah) I am Muhammad, the unlettered prophet of Allah. I am

Muhammad, the unlettered prophet of Allah. I am Muhammad, the unlettered

prophet of Allah. There will be no prophet after me. (Musnad Ahmad) These
are just a brief listing of the authentic teachings of Hazrat Muhammad(SAW)
available on the issue of the Finality of Prophethood; should a true believer
have any doubt about the Finality of Prophethood? It is not fitting for a
Believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His
Messenger to have any option about their decision: if any one disobeys Allah
and His Messenger, he is indeed on a clearly wrong Path. (The Holy Quran, AlAhzab 33:36)
The Historic Sermon of Prophet (SWT)
Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) saw it fit to mention this very important fact in his
historic sermon, which was witnessed by over 120,000 individuals. Through it,
he again warned the entire mankind to stay away from destructive manmade cults, in the following words:

...O People, no prophet or apostle will come after me, and no new faith will be
born. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand my words which I
convey to you... (Read: The Entire Sermon) Should we not heed the
prophets'(SAW) warnings and stay away from false prophets? We sent no
messenger save that he should be obeyed by Allah's leave. And if, when they
had wronged themselves, they had but come unto thee and asked
forgiveness of Allah, and asked forgiveness of the messenger, they would
have found Allah Forgiving, Merciful. But nay, by thy Lord, they will not
believe (in truth) until they make thee judge of what is in dispute between
them and find within themselves no dislike of that which thou decides, and
submit with full submission. (The Holy Quran, An-Nisa 4:64-65)
The Opinion of Great Scholars of Islam
Throughout the centuries, Muslim Scholars have unanimously supported the
fundamental doctrine of Finality of Prophethood in Prophet Muhammad
(SAW). So much so, that the entire Ummah has recognized anyone who
claims to be a prophet (in

any capacity), supports someone else's claim to prophet hood, or views such
claimant as a religious leader, to be an unbeliever (Kafir). [Read: The Opinion
of well-known Muslim Scholars].
Should we not accept the opinion of our knowledgeable Muslim Scholars?
O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged
with authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves, refer it
to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in Allah and the Last Day: That is
best, and most suitable for final determination. (The Holy Quran, An-Nisa,
4:59)