With-Love-to-Muhammad

106 With Love to Muhammad sa the Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn
اار aان aذا ٰ aتر حاب aاو aن aبدہ aرحa a
مaالaابنaالارابaاابaاذیaخفaaاخرa
نaانaبہ 95
It is clear that this [i.e., the wording after whom there
will be no prophet] is the commentary made by the
companion or someone after him. Ibn Arabī rh said,
“Al-‘Āqib is one who is the successor in goodness of
one before him.” 96
Despite this, Farhan Khan wants us to accept his biased
translation. He insists that Hazrat Mullā ‘Alī Qārī rh or Hazrat
Ibn ‘Arabi rh are both wrong and their understanding of the word
“Al-‘Āqib” is incorrect. The question is: Do we accept Farhan
Khan’s biased translation or Hazrat Mullā ‘Alī Qārī’s honest
and insightful understanding? The choice is up to the reader!
Hadīth Number 6 – Al-‘Āqib: After Whom there is No One
انaرولaااللهaaااللهaہaوaمaالaانaaأاءaأاaحدaوaأاa
احدaوaأاaااحaاذیaحوaااللهaبaارaوaأاaاحارaاذیaحرa
ااسaaدaوaأاaاابaاذیaسaبدہaأحدaوaدaاہa
االلهaرءaوaاaرحا
Allāh’s Messenger sa said: I have many names: I am Muhammad,
I am Ahmad, I am Al-Māhī through whom Allāh obliterates
unbelief, and I am Al-Hāshir (The Gatherer) at whose feet people
will be gathered, and I am Al-‘Āqib, after whom there would
95
۳۷۶ راۃaرحaوۃ۔aجد‎۵a۔aحہa
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96
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