With-Love-to-Muhammad

Statements of Prophet Muhammad sa 109
Khan and it is wrong. Allāma Ibn Al-Anbārī said, اہaاتبعa‏“‏
‏”‏بن (Its meaning is, “one who is followed by the
prophets”) 99 . This meaning itself requires that prophets come
after the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa as his followers! Presenting
these ahādīth in support of the cessation of prophethood is
absolute ignorance of the Arabic language. Consider the
following verse of the Holy Qur’ān:
وَ‏ لَقَدْ‏ اٰتَيْنَا مُوْ‏ سىَ‏ الْكِتٰبَ‏ وَ‏ قَفَّيْنَا
مِنْ‏ ۢ بَعْدِهٖ‏ ابِ‏ لرُّسُ‏ ‏ِل
And verily, We gave Moses the Book and caused
after him Messengers to follow in his footsteps... 100
Here, the word Qaffainā [We caused (messengers after him) to follow
in his footsteps] has been applied to Hazrat Mūsā as and it has the
same root as the word muqaffā [the one who is followed (by the
prophets)]. Hence, the Ahmadiyya Muslim understanding of the
word muqaffā is based on the Holy Qur’ān while Farhan Khan’s
understanding of this word is based on his bias.
Secondly, Farhan Khan’s translation itself shows his
dishonesty and bias. He translates Al-Muqaffā as “last,” Al-
Khātim as “last” and Al-‘Āqib as “last.” In other words, he is
trying to say that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa wanted to
continuously repeat the word “last” and had no other meanings
in mind. This is an insult against the fasīh [eloquent] speech of
the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa . He would never make such
childish repetitions to say something so simple.
Farhan Khan’s desperation grows as he compromises his
own integrity to grab anything within reach to invalidate the
99
Al-Ikmāl Al-Akmāl, Sharah Muslim, Volume 2, Page 143
100
Sūrah Al-Baqarah, 2:88