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Nothing has remained of Prophethood except Mubashirāt 123
al-mubashirāt”. It does not mean that prophethood has
completely terminated, but simply that a ceiling has been placed
upon its magnitude – and that ceiling we Ahmadī Muslims
recognize as the Seal of the Holy Prophet sa . So long as mubashirāt
is still open, we cannot say that prophethood has ended.
Expounding on the same subject and discussing the
stages of a majzūb, ‘Allāma Hakīm Tirmidhī writes, “Some of
them attain a third of prophethood, and some attain half (of it)
and some attain more than half. And some attain a very large
portion of prophethood and they are called Khātam-ul-
Awliyā’.” 114
The Essence or Foundation of Prophethood
Another factor that should be considered is the essence of
prophethood. Prophethood, in and of itself, is the abundance
and excellence of mubashirāt. The fact of the matter is that
mubashirāt and munzirāt [glad tidings and warnings – and these
go hand in hand] represent the very essence of prophethood, as
Allāh, the Exalted, explains:
وَ‏ مَا نُرْسِ‏ لُ‏ الْمُرْسَ‏ لِينْ‏ َ اِلاَّ‏ ِ مُبَشرّ‏ ‏ِيْنَ‏ وَمُنْذِرِيْ‏ ‏َن
فَلاَ‏ خَوْفٌ‏ عَلَيهْ‏ ‏ِمْ‏ وَلاَ‏ همُ‏ ْ يحَ‏ ‏ْزَنُوْ‏ نَ‏ ۝
فَمَنْ‏ اٰمَنَ‏ وَاَصْ‏ لَحَ‏
And We send not the Messengers but as bearers of
glad tidings and as warners. So those who believe
and reform themselves, on them shall come no fear nor
shall they grieve. 115
114
Tadhkaratul Awliyā (Urdu), Page 253, Published by: Sheikh Ghulām ‘Alī
and sons, Tājirān Kutab Kashmirī Bazār, Lahore
115
Sūrah Al-An‘ām, 6:49