With-Love-to-Muhammad

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200 With Love to Muhammad sa the Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn
that ‘Īsā as shall appear. So, when he appears, he shall
be before him [the Prophet Muhammad sa ] and after
him.” 214
It is hard to understand how the above hadīth supports Farhan
Khan’s understanding. In fact, this hadīth supports the
Ahmadiyya Muslim understanding. Hazrat Mirzā Bashīr-ud-
Dīn Mahmūd Ahmad ra explains this further when he writes:
The following matters are apparent from this hadīth:
1. According to Al-Mughīrah bin Shu‘bah, the
phrase Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn does not mean that
no prophets can come after him [the Holy
Prophet Muhammad sa ]
2. According to him, the words دہٗ‏ َ َبa ْ a لا (there is
no prophet after him) are not as authentic as the
phrase Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn
3. According to Al-Mughīrah bin Shu‘bah, there
was the possibility of the coming of a prophet
after the Holy Prophet sa
4. He did not believe that Hazrat ‘Īsā as is alive in
heaven. That is why he did not say that Hazrat
‘Īsā as shall descend from heaven. Instead, he says:
‏ْہِ‏ اa َّ َ َ مaخارِج
‏ِدث َ a َ ْ ٰ ِa
َ ُ
‏َبِ‎‏َّ‏
‏ُح
‏َّاa
‏َن
aا
(We used to say that he shall appear on land). It
appears that he believed that Hazrat ‘Īsā as has
214
For full reference, see chapter entitled Opinion of the Sahāba ra , Ā’immah, and
Mujaddidīn rh