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Opinion of the Sahāba ra ,<br />

Ā’immah, and Mujaddidīn rh<br />

Before getting in<strong>to</strong> a discussion of Farhan Khan’s chapter<br />

on the opinion of the mujaddidīn rh regarding the finality of<br />

prophethood, it is important <strong>to</strong> note here that Ahmadī Muslims<br />

definitely hold the belief in the finality of prophethood. No new<br />

or old prophet can come after the Holy Prophet <strong>Muhammad</strong> sa .<br />

His prophethood shall continue till the Day of Judgment and<br />

will not experience any change or innovation by an old or new<br />

prophet. Only such a one can come who is a perfect and complete<br />

follower of the Holy Prophet <strong>Muhammad</strong> sa and has attained<br />

prophethood through the spiritual prowess and beneficence of<br />

the prophethood of the Holy Prophet <strong>Muhammad</strong> sa . In other<br />

words, his prophethood would not be a new prophethood,<br />

neither would it be an old prophethood. It would be part of the<br />

prophethood of the Holy Prophet sa . This is the essence of the<br />

claim <strong>to</strong> prophethood made by Hazrat Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad<br />

Qādiānī as .<br />

It is interesting <strong>to</strong> note that before presenting quotations<br />

of the mujaddidīn, Farhan Khan creates an escape route for<br />

himself by writing, “Hypothetically, even if some Islāmic<br />

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