With-Love-to-Muhammad

278 With Love to Muhammad sa the Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn
According to our opponents, this verse was revealed
after it had been pronounced that the Holy Prophet sa
was ‘Khātam-an-Nabiyyīn’ and no prophets were to
come. However, the verse says “Allāh chooses His
Messengers from among angels and from among
men” instead of saying “Allāh used to choose His
messengers...” This clearly means that prophethood
has not been terminated. A proof to support our
argument is seen in the Holy Qur’an where Allāh
كاَ‏ انَ‏ ايَ‏ ‏ْكلُ‏ ‏ٰنِ‏ “ mother says with regards to Jesus and his
(they both used to eat food). 277 It is a fundamental ‏”الطَّعَامَ‏ ؕ
rule of grammar that present continuous cannot be
used for an action that has come to an end. The
Qur’an proves this here. So, in case Allāh Ta‘ālā had
totally stopped sending messengers from among
men, He would have said so in the words, “a aاالله ان
aن ” (Allāh used to choose aاۃ رa aو aن aااس
His messengers from among angels, and from among
men).
A prominent Shia commentator, Tibrisy, comments
on this verse in his book, Majma‘ul-Bayān (Part 7,
Page 96): “Allāh chooses His messengers from angels,
that is, Gabriel and Michael, and from among men,
that is, the prophets”. Here a mere messenger is not
implied; instead, it refers to a Nabī. 278
277
Sūrah Al-Mā’idah, 5:76
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The True Meaning of Khatme Nubuwwat, Page 57