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Continuation of Prophethood according to Ahādīth 287
three holy sites. Masjid an-Nabawi is the last of
these types of masjids” 282
The premise of the argument made by Farhan Khan is exactly
the same as the premise used by Ahmadī Muslims to say that
the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa is the last of the prophets
among the law-bearing prophets. There will be no new or old
prophet after him in opposition to his law or having a status
equal to or greater than him. Again, he writes, المساجد“‏ (the
masjids, plural) refers to the specific set of masjids, namely
Masjid al-Aqsa, Masjid al-Harām, and Masjid al-Nabawī.” 283 It is
absurd how he uses this premise while criticizing the same
premise used by Ahmadī Muslims! His arguments are selfdestructive
and actually promote the Ahmadiyya Muslim pointof-view.
Third, Farhan Khan says:
Before the advent of Islām, the pre-Islāmic Arabs
would construct shrines and temples to honor the
memory of a deceased person of high social or moral
standing. The mushrikeen (polytheists) claimed that
special barakah (blessings) exist at these locations,
and those who frequent them would be blessed. This
practice of creating “holy blessed sites” was
terminated with Islām. The Prophet specified that
only three special holy sites exist: first, Masjid al-
Haram (in Makkah), second, Masjid al-Aqsa (in
282
Khan, With Love, Page 22
283
Ibid., Page 23