With-Love-to-Muhammad

306 With Love to Muhammad sa the Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn
If Ibrāhīm had lived and become a prophet
[and] if ‘Umar had also become a prophet, then
both would have been from the followers of the
Holy Prophet sa , just like ‘Īsā, Khidr, and Ilyās
(peace be on them). Hence, this is not against
the saying of Allāh, the Exalted, “Khātam-an-
Nabiyyīn,” because it means that there will be no
such prophet after him who ends his religion
and is not from his ummah 301 . 302
It should now be clear that Farhan Khan’s excuse is meaningless
and only born out of his bias. He should bear in mind that
selective obedience to some ahādīth while disregard for others
leads to disobedience of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa !
Questions for Farhan Khan:
1. Does he disregard the conclusions drawn from all the ifthen
statements of the Holy Qur’ān?
2. Why does he highlight certain ahādīth as a basis of his
faith while totally ignoring ahādīth like the ones about
Ibrāhīm, the son of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa ?
3. If the Holy Prophet sa really believed in the end of
prophethood of every kind, why did he not clearly say,
“Ibrāhīm died so that he does not become a prophet,”
instead of saying something that indicates the continuity
of prophethood?
4. Why does he not accept this hadīth as-is instead of going
into lengthy interpretations?
301
Maudhu‘āt Kabīr Arabī, Pages 58-59
302
Irfān Khatme Nubuwwat, Page 358-360 [Translated by the authors]