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26 <strong>With</strong> <strong>Love</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Muhammad</strong> sa the Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn<br />

attestation <strong>to</strong> the truth of past prophets, <strong>to</strong>gether with a<br />

discussion of superiority mentioned in the above hadīth, can<br />

mean nothing other than his being the best or the most superior<br />

of all of the prophets.<br />

Questions for Farhan Khan:<br />

1. What credentials does he have <strong>to</strong> question the centuriesold<br />

idiomatic usage of a word in the Arabic language?<br />

2. Why does the Holy Prophet sa consider being Khātam-un-<br />

Nabiyyīn a superiority over the other prophets if the<br />

word khātam cannot possibly mean “the best” (according<br />

<strong>to</strong> Farhan Khan)?

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