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“I am the Last Brick and I am the Last of the prophets” 147
published by the government of Pakistan. Hazrat Mirzā Tāhir
Ahmad rh explains the reason behind quoting Ibn Khaldūn in the
following words:
...Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalānī is not included in that list [of
4 scholars contained in the booklet] which consists of
those whom they consider to be the greatest, wellaccepted
elders, thinkers and philosophers of Islām.
However, among those four, Allāma Ibn Khaldūn is
included. Let’s see what he has said regarding
this... 146
This is the reason why Ibn Khaldūn has been quoted by Hazrat
Mirzā Tāhir Ahmad rh . It is only about his opinion about that
particular hadīth, and not about his opinion about the end of
prophethood. However, since Farhan Khan has brought up the
issue, let us quote directly from his book where he states that
Ibn Khaldūn wrote the following in Al-Muqadimmah: “… there
will be no other prophet and no other religious law (in the short
time) between (Muhammad) and the Hour.” 147
This is exactly what Ahmadī Muslims believe. Between
the Holy Prophet sa and the Hour there would be no prophet and
no new religious law, but in the Last Hour a prophet would rise
and he would be the Messiah as . This is confirmed in several
ahādīth. For example, in Abu Daud we read: “Abu Hurairah ra
narrated: ‘The Prophet sa said, “There is no prophet between me
and him, that is, Jesus as . He will descend…’”. 148
146
Irfāne Khatme Nubuwwat, Page 353 [Translated from Urdu by the authors]
147
Khan, With Love, Page 15
148
Kitāb-ul-Malāhim, Bāb Khurūj-ud-Dajjāl or Book of Battles, hadīth no. 4310