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Continuation of Prophethood according to the Holy Qur’ān 277
fulfillment and completion of the Divine
Dispensation. A false prophet would come to work
against the truth. [However] A claimant to
prophethood who works in the service of the Faith
must be fully supported by the people. The covenant
is addressed to the prophets since they are the
leaders of the people. The prophets themselves
would never oppose the truth. 275
As a result, it is clear that this covenant of prophethood was
taken from the Holy Prophet sa just as it was taken from all the
other prophets and all those who believe in the Holy Prophet sa
are obliged to accept the prophethood of one who comes in
support of the religion of Islām.
Another verse of the Holy Qur’ān which proves that
prophethood continues is as follows:
ِٕ مِنَ‏ الْمَلٰ‏ ٓ ىكَةِ‏ رُسُ‏ لاً‏ وَّمِنَ‏ النَّاسِ‏
ٰ اهللّ‏ ُ يَصْ‏ طَ‏ فِىْ‏
اِنَّ‏ ٰ اهللّ‏ َ سمَ‏ ‏ِيْعٌ‏ بَصِ‏ يرْ‏ ٌ ۚ
۝
Allāh chooses His messengers from among angels,
and from among men. Surely, Allāh is All- Hearing,
All-Seeing. 276
God, the Almighty has used the word “ طَ‏ فِىْ‏ ‏,”يَصْ‏ which is a ل
ارع (f‘ail mudhāri‘) and, as explained earlier, this is used for
present as well as future tenses. In other words, the verse means
that Allāh, the Exalted, chooses and will continue to choose
prophets from among the angels and the people. Hazrat Mirzā
Tāhir Ahmad rh comments on this verse in the following words:
275
The True Meaning of Khatme Nubuwwat, Page 59
276
Sūrah Al-Hajj, 22:76