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Continuation of Prophethood according to Ahādīth 303
Statement
If he had lived, [then] he
would have been a prophet
Statement
If they believe and act
righteously, [then] they will be
rewarded from Allāh.
Conclusion
Prophethood does not
continue
Conclusion
Allāh does not reward the
believers
No sane person would accept Farhan Khan’s conclusions!
Third, Farhan Khan writes, “It was the decree of Allāh
that his son would pass away, thus proving that no more
prophets could come.” 299 The response to this is given by Hazrat
Mirzā Tāhir Ahmad rh in the following quotation:
The narration states, “Had he lived, he would have
been a true prophet...”. Our opponent ‘ulemā’ make
this criticism that the Holy Prophet sa has only said
that if he remained alive, he would have been a
prophet, but God caused him to die so that he does
not remain alive to become a prophet. This is His
wisdom. However, the truth of the matter is that this
is entirely false! There is no wisdom in this! This is a
gross attack on the eloquence of the Holy Prophet sa .
The background of this hadīth is that Hazrat Ibrāhīm
died in the beginning of 9 th Hijrah and the verse of
Khātam-an-Nabiyyīn was revealed in 5 th Hijrah. In
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