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Examples of Khātam used in other contexts 51
comparisons! The fact of the matter is that the Holy Prophet sa
compared the specific migration from Mecca to Medina to his
specific prophethood which is law-bearing prophethood. If this
had not been the case, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would
have said, “You are the Khātam-ul-Muhājirīn as I am the Khātamun-Nabiyyīn”.
Instead, he says, “You are the Khātam-ul-Muhājirīn
in the migration as I am the Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn in the
prophethood.”As a result, the words “in the prophethood”
clearly show that he was referring to his specific prophethood
which has ended and no prophet with a law or a status
comparable to the Holy Prophet sa can come until the Day of
Judgment. Only subordinate prophets can come, that is,
subordinate to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and subservient
to his sharī‘ah (i.e., law).
Usage of the word Khātam by Hazrat Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad as
Farhan Khan has presented three examples of the usage
of the word khātam by Hazrat Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad as with the
intended meaning of “last,” according to him. In the chapter
entitled Meanings of Khātam in Dictionaries, we have already
explained that the word khātam does not have only one meaning
that is always applied. It has several meanings, both literal and
derived. The principle is that the context and usage of a word
helps determine the correct meaning of a word in a phrase or
sentence. As a result, when Hazrat Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad, the
Promised Messiah and Imām Mahdī as , uses the word khātam to
mean “last” in a certain context, there can be no objection
against it! This principle does not only apply to the Arabic
language. It is universal and fundamental to all languages.
Consider the following examples of a phrase in the English
language with different meanings in different contexts: