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

Islām. Before refuting his false accusations it is important to<br />

read from the original sources which Farhan Khan was supposed<br />

to be quoting from in the beginning of his chapter. One may ask:<br />

Why did he not include the original quotations in his book? After<br />

reading these quotations, the readers will not only have the<br />

answer to this question but also see his real face.<br />

The first quotation is from the book Revelation,<br />

Rationality, Knowledge and Truth:<br />

The Rationale of Finality<br />

The finality of any Prophet can be observed with<br />

reference to his message as well as with reference to<br />

his status. It is possible for a Prophet to be final in his<br />

message and his status, yet it is also possible for<br />

another lesser Prophet to come after him without<br />

violating his finality. It is this aspect of prophethood<br />

that we are going to thoroughly examine now.<br />

The belief in the finality of the Qur’ānic law and in<br />

the finality of the Prophet sa to whom this law was<br />

revealed, is unanimously held by all Muslims. The<br />

Qur’ān—a complete code of life—claims for itself a<br />

promise of eternal Divine protection from<br />

interpolation by human hands. If this claim is right,<br />

as the Muslims believe and demonstrate it to be, the<br />

bearer of such a book must be accepted as the last<br />

law-bearing Prophet. This is clearly understandable<br />

and is so endorsed by the entire world of Islām<br />

without exception. But from the non-Muslim vantage<br />

point, it is difficult to comprehend how any Book<br />

could fulfil the needs of all ages and defy the<br />

requirements for change during the times to come.

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