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Last Law-bearing Prophet sa 61
When confronted with this dilemma, they dismiss it
with a mere wave of their hand as though it were no
dilemma at all.
The reappearance of Jesus as as a Prophet after
Prophet Muhammad sa , they argue, does not
contradict his absolute finality on the following
counts:
• Jesus would be brought back from a stock of
prophets who had already been commissioned
before the advent of Prophet Muhammad sa .
Thus his finality will not be violated. It can only
be violated if a Prophet is raised after his advent
even if that Prophet brings no new law and is
selected by God from within his own ummah
(people).
• Jesus’ prophethood would be the one granted to
him during his advent prior to Islām.
• Moreover because during his second advent he
would be subordinated to the Holy Prophet sa ,
he would no longer be held as independent.
Hence by being an older Prophet and by becoming
subordinated, he would not violate the seal of
prophethood. As such, their concept of finality only
means that new prophets cannot be commissioned
while old prophets can be brought back; but this is
sheer absurdity. What manner of an All-Wise God
would He be who would pass the verdict of absolute
finality in favour of anyone despite His knowledge
that a Prophet would certainly be needed after him?
The question of old or new is irrelevant. Central to
the issue is the question of need.