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ۚNothing has remained of Prophethood except Mubashirāt 123al-mubashirāt”. It does not mean that prophethood hascompletely terminated, but simply that a ceiling has been placedupon its magnitude – and that ceiling we Ahmadī Muslimsrecognize as the Seal of the Holy Prophet sa . So long as mubashirātis still open, we cannot say that prophethood has ended.Expounding on the same subject and discussing thestages of a majzūb, ‘Allāma Hakīm Tirmidhī writes, “Some ofthem attain a third of prophethood, and some attain half (of it)and some attain more than half. And some attain a very largeportion of prophethood and they are called Khātam-ul-Awliyā’.” 114The Essence or Foundation of ProphethoodAnother factor that should be considered is the essence ofprophethood. Prophethood, in and of itself, is the abundanceand excellence of mubashirāt. The fact of the matter is thatmubashirāt and munzirāt [glad tidings and warnings – and thesego hand in hand] represent the very essence of prophethood, asAllāh, the Exalted, explains:وَ‏ مَا نُرْسِ‏ لُ‏ الْمُرْسَ‏ لِينْ‏ َ اِلاَّ‏ ِ مُبَشرّ‏ ‏ِيْنَ‏ وَمُنْذِرِيْ‏ ‏َنفَلاَ‏ خَوْفٌ‏ عَلَيهْ‏ ‏ِمْ‏ وَلاَ‏ همُ‏ ْ يحَ‏ ‏ْزَنُوْ‏ نَ‏ ۝فَمَنْ‏ اٰمَنَ‏ وَاَصْ‏ لَحَ‏And We send not the Messengers but as bearers ofglad tidings and as warners. So those who believeand reform themselves, on them shall come no fear norshall they grieve. 115114Tadhkaratul Awliyā (Urdu), Page 253, Published by: Sheikh Ghulām ‘Alīand sons, Tājirān Kutab Kashmirī Bazār, Lahore115Sūrah Al-An‘ām, 6:49