With-Love-to-Muhammad

ََُّّ200 With Love to Muhammad sa the Khātam-un-Nabiyyīnthat ‘Īsā as shall appear. So, when he appears, he shallbe before him [the Prophet Muhammad sa ] and afterhim.” 214It is hard to understand how the above hadīth supports FarhanKhan’s understanding. In fact, this hadīth supports theAhmadiyya Muslim understanding. Hazrat Mirzā Bashīr-ud-Dīn Mahmūd Ahmad ra explains this further when he writes:The following matters are apparent from this hadīth:1. According to Al-Mughīrah bin Shu‘bah, thephrase Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn does not mean thatno prophets can come after him [the HolyProphet Muhammad sa ]2. According to him, the words دہٗ‏ َ َبa ْ a لا (there isno prophet after him) are not as authentic as thephrase Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn3. According to Al-Mughīrah bin Shu‘bah, therewas the possibility of the coming of a prophetafter the Holy Prophet sa4. He did not believe that Hazrat ‘Īsā as is alive inheaven. That is why he did not say that Hazrat‘Īsā as shall descend from heaven. Instead, he says:‏ْہِ‏ اa َّ َ َ مaخارِج‏ِدث َ a َ ْ ٰ ِaَ ُ‏َبِ‎‏َّ‏‏ُح‏َّاa‏َنaا(We used to say that he shall appear on land). Itappears that he believed that Hazrat ‘Īsā as has214For full reference, see chapter entitled Opinion of the Sahāba ra , Ā’immah, andMujaddidīn rh