With-Love-to-Muhammad

Continuation of Prophethood according to the Holy Qur’ān 261Allāh has decreed: ‘Most surely I will prevail, I andMy messengers.’ Verily, Allāh is Powerful, Mighty. 258All that is decreed for the opposition of Hazrat Mirzā GhulāmAhmad as , a messenger of Allāh, is despair, misery, andhumiliating defeat.The fifth problem with Farhan Khan’s arguments is that hequotes the following hadīth in support of his points:I heard Allāh’s Apostle sa saying, “No prophet getssick but he is given the choice to select either thisworld or the Hereafter.”Ayesha ra added, “During hisfatal illness, his voice became very husky and I heardhim saying, ‘In the company of those whom is theGrace of Allāh, of the prophets, the siddīqīn, themartyrs, and the pious’ (4.69). And from this, I cameto know that he had been given the option.”From the above hadīth, Farhan Khan concludes that 4:70 isabsolutely about the next life and it cannot possibly be aboutthis life. However, the reality is that this hadīth, itself,categorically rejects his desired meaning. One should ask thissimple question: When the Holy Prophet sa recited this verse, washe a prophet at that time or not? If Farhan Khan’s meaning isapplied, it would mean that the Holy Prophet sa was not aprophet in this life but was only hoping to be with the prophetsin the next life ( ). No Muslim in the world, whotruly loves the Holy Prophet sa , will accept his meaning. FarhanKhan should have put some thought into this. His meanings areوذaبااللهaنaذاک258Sūrah Al-Mujādilah, 58:22