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Khatam an-Nabiyyin
What taunt was “Khatam an-Nabiyyin” revealed to answer?The enemies in Makkah mocked the Holy Prophet (sa) as a man “cut off”, with no heirs. Allah answered that taunt with a title that announces his rank until the Day of Judgement.Are all prophets the same? Three kinds of prophethood in the QuranMoses (as) brought a new law; Aaron (as) did not, yet both were prophets. Understand this difference, and much of the knot around the finality of prophethood comes undone.“La nabiyya ba‘di”: what does “there is no prophet after me” really mean?These three words are quoted more than any others to argue that the door of prophethood is shut. But the Holy Prophet (sa) spoke in exactly the same style elsewhere, and that is where the meaning opens up.What does “Khatam an-Nabiyyin” really mean?The Holy Prophet (sa) wore a silver ring engraved with “Muhammad Rasulullah”. That ring was called a khatam. Understand this one word, and the verse opens up.Who really denies Khatam an-Nabiyyin?The biggest charge against Ahmadi Muslims is that they do not accept the finality of prophethood. But place the two beliefs side by side, and a surprising picture appears.
The death of Jesus (as)
Did all the messengers before Muhammad (sa) die? What Abu Bakr (ra) taught on Madinah’s hardest dayOn the day the Holy Prophet (sa) passed away, Hazrat Umar (ra) stood with his sword drawn. Then Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) recited one verse, and every companion agreed. In that agreement lies the answer to the question of Jesus (as).What happened to Jesus (as) after the crucifixion? Four beliefs comparedJews, Christians, most Muslims and Ahmadi Muslims give four different answers. Let us set them side by side and see which one fits the Quran.What will Jesus (as) say on the Day of Judgement?Standing before Allah, he himself will admit one thing. Hidden in that one sentence is the answer to whether he is alive today.What does “tawaffa” really mean? The Quran, the hadith and the dictionaryOne small Arabic word holds the whole debate about whether Jesus (as) lived or died. Let us ask three witnesses, the Quran, the hadith and the dictionary, one by one.
The Imam Mahdi
Who is the Dajjal: a one-eyed giant, or a deceiving group?Since childhood we have heard stories of a huge one-eyed monster riding a donkey. But the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) saw the Dajjal in a dream. Once we understand the language of dreams, the Dajjal is no longer a stranger.Are the Messiah and the Mahdi two people or one?Many Muslims are waiting for two men: Jesus (as) coming down from the sky, and Imam Mahdi already on earth. But when the sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) are placed side by side, the two names turn out to belong to one person.The Ramadan eclipses of 1894: a sign of the Mahdi?More than a thousand years ago it was written down that, for the Mahdi, the moon and the sun would be eclipsed in Ramadan on set dates. In 1894, while a claimant was present, the sky did exactly that.When was Imam Mahdi supposed to come?At the end of the nineteenth century, leading scholars of the subcontinent did the sums and wrote that the Mahdi was about to appear. The fourteenth Hijri century began, and then it ended. One question remains: who was the reformer of that century?
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as)
Who was Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian? A short life of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as)Born in an obscure village in the Punjab, a youth spent in solitude, and then an announcement that is still discussed around the world. The short story of one life.What did Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) actually claim?Mujaddid, Messiah, Mahdi, ummati prophet: the claims came step by step. Why they came that way, and what each one really means, in a simple introduction in his own words.How can you test whether a claimant is true? The Quran’s yardsticks applied to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as)The Quran itself gives several yardsticks for recognising a true prophet, and by them the truth of the Holy Prophet (sa) is proved. Let us measure Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) by those same yardsticks.
Answering allegations
How did Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) die? The cholera and toilet allegationIt is said that he caught cholera and died in a toilet. Let us see what the eyewitness accounts, the doctor’s certificate and the decision of the railway authorities actually say.Did Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) abuse his opponents? The “zurriyyatul baghaya” allegationIs telling a hard truth the same as hurling abuse? Place the Quran, the hadith and his own explanation side by side, and the answer becomes clear.Where is the tomb of Jesus (as): Galilee or Kashmir?One book mentions Galilee; another mentions the Khanyar quarter of Srinagar. Do the two statements really contradict each other, or does the knot come undone once you read the whole passage?Did Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) abolish jihad?He said that jihad of the sword was suspended in that age and in that land, because its conditions were not present. And on this ruling even his fiercest opponents among the scholars agreed with him.Who is “Muhammad” in the Kalimah of Ahmadi Muslims?It is claimed that Ahmadi Muslims say “Muhammadur Rasulullah” with their tongues but mean Mirza Sahib in their hearts. Who can know what is inside someone’s heart? Let us see what the Quran, the hadith and their own writings say.The “Final Decision” with Maulawi Sanaullah Amritsari: what really happened?The most often heard objection: “Mirza Sahib himself prayed that the liar would die first, and then he died first.” Let us go through the whole episode, date by date.The Muhammadi Begum prophecy: what was actually said, and what happened?A family mocked the very existence of God and demanded a sign. The sign came, with a condition attached. What happened next has no greater witness than that family itself.Can Pakistan’s parliament decide someone’s faith? The 1974 Second AmendmentMany say: “In 1974 Pakistan’s parliament ruled unanimously that Ahmadis are not Muslims. What more proof do you need?” Let us go through the whole story, date by date, from the incident at Rabwah station to the ordinance of 1984.In what sense did Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) claim to be a prophet?He denied one kind of prophethood and accepted another. Once the two are seen separately, it becomes clear that his claim lies within the Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (sa) rank as Khatam an-Nabiyyin.