Third Argument: Explains la nabiyya ba'adi
| [ BACK ] | The Sayings
of the Holy Prophet Muhammad in which the statement laa
nabiyya ba`di ("There is to be no prophet after
me.") appears are cited by Hazrat Mirza in a number
of places. If he had indeed claimed to be a prophet, he
could not have referred to this maxim in the following
words: ``The Holy Prophet, peace and the blessings of God be upon him, had said repeatedly that no prophet would come after him, and the Saying la nabiyya ba`di was so well-known that no one had any doubt regarding its authenticity.'' (Kitab al-Barriyya, footnote, p. 184) ``Similarly, by saying la nabiyya ba`di, he closed the door absolutely to any new prophet or a returning prophet.'' (Ayyam as-Sulh, p. 152) |