Unique Usage Of خَتَمَ In خَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ Without عَلَىٰ In The Quran
Laakin, here means “Rather”. Istidraak doesn’t always means to negate the first clause of the sentence. Rather it adds to some other meanings too. The premise that prophet is not actual after to any of the men but a spiritual father is arbitrary. There is nothing in the verse to support this implication. The context tells us that God corrects wrong concepts of people through prophets. It is mentioned above. The same misconception about Zaid being his son and Zainab his daughter in law was corrected through him by saying he too is a prophet so he will correct it. And since he is the last prophet so there is no point to postpone it.