From: faheem@triton.unm.edu (Faheem Arshad Rana)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: Prove for the falseness of qadianism ... once for all
Date: 10 Apr 92 02:03:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: lynx.jlsjmpf
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Assalamou Alaekum,
                   This is in connection to the points made by Mr. Nasir Ahmed
Noor. Khatam'ay Nabuvvat has been covered in Sura Ahzab with the following back 
ground.
        In those days Arabs had a tradition of adopting a son. The adopted son 
was always treated like a real son . He even in some cases inherit. Allah did
not like that and wanted to stop that tradition. The meaning of the verse 4-5
of Surah Ahzab are that no one,after adoption,becomes your real son.  
            But it was not an easy task to stop that tradition which had been 
going on from hundreds of years.
        Hazrat Muhammad (Sall Allah'O Allai-he Wa'Alay-he Wassalam ) Himself had
an adopted son Hazrat Zaid (P.B.U.H). Hazrat Zaid (P.B.U.H) was married to 
Hazrat Zainab (P.B.U.H). But after a while Hazrat Zaid (P.B.U.H) divorced her.
Allah thought that it was the right time to stop that tradition.So, He ordered
Hazrat Muhammad (Sall Allah'O Allai-he Wa'Alay-he Wassalam) to marry her.But He
was hesitant to do that , because He knew that the whole city as well as the 
kuffars from other cities would make things difficult for Him and Sahabaas.
But He , at the command of Allah married her( Hazarat Zainab(P.B.U.H) ).
                 And as expected things went wrong. Even some muslims were
not clear that why did He do that.It was then Allah said in Surah Ahzab,
in verses 37-40 , that Muhammad did that because I ( Allah) ordered Him to
do that. And it is because I want that there shuold not remain any kind of
difficulty for a " Momin " to marry with the widow or the divorced of his 
adopted son.And a prophet should never feel hesitant to do what Allah has told
Him to do.     ( For exact meanings please read these verses in the Quran )
          Then Allah finishes this topic by saying that Muhammad is not father 
of any man.But He is the Prophet of Allah and Khatamul Nabi'yean.
                              Now here we realize that Allah wanted to make
three points at this stage. 

1) To make Prophet realize that He has to do,under every circumctances,what ever
Allah tells Him to do.

2) This marrige was not bad. Since Hazrat Zaid(P.B.U.H) was not real son of 
the Prophet.

3) This thing was also important because Hazrat Muhammad (Sall Allah'O Allhe
Wa'Alaei Wassalam) was not only the Prophet,but the VERY LAST Prophet . If He
did not stop that then tere was no more prophet to come and stop that tradition.
   
        Now the meanings are very clear and precise here. Here,now if we think
that Khatam means the last of the best,not the last of the sereis,then this
last verse i.e 40 of the Surah Ahzab becomes meaningless.( In verse 40 Allah
declares Him the LAST PROPHET by calling Him Khatam Ul Nabi'yeen).
                       If here,for instance we believe that Khatam means the
last of the best. Then these verses from 37-40 have new meanings that prophet 
marry the divorced wife of your adopted son because you are the last of the best

                 NO,NO,NO,NO,NO,NO,NO,NO,NO,NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  Now let us study a hadith here.
         Once Hazrat Muhammad (Salla Allah'O Allai-he Wa'Alay-he Wassalam) said
that He and the Prophets before Him are like a very beautiful palace,which had
a place for the very last brick.And I am that last brick and now the palace has
been completed. 
                 This hadith has been quoted in Bukhari and Muslim both.You can
find it in " Mushkaat Bab Fazail-e Sayed-ul-Mursaleen ". According to this 
hadith the building of prophethood has been completed. Now the point is that
where will you put one more brick. In or out of the building ????

Let me tell you about Bukhari. It is a fact that Bukhari is the most authentic
book on fiqah and hadith , after Quran-ul-Hakeem. 

   Now let us review some grammer and arabic here. EVERY authentic book of 
arabic says that Khatam means to stop any kind of some act, to discontinue,to
finish,to put to halt, to stop.

          In arabic " Khatam-ul inna " means to close the lid of some pot.
" Khatam-ul amal " means the job is done. " Khatam-ul kitaab " means that
the letter has been finished and sealed. 

          In Quran-ul-Hakeem Allah says 
" Khatam Allah'U alah qulu-bi-him "  means   " Allah has sealed their hearts ".
 
It means that nothing can go in or come out of their hearts. Here undoubted 
" Khatam " means sealed , or closed.

Now I ask a question here that if, only for a second, we say that " Khatam "
means that last of the best.Then, it means that your false prophet was without
any kind of " Kamal " or " darja " . What kind of nabi was that who had no kamal
or darja ????

    Besides I challange you to prove the meaning of "Khatam" as the last of the 
best, from Quran-ul Hakeem and hadith both.

     My friends, it is very easy to get confused over these things. All we
need is " Iman " and " Ait-qaad ". Like they say,

          Yeh to hei shahadat ge-hai ulfat main qadam rakhna
          loog asaan samajh-tay hai musalmaan hona.

              

                                                                 Allah Hafiz
                                                                 faheem.

The winter is on my head,
but the spring is in my heart.