AN INTELLECTUAL STUDY OF BELIEF IN THE END OF PROPHETHOOD AND THE CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES

Abstract

Allah started the chain of Prophethood from Hazrat Adam Alaih-i-Salam and it ended with the Holy Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Muhammad (ﷺ) is the last Prophet. In the Islamic terminology having this faith is called Aqeedah Khatm-e-Nubuwwat.The whole Muslim Ummah coherence on the belief of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. All the expounders and exegetics have concord on the meanings of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. i.e. there is neither any type of Prophet nor any sort of messenger after Hazrat Muhammad (ﷺ). It is also concordat that there is no other interpretation or appropriation in the meanings of the word Khatm-e-Nubuwwat.Similarly, the ummah of the Prophet (ﷺ) is the last ummah. Belief in the end of prophethood is the basic belief of Muslims. False prophets have been attacking this belief since the demise of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ). Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani claimed prophethood in the subcontinent but the scholars declared it to be constitutionally false by practical and academically arguments. They are constantly working to promote and harm the Muslims. Now these Qadiani and anti-Islamic forces have re-established themselves and are targeting the younger generation. It is very important to understand these contemporary challenges, to make the new generation aware of this tribulation and to connect them with the Qur'an, Sunnah and Seerat-e- Mubarkah.