Muhammad (S) is the Last Prophet

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Author(s): Allamah Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi

Publisher(s): Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania

Category: Prophethood Imamate

Topic Tags: Ahmadi beliefs Finality of prophethood Miscellaneous information: nbsp;BILAL MUSLIM MISSION OF TANZANIA; P.O.BOX 20033; DAR-ES-SALAAM; TANZANIA; TEL: 2120111 / 2112419 - FAX: 2116550 E-MAIL: bilal@cats-net.com; www.bilaltz.org

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This text is a response to the erroneous Ahmadiyya (Qadiani) beliefs about the alleged prophethood of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. It discusses in depth the finality of prophethood with Prophet Muhammad in light of the Qur'an and traditions (ahadith). It also refutes the claims that connect Imam Mahdi with Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.

Introduction

"Sauti Ya Bilal" a Swahili periodical of Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania, has been generally acknowledged as one of the most informative and comprehensive religious periodicals in East Africa. In 1968, the Mission gave a detailed treatment to the subject of 'Khatm an-Nubuwwah' (Finality of Prophethood), in the form of three articles which appeared in three consecutive issues. No wonder the series was well-received by .the readers - learned and laymen alike.

That Muhammad (S), the Holy Prophet of Islam, was the last Prophet, and that nobody was to get Prophethood after him, is a simple yet cardinal belief of every Muslim. The Mission had explained that Islamic belief in those Swahili articles, quoting verses from Qur'an, and traditions from various traditionalists in corroboration.

A Qadiani missionary wrote a long letter in Swahili, making a frustrated attempt to object to the contents of those articles. This letter was answered by Sayyid Sa’eed Akhtar Rizvi,

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