Re: What is a Seal?
Writings of the Promised Messiah (peace be on him), prose and poetry illustrate without doubt,
illustrate the profound and staunch faith the Promised Messiah (peace be on him) had in ‘Khatame-
Nabbuwat’. The depth and true understanding of ‘Khatame-Nabbuwat’ possessed by the Promised
Messiah (peace be on him) was without equal. The Ulema and other opponents cannot achieve an
iota of this understanding.
The Promised Messiah (peace be on him) says: “The charge leveled against me and my Jamaat that
we do not believe the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) to be ‘Khatamun-
Nabbiyeen’ is a calumny. The fact is, the force, the certainty, the passion and the solid conviction
with which we believe the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) to be ‘Khatamul-
Anbiyya’ is so strong and overwhelming and of such excellence that it is a hundred thousand times
stronger than the belief of our accusers. They have no inkling of the true meaning and significance
of ‘Khatamul-Anbiyya’ and ‘Khatame-Nabbuwat’. They inherited a word or two from their
ancestors but remain ignorant of the true meaning of this important concept.
We, on our part, believe the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) to be
‘Khatamul-Anbiyya with a God given insight into the meaning of this lofty station. This elixir of
heavenly wisdom that I have enjoyed is beyond the imagination of those not allowed to partake of
it.”(Malfoozat - Sayings of the Promised Messiah (peace be on him) vol. 1 pg. 328).
The Promised Messiah (peace be on him) further says: The sum total and the essence of our belief
is enshrined in “La llaha illalaho Muhammadur Rasool lullah : there is no God but Allah,
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah”. The strong faith which we uphold in this life and with
which, by God’s Grace, we shall leave this worldly abode, is that our Lord and Master, Muhammad
Mustafa (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) is ‘Khatamun-Nabbiyeen’ and ‘Khatamul-
Mursaleen’. He is the best of all prophets. With his advent faith was perfected and reached its
zenith and is now the only route which directs man to attain closeness to our creator.” (Azala- i-
Auham pg. 69)
Yet again the Promised Messiah (peace be on him) says “The Holy Prophet surpassed all other
prophets in all noble traits i.e. in purity of heart and charitable disposition; in chastity and modesty,
in veracity and fairness, in his trust, faith and love of God. He was the best, the most complete, the
most exalted and the most radiant of all the prophets. That is why of all the prophets, the Holy
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) was anointed the most with God’s perfect spirit.
He was the most magnanimous, most pure, most bright and his love of God was unsurpassed. That
is why he was chosen to be a recipient of the divine revelation that was the most powerful, flawless,
noblest and the most comprehensive. The like of which was never vouchsafed to anyone in the past
or to anyone in the future. He thus emerged as the mirror that reflected the divine attributes in the
best form. (Surma- i-Chasma- i-Arya pg. 23)