Either i am having a hard time explaining or something else is the problem.
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1) Khatam means the end of something,termination : from a doctrinal perspective this meaning is sufficient to eradicate the possibility of any Nabowat after our Holy Prophet PBUH
2) Khatam also means completion/conclusion/perfected : this meaning helps explain the rational perspective of Khatam-e-Nabowat. It means that Nabowat..., Allah's Hidayat was perfected on our Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad PBUH...,
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What you said here, Ahmadi People completely agrees with it. No other shariyat can come after the shariat of prophet Muhammad PBUH. With His risaalat, the prophethood was completed. Though, the possibility of Allah talking to His loved ones has not been terminated after Prophet Muhammad PBUH. There is possibility of non-law baring prophets.
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1) Allah's Hidayat/Noor/Nabowat was perfected & reached its climax in the person of our Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad PBUH in the form of Quran
2) The integrity of Quran is protected from all concoctions, fabrications till eternity
3) Deen has been perfected/culminated on our Holy Prophet
4) The greatness of Humanity has been perfected in the person of our Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad PBUH meaning there can be no greater human being after our Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH
5) The Risalat of our Holy prophet PBUH is global/eternal for all people till Qayamat & not limited to any time-space constraints.
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I couldnt have said it any better than that. I agree 100%
It is alleged that Ahmadies do not believe in the Holy Prophet Muhammad SAW to be Khataman nabiyeen. This is based on a gross misrepresentation of the Ahmadiyya views and I would like to present the following to remove this misunderstanding :
At the very outset I would like to state categorically that Ahmadies believe the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of God be upon him) to be Khataman nabiyeen - Seal of the Prophets, as has been stated in the Holy Quran and it is an awful fabrication against the Ahmadies that they do not believe in the doctrine of khatm e naboowat. The difference is only in interpretation of the title and not in the title itself.
The Promised Messiah and Mahdi, the Holy Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam (peace be upon him) says:
"I swear by the glory of God and His Majesty that I am of the faithful, a Muslim and I believe in Allah, the High, in His Books, and in His Messengers and in His Angels and in Life after death. And I believe that our Prophet Muhammad the Elect of God (peace of Allah be on him and His blessings) is the most eminent of the prophets and the Seal of Apostles."
Many Muslims believe that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of God be on him) is the last prophet and that no prophet can come after him. I shall first state and examine the arguments that are given in support of this belief, then show that this is true only in a certain sense...
In Qur'an it is said : "Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Apostle of Allah and Khataman Nabiyyeen--The Seal of the Prophets." (33:41)
The real meaning of khatam is a seal , and the phrase should be interpreted in the light of this meaning. it is wrong to interpret the word khatam in this verse to mean the last or the end. Here, the word Khatam denotes the consummation and completion of a thing, which further explains by the words, authenticity, perfection and validity. When a seal is put to a letter it becomes authentic and complete. The seal may be put in the end or in the beginning. Therefore, khataman nabiyeen would mean the truest and the most perfect of prophets and not the last in point of time. It refers to his status and place among the prophets and not to the time of his advent.
Lets also examin the word 'khatam' in the light of other instances.
Prophet Muhammad PBUH has called His uncle "khatamul muhajireen" but it doesnt mean that Hazrat Abbas AS was the last muhajir (refugee) of the whole muslim world.
Similarly, Hazrat Ali RA is also called "khamatul aulya " it doesnt mean He AS was the last saint, but it meant the perfect saint.
there has been many other instances too, for example in arabic when a poet is just extraordinary, he's given the title of 'khatamush shu'ara" .. does not mean the last but the best, as in no other can take his place.
Even if for sometime I believe your interpretation of the word "khatam" meaning no other prophet can come after Him. What credit does it give to Prophet Muhammad to be called the last in the line?..
To be the tail of a line, therefore, is no credit or distinction. Even if we take the phrase khataman nabiyeen to mean the last of the prophets; we must interpret it as meaning that he is the last in the sense that he has attained a degree of perfection beyond which it is impossible for anyone to go. He has exhausted all the degrees of perfection and none can ever excel or supersede him. He is the Head of the prophets and not the tail.
I will write the rest of it on this issue a little later. I will also try to present to you some hadith which uses the word khatam to refer prophet Muhammad PBUH.
Notice that, Ahmadi people do not disregard any of the hadith and any of the verse of Qur'an , we read the same Qur'an and takes the same meaning as it should be taken. JazakAllah for having a healthy debate and not mocking the founder of Ahmadiyya movement. ( though you have but i suggest you keep your opinions to yourself and not call anyone false without enough knowledge ).