It is concluded from his tradition and others like it that The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S) is the seal of prophets and that after him no other prophet came and nor any prophet is going to come. Thus by sending him, He ended prophethood and revelation came to an end. 3Īlmighty Allah sent the Holy Prophet (S) at a time when no prophet existed on the earth and there was a time gap between them and discord had developed among the people. Also obey the ones who are vested with authority among you so that you may enter Paradise.
So worship Allah, perform the five daily ritual prayers, observe the fasts of the month of Ramadan, perform the Hajj of Kaaba and pay the Zakat of your wealth, so that your selves are purified. O people, no prophet is to come after me and there is no nation (Ummah) after you.
2 Abu Amama has narrated from the Holy Prophet (S) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (S) said: I have been sent for all the people of the world and prophethood has ended with me. It is narrated from Abu Huraira that he said: The above tradition is known as “the tradition of position” (Hadith Manzila) and is recorded in Shia and Sunni books through various channels and it proves that no other prophet is to come after the Prophet of Islam. You are to me as Harun was to Musa (a.s.), except that there is no prophet after me. Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas has narrated from his father that the Messenger of Allah (S) said to Imam Ali (a.s.): Other verses also exist in this regard, but there is no need to mention them here.Ī large number of traditions also exist with regard to finality of prophethood and some of them are mentioned below: Thus the finality of the Prophet of Islam is nicely concluded from the above verse as the Muslims of the early period of Islam also understood it in this meaning and did not have any doubt in the finality of the prophethood of His Eminence. Therefore, no other prophet is to appear after him. According to the second possibility also, it is concluded from the verse that the Holy Prophet (S) is the last prophet, because he is introduced as a seal, which has come at the end of the letter of prophethood. Ring and seal are also called as such, because they are placed at the end of a letter and indicate the end of it. But if it is recited with the vowel ‘A’ on ‘T’ it denotes a thing with which something ends. If the Arabic word of KH-T-M is recited with vowel ‘I’ on ‘T”, as some reciters have done this, it would imply one who ends something thus it clearly shows that The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S) is the last of the prophets.
“Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Apostle of Allah and the Last of the prophets and Allah is cognizant of all things.” ( 33:40) The subject of finality of prophethood in the Islamic milieu is considered to be an important matter and it is not in need of evidence.įinality is mentioned in the Holy Quran as well as books of traditions.
The Prophet of Islam, from the beginning of his mission, introduced himself as the seal of the prophets and was accepted by the Muslims as such. After His Eminence, no other prophet is going to be sent by God. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S) is the last of the divine prophets.