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  1. Popeyesays

    Muhammad: the Seal of the Prophets?

    That is the most obvious point in the material. Most scholars of Muslim descent ignore the fact that the Prophet's statement, "I am the father of no man among you" was applied to a very specific circumstance. Therefore the declaration as to being the Seal of the Prophets is also very specific in...
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    Muhammad: the Seal of the Prophets?

    As an AHmadiyyih Muslim, you share a lot of the frustrations Baha`i's find when dealing with the Muslim claim to finality. Baha`i roots are found in the Shaykhi school of twelver Shi'ih Islam. So much so that the Shaykhi who did not follow the Bab spent fifty years trying to distance...
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    Muhammad: the Seal of the Prophets?

    Khazeh Fananapazir, M.D. teaches medicine at the University of Edinburh. Besides his career in educating the new generations of physicians, he is an internationally renowned Baha`i scholar. Though we have never met in person we have been correspondents for more than a decade. We met on Baha`i...
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    The Year 1844

    To say "Beware false Prophets!" is to admit the corollary, Jeremy. I know what the abmonination of desolation is qne iw not, the article you cite is superficial at best, and down right wrong at worst. The Book of Daniel not only defines the Abmonation of Desolation as beginning with the...
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    Muhammad: the Seal of the Prophets?

    Frankly, Tariq, I have summarized the articloe to no end in other threads. I purposefully got the permission of Khazeh to post the article in its entirety on this site so I would not have to re-invent the wheel. If you want to discuss it read the material, otherwise, in my opinion, you have no...
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    The Year 1844

    So, to you, Jesus will come down out of the sky observed simulataneously in every degree of lattitude, making such an announcement that no one's faith will be tested and no one will have to stretch their spiritual sense to embrace the event. How fair is that to the individuals who had the...
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    The Year 1844

    To whit: "What do you believe happened in 1844?" I know what happened, but I don't think ytou're asking me. Regards, Scott
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    The Year 1844

    It SAYS; Popeyesays, but it ain't. Jeremy Mason said that, not I. So to whom does your question apply? Regards, Scott
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    The Year 1844

    And this is how others do it:
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    Well enough, thanks. The same for you, I hope. Scott

    Well enough, thanks. The same for you, I hope. Scott
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    The Year 1844

    The Kingdom of God has been delivered in a huge packing crate with a big labe that reads: SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED Regards, Scott
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    Muhammad: the Seal of the Prophets?

    AT LAST! [41] In another collection of hadíth by Abdaljavad on the last page of his commentary to the Qur'án, he lists the "most renowned names" of Muhammad, which include: The Primal Mirror; the Most Great Spirit [Rúhal-A`zam], the Perfect Man, The Manifestation of the Oneness of God [mazhar...
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    Muhammad: the Seal of the Prophets?

    Notes [1] See Qur'án 2:217. [2] The court concluded its pronouncement by stating that these contracts were renewable if the Bahá'í husbands would testify to their belief in the finality of Islam: If any one of them (husbands) repents, believes in and acknowledges whatsoever . . . Muhammad, the...
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    Muhammad: the Seal of the Prophets?

    Works Cited [54] Abdaljavad, Ibn Abdal Hamid. The Qur'án and its Commentary. Tehran: Amir Kabir Publications, 1307 A.H. Affifi, A. E. The Mystical Philosophy of Muhyid Dín-Ibnul `Arabí. Cambridge: The University Press, 1939. Al-Bursawí, I.H. Tafsír rúh al-bayán. Vol. 1. Mataba`a `Uthmániyya...
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    Muhammad: the Seal of the Prophets?

    Overview and Analytic Summary In the course of this article, we have indicated the Bahá'í acceptance of the attribute khátam al-nabiyyín (seal of the prophets) as entirely appicable to the founder of its parent religion. In successive and logical analyses of this theme, we have shown, (a)...
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    Muhammad: the Seal of the Prophets?

    Overview and Analytic Summary In the course of this article, we have indicated the Bahá'í acceptance of the attribute khátam al-nabiyyín (seal of the prophets) as entirely appicable to the founder of its parent religion. In successive and logical analyses of this theme, we have shown, (a)...
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    Muhammad: the Seal of the Prophets?

    Discussion Historically, the idea of the unity of the prophets did not last long. Islamic tradition soon began to portray Muhammad as the best of the prophets, superior to the others. Already quoted are the hadíth emphasizing the idea of the last prophet. In the famous hadíth al-shafá`a, the...
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    Muhammad: the Seal of the Prophets?

    Bahá'u'lláh's Interpretations of Seal In addition to the eschatological exposition above, Bahá'u'lláh's approach to khátam al-nabiyyín (seal of the prophets) in the Kitáb-i-Iqán uses theological clarifications. Bahá'u'lláh explains that the manifestations have two stations - one human (the...
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    Muhammad: the Seal of the Prophets?

    The concept of Muhammad sealing a cycle in religious history finds rich resonances Shí`i and Shaykhí interpretations of this verse. The "Nahj al-Balághah", a compilation of the Imam `Alí's utterances, depicts the Prophet Muhammad as the terminator [khátim] of that which preceded Him, and the...
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    Muhammad: the Seal of the Prophets?

    The Founder of Islam as Khátam As indicated earlier, many traditions exist which take the phrase khátam al-nabiyyín (seal of the prophets) to mean "the last prophet." However, the completion of some activity is only one meaning of "seal". The historical use of this word provides other...
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