InvestigateTruth
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Sorry you did reply. So explain if he is the seal of the prophethood, how is that not the last prophet Allah will send? What is your understanding then?
The word in the Quran which is translated as "Seal", is Khaatam (خاتم).
Khaatam in Arabic, and specially in Hadithes, means "Signet Ring". Even today, if you want to go and purchace a Ring from a store, you say I want a "Khaatam" in Arabic.
In old times, important people had Signet Ring.
A Signet Ring, was basically a ring, with some words or symbol enengraved on it.
They could use this ring to stamp a letter.
To do so, they used wax and pressed their ring on it, to stamp, so, it may be known the letter is written by them.
For example kings had such a Signet Ring.
In Arabic, it was called "Khaatam". When translators, translated the word Khaatam in the verse as "Seal", they mean Seal as in "Stamp" or Signet Ring.
Quran, uses this word as a similitude. He is basically saying, similitude of Muhammad is as a Signet Ring of the Prophets.
"Allah is certainly not ashamed to set forth the similitude of a fly or something above that, then as for those who believe they know that it is the truth from their Fosterer and as for those who do not believe, they say, "What is it that Allah intends by this similitude?" He misleads many with it and He guides many with it, but He does not mislead anyone with it except the transgressors " Quran 2:26
The commentators of Quran, have said, a document or letter is stamped, when it is finished, so, when Quran says, Muhammad is Seal of Prophets, it means Prophethood is finished.
Notice, this is their Tafseer. This is not based on a Hadith. Muhammad never said, Seal of Prophets mean, the Last Prophet.
But, what does Allah mean by this?
it is good to know that, in Quran, there is another word, that exactly means "Last".
For example the word Akhir, means Last.
"He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing." Quran 57:3
So, if Allah wanted to say He is the Last, why He did not use the word Akhir, which has no other meaning, except "Last"?
Now, consider the verse I quoted 2:26,
He misleads many with it and He guides many with it, but He does not mislead anyone with it except the transgressors
So, let me ask this. If God said "Seal of Prophets", is it possibly He did not mean Last of Prophets? Could it be, with this Similitude, He misguided many? Many of those, who just like Christians, or Jews, like to think, their Messenger and Religion is the Last one?