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Khatm al-Nubuwwah (Finality of Prophethood)

Tawḥīd (Uṣūl al-Dīn)Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamāʿah

That Muḥammad is the last of the prophets; no prophet comes after him.

Dimension I

Definition

What it is — and what it is not

What it is
  • S1In the Sacred Law — That Muḥammad is the seal of the prophets; no prophet comes after him. [1.1]
Wisdoms
  • S2Finality preserves the religion complete and guards it against false claimants.

Dimension II

In practice

How to deal with it

Warnings
  • S3Any claim to prophethood after Muḥammad contradicts a decisive text and the consensus.

References

  1. Qurʾān 33:40.

    • 1.1

      Q 33:40 — Muḥammad is not the father of any of your men, but the Messenger of God and the seal (khātam) of the prophets.

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