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[quote]Dear Skysamsherali Quote:-Almighty Allah would have told here that “he was the final messenger and prophet of GOD” OR He would have told that “ he was the final prophet of GOD”. But he did not. Why? Why HE used the word ‘final’ before the word prophet and not before the word messenger? This is not coincidence brother. He used the word ‘final’ before the word prophet and not before the word messenger, because messenger will come after Muhammad. So simple. >>> Brother Samsher Here I am posting some one's point of view in this regards.Have a look please MUHAMMED WAS THE LAST PROPHET. BUT WHY NOT THE LAST MESSENGER? Koran clearly states that Muhammed was the last prophet and a messenger of God . Some people argue that since Koran doesn’t state that Muhammed was the final messenger that means that there are more messengers to come . So who are those messengers? I believe that they misinterpret the word “messenger”. They think that only a human can be a messenger. But that is a wrong idea according to the Koran which tells us that beings other than humans can also be messengers(not prophets . only humans can be prophets ) : Non human messengers The angels of death are also called messengers : [6:61] He is the Omnipotent over His slaves. He sendeth guardians over you until, when death cometh unto one of you, Our messengers receive him, and they neglect not. [7:37] Who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah or denieth Our tokens. (For such) their appointed portion of the Book (of destiny) reacheth them till, when Our messengers come to gather them, they say: Where (now) is that to which ye cried beside Allah? They say: They have departed from us. And they testify against themselves that they were disbelievers. The servants(probably angels?) of God who record our every move are also called messengers : [10:21] And when We cause mankind to taste of mercy after some adversity which had afflicted them, behold! they have some plot against Our revelations. Say: Allah is more swift in plotting. Lo! Our messengers write down that which ye plot. Gabriel also functions as a messenger who brought down the Koran to the prophet’s heart . [2:97] Say (O Muhammad, to mankind): Who is an enemy to Gabriel! For he it is who hath revealed (this Scripture) to thy heart by Allah's leave, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, and a guidance and glad tidings to believers; [26:192-194] And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds, Which the True Spirit hath brought down upon thy heart, that thou mayest be (one) of the warners, [2:98] Who is an enemy to Allah, and His angels and His messengers, and Gabriel and Michael! Then, lo! Allah (Himself) is an enemy to the disbelievers. The Koran has also been called a messenger in 65:11, not prophet, all messengers are not prophets . prophets are those humans ,as explained before, who bring scriptures , while the Koran is the scripture : [65:10-11] Allah hath prepared for them stern punishment; so keep your duty to Allah, O men of understanding! O ye who believe! Now Allah hath sent down unto you a reminder, A messenger(Koran) reciting unto you the revelations of Allah made plain, that He may bring forth those who believe and do good works from darkness unto light. so we see that Muhammed was the last prophet, but he could not have been the last messenger in the presence of so many other messengers .The angels of death , Gabriel , the Koran etc are all messengers . It is only in this way that Muhammed was not the last messenger . We also see that angels ,Koran etc are called messengers not prophets . That is because only a human can be a prophet messenger(am I being repetitive?) . In the Koran only the human messengers are called prophets, for example : 19:30, 19:41 ,19:49 ,19:53 ,19:56 … and Muhammed was the final prophet (human messenger) . Now we see that a prophet is one among many types of messengers of God . What we learn from the Koran . 1. Prophets are only one type of messengers of God ,among many others types(for example angels of deaths , Gabriel etc). ie all prophets are messengers but all messengers are not necessarily prophets or humans . 2. Only human messengers are called prophets. 3. Prophets brought scriptures. 4. Muhammed was the last prophet , but ,due to the presence of so many non human messengers, not the last messenger. 5. So expect no more human messengers(prophets). [6:93] Who is guilty of more wrong than he who forgeth a lie against Allah, or saith : I am inspired, when he is not inspired in aught; and who saith: I will reveal the like of that which Allah hath revealed? If thou couldst see, when the wrong doers reach the pangs of death and the angels stretch their hands out, saying: Deliver up your souls. This day ye are awarded doom of degradation for that ye spake concerning Allah other than the truth, and scorned His portents. _________________ Allah Hafiz Sohail Usmani Karachi-Pakistan[/quote]
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