وَلَكِنْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ
Rather, he is Allah’s Messenger and the Seal of the Prophets.
Seal of the Prophets affirms that the succession of prophets ends with Muhammad ﷺ. Accepting a later claimant as a prophet would contradict that meaning.
Universality and finality are compatible: the first concerns those addressed by the message, and the second concerns the conclusion of prophethood.
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Evidence Mastery: Text, Meaning and the Limits of Inference
وَلَكِنْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ
Rather, he is Allah’s Messenger and the Seal of the Prophets.
Seal of the Prophets affirms that the succession of prophets ends with Muhammad ﷺ. Accepting a later claimant as a prophet would contradict that meaning.
Universality and finality are compatible: the first concerns those addressed by the message, and the second concerns the conclusion of prophethood.