LessonsFinality of Prophethood and the Protection of ProphetsQuiz

وَقَدْ دَلَّ كَلَامُهُ، وَكَلَامُ اللَّهِ الْمُنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِ
His statements and God's revelation to him provide evidence of it.

First, the messenger's truthfulness and the authority of revelation are established. Then his authentic statements and revelation disclose that he is the final prophet. The reasoning has two levels of evidence: the establishment of messengership itself and the subsequent acceptance of the true messenger's report about its closure.

Debating the date at which a future prophet might appear, while ignoring the prior evidence for the reporting messenger, misses an essential step. Once the truthfulness of the messenger is established, his authoritative declaration about finality carries its own force.

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Proof of prophethood and its finality

Finality of Prophethood and the Protection of Prophets

وَقَدْ دَلَّ كَلَامُهُ، وَكَلَامُ اللَّهِ الْمُنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِ
His statements and God's revelation to him provide evidence of it.

First, the messenger's truthfulness and the authority of revelation are established. Then his authentic statements and revelation disclose that he is the final prophet. The reasoning has two levels of evidence: the establishment of messengership itself and the subsequent acceptance of the true messenger's report about its closure.

Debating the date at which a future prophet might appear, while ignoring the prior evidence for the reporting messenger, misses an essential step. Once the truthfulness of the messenger is established, his authoritative declaration about finality carries its own force.