The Finality of the Holy Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him) Part 2

Belief in the finality of the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) is one of the most important Islamic beliefs that has been supported by numerous Quranic Verses and Traditions (Ahadith). According to Islamic sources, the Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) is the only prophet who has been nicknamed as "Khatam"-the last - by God, the Almighty; meaning he is the last of the divine prophets. The Quran is also the last divine book, and Islam is the last religion revealed by God. Until the Day of Resurrection, this religion and Book will not be abrogated, and there will be no other prophet for mankind. Apart from this genuine Islamic belief, there are groups of disbelievers, including the Baha'is, who try to refute this belief. The Bahais’ pamphlet entitled “Eliminating the Doubts” is one of the sources that addressed this Issue in question 15 in eight sections. The purpose of this article is to review those eight discussions and provide several documentation to answer the claims of the Baha'i writers stated in this regard. In Part 1 of this paper, the first four sections were discussed: the necessity of renewal of divine religions and the unlimited divine knowledge, the division between divine religions, all claim their religions as the final religion, and the verse of Khatam al-Nabi'ein. The second part of this paper discusses the next four questions, finality in the traditions, the difference between the Arabic wondy “Nabi” and “Rasul”, the intrinsic meaning of first and finality, and the Qur an's emphasis on the coming of the prophets.