Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Contradiction between Quran 10:47 and finality of prophethood

“In Quran 10:47 it says 'For every nation there is a messenger.' What does this mean? After Prophet Muhammad, no messenger will come, but the Quran says messengers will keep coming.”Asked by Mr. Asif, New Delhi

He answers at 1:30:24 in Stress and Spirituality · 5 min 47 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:30:24
Mr. Asif ka new New Delhi se sawal aaya hai. unhone likha hai: "har ummat ke liye ek paighambar hai. har ummat ka ek waqt muqarrar hai. Allah ke paighambar ek ke baad ek ate rahenge." Quran ke Chapter Ten, Verse number Forty Seven mein aaya hai: likulli al-ummah rasool. Maulana sahib, iska kya matlab hai? Muhammad sahib ke baad koi rasool nahi aayega jabke Quran shareef hamein saaf saaf bayan karta hai ke Allah ke rasool ate rahenge. yeh kaha hai ke ate rahenge
1:31:03
? yeh ate rahenge kaha hai? likulli qawmin har qoum ke hath gumane, har ek giroh ke nabi aaya. yeh jo aap jo nikal rahe hain continuation, yeh yeh kahan is mein likha hua hai? dekhiye, yeh bahut badi fallacy hai, bahut badi galatfehmi hai. rasool naya is waqt aata hai jabke pichhle rasool ki layi hui hidayat mehfooz na rahi ho. yeh usool samajh lijiye aap. dunya mein Khuda ke deen ki numaindagi ya to living paighambar karta hai ya Khuda ki book karti hai. agar Khuda ki book maujood hai to living paighambar ki zaroorat nahi hai. to jo ayatein hain iska matlab yahi hai ke Allah ne paighambar bheja. usne Allah ki kitab logon ke samne pesh ki. lekin woh kitab phir mehfooz nahi rahi to phir dobara paighambar bhejna pada.
1:32:01
dobara bhejna pada. ab Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam jo jo kitab laye Quran woh poori tarah mehfooz hai. is mein ek ayat ke barabar bhi koi cheez yani na badli hai na mitti hai na kuch hua hai. to ab paighambar kis liye? naya paighambar kis liye? Quran is zamane mein paighambar ki jagah par hai. Quran ko numaindagi kar raha hai. maqsad yeh nahi ke ek living ke paighambar maujood ho. yaad rakhiye ke maqsad yeh nahi ke living paighambar maujood ho. maqsad yeh hai ke mehfooz kitab ilahi maujood ho.
1:32:43
to kya aap ko agar hidayat chahiye Allah taala ki to aap ko ek chalta phirta insan dekh chahiye? is dekhein aap. yani ek sacha seekhar hai. ek aadmi janna chahta hai ke Allah ka mansha kya hai? to kya usko aap chahiye ke ek ek road pe ek aadmi chalta phirta ho? nahi, woh book agar uske paas hai Allah ki mehfooz book, is mein aap padh lijiye. is se aap ko hidayat mil jayegi. to yeh bahut badi fallacy hai yeh ke is se log sabit karte hain ke is zamane mein ek paighambar aana chahiye. yeh bilkul absurd hai, illogical hai, baseless hai yeh baat.
1:33:21
yaad rakhiye, paighambar jo bar bar aaye to uski wajah yeh thi ke pichhle paighambar ke jo ke zariye Allah taala ne jo hidayat bheji thi woh mehfooz nahi rahi. ab jo rasool Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam jo Muhammad Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam jo the unke zariye Allah taala ne Quran bheja to woh Quran mukammal mehfooz hai. ab jo seekhar ho woh Quran ko padhe. Plus yeh hai ke khud rasool Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam ki seerat bhi mehfooz hai. aap ke kalmat jo hain hadith wahi mehfooz hain. is se aap jaan lijie ke islam kya hai, allah ki marzi kya hai.
1:33:58
to maqsad yeh hai yani allah taala ke guidance ko jaan lena na ke kisi ko chalte phirte dekhna road par. yeh bohat bari fallacy hai jis mein log kuch log pade hue hain. aur is ki koi buniyad nahi hai. yeh khud sakhta dimagh ko aplaye karna hai. allah taala ka ki marzi kya hai is ko jaane baghair. ab dekhiye, printing press ka zamana aa gaya. yani allah taala ne printing press paida kiya. ab quran sirf pehle zamane mein shuru mein quran jo hai ya to mushaf hi hota tha ya hath ka likha hua hota tha. ab to bohat umda chapa hua, bohat hi sahi, bohat hi khoobsurat,
1:34:43
bohat hi achhe andaaz mein yani is ke sath binding ke sath. to aap isi ko isi ko dekh kar, isi ko padh kar ke aap allah ki yani guidance lijie, sirat-e-mustaqeem ko daryaft kijie. ab living peghambar ki zaroorat nahi hai. mehfooz khulasa yeh hai ke jab mehfooz kitab maujood hai to phir living peghambar ki zaroorat nahi hai. aah maulana aah qatar se aah maulana abdul basit omri ka ek comment aaya hai jo hum padhna chahenge. aah unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, aaj pehli baar maine shoori taur par yeh jaana ke musalman sachai ki daryaft par nahi, muslim qaumiyat ya muslim mazloomiyat ki buniyad par khade hue hain. un ki tehreerein, taqreerein, jalsay jaloos, duaein sab ke sab mazloomiyat ki nafsiyat par ho rahe hain.
1:35:43
jabke al-risala mission sachai ki daryaft ki buniyad par shuru hua hai. yahi wajah hai ke sari baaton mein, taqreeron mein, tehreeron mein marifat aur dawat ubal raha hai. jabke doosri tehreekon mein sirf aur sirf mazloomiyat ki dastanain hain. ya phir qaumi fakhr ki ghiza deti hain. jo al-risala mission se juda hua hai woh talash-e-fitrat ka jawab paane ki wajah se juda hua hai. allah ka yeh sab se bada ehsan hai ke is ne al-risala mission ki daryaft karai." agla sawal aah dilli se aaya hai miss naghma siddiqui ka.
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