Islam Rediscovered
17. Prophetic Vision
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These extraordinary possibilities which lay hidden
in the darkness of the future, fifteen hundred years
ago required an exceptional vision. This observation
of the Prophet serves, undoubtedly, as a vital proof
of this vision.
HIS WORDS DETERMINE THE COURSE OF
HISTORY
How extraordinary was the Prophet’s declaration
recorded as follows in books of
hadith
: “The chain of
prophethood and messengership has been
terminated and after me neither a prophet nor a
messenger will be sent by God” (
Sahih Muslim
). In
addition to his having said that there would be no
prophet after him, this was also clearly stated in the
Qur’an. (33:40)
Such a declaration had never been made before
him, nor was it ever made after him. It is all the
more astonishing that these words have become a
matter of history. No one has so far dared to claim
to be a prophet of God.
Certain personalities have been named in
connection with the prophethood, but this is
