Christ. But in addition to all this, there is the clearly defined and strongly established fact of the finality of prophethood which bars the advent of any prophet, old or new, after Holy Prophet Muḥammad.

Appearance of reformers

It must however be borne in mind that, as shown in the last chapter, Divine revelation is granted to prophets as well as to those who are not prophets, and that, therefore, though prophethood, being no more needed, has been brought to a close , the gift of Divine revelation to the righteous servants of God is still granted as heretofore. Men do not stand in need of a new prophet because they have a perfect law in the Holy Qur’ān, but they do stand in need of Divine blessings, and Divine revelation is the highest of all blessings. Moreover, speaking is an attribute of the Divine Being, just as hearing and seeing are His attributes also, and Divine attributes never cease to function. It has also been shown in the last chapter that, according to a most reliable ḥadīth, a part of prophethood called mubashshirāt (lit., good visions) remains after prophethood has ceased (Bu. 92:5), and according to another, God speaks to the righteous in this community (ummah) though they are not prophets (Bu.62:6). There is another report showing that mujaddids (reformers) will appear among the Muslim: “Surely Allāh will raise for this community (of Muslims), at the commencement of every century, one who will reform their religion” (AD. 36:1). A mujaddid is a reformer commissioned to remove errors that have crept in among the Muslims, and to shed new light on the great religious truths of Islām in the new circumstances which the Muslim community will be called upon to face.