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The Sayings
of the Holy Prophet Muhammad in which the statement laa
nabiyya ba`di ("There is to be no prophet after
me.") appears are cited by Hazrat Mirza in a number
of places. If he had indeed claimed to be a prophet, he
could not have referred to this maxim in the following
words:
``The Holy
Prophet, peace and the blessings of God be upon him, had
said repeatedly that no prophet would come after him, and
the Saying la nabiyya ba`di was so well-known that
no one had any doubt regarding its authenticity.''
(Kitab
al-Barriyya, footnote, p. 184)
``Similarly, by saying la
nabiyya ba`di, he closed the door absolutely to any
new prophet or a returning prophet.''
(Ayyam
as-Sulh, p. 152)
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