Does "Khatam Un Nabiyeen" Allow Jesus to Descend?

Let us talk that, will descend of Jesus make any impact on Khatam e Nabuwat i.e. seal of Prophethood?? Let us see this matter under the saying of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) on whom the Quran was revealed

Qadyanies/Ahmedies Often quote below Hadith to prove their point that Syyeda Ayesha(ra) had a belief that Prophethood is continue,

Hadith # 1
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Hazrat Ayesha (ra) said “Call him the Khatim al-Nabiyyin; but do not say that there shall not come a Prophet after him.”
(Al-Suyuti Durr-i-Manthur, Vol. V, p.204).

Hadith # 2
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The same statement of ‘A’isha has been quoted in the Ta’wil al-ahadith of Ibn Qutaiba. In the Durr-i-Manthur a similar statement of Mughira ibn Shu’ba has been quoted through a reference to the Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaiba: (It is related) from al-Sha’bi who said that a man sitting near Mughira ibn Shu’ba proclaimed: Blessings be upon Muhammad the Last of the Prophets, and there shall not come after him any Prophet! Mughira told him: When you say Khatim al-Nabiyyin, you need not further say, there shall not come a Prophet after him. For we have been told a hadith (from the Prophet) that ‘Isa is also to be (again) commissioned: and he was sent before him and (will be sent) after him.

(Durr-i-Manthur, Vol.V, p.264).

So from above hadith it is quite vivid What Hazrat Ayesha (ra) meant to say and What was her belief regarding Khatm e Nabuwat.



Hadith # 3
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Ibn Abi Hatim on the authority of Abu Hurariah that the Prophet once said: “I am the first of the Prophets in creation, and the last of them in being commissioned.”

(Ibn Kathir, on the margins of Fath al-bayan).


Hadith # 4
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“(It is related) on the authority of Abu Hurairah directly from the Prophet explaining the Qur’anic verse: (Remember) when We accepted their covenant from the Prophets, and from you (O Muhammad),
and from Noah,...” (33:7). He commented: ‘I was the first in respect of creation and I am the last of them in respect of Appointment’.”

(Narrated by Ibn Abi Hatim, Ibn Mirdawaihi, Abu Nu’aim in his Dala’il (p.6), al- Dailami, Ibn ‘Asakir, Ibn Abi Shaiba, Ibn Jarir and Ibn Sa’d, as quoted in the Tafsir of Ibn Kathir, old edition, with Baghawi on its margin, Vol. 8, p.89, al-Darral-Manthur, Vol. 5, p.84; Kanz al-’ummal, Vol. 6, p.112).


Hadith # 5
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“(It is related) on the authority of Qatada who reports the Prophet to have said: ‘I was the first of mankind in respect of creation, and shall be the last of them to be Commissioned’.”

(Narrated by Ibn Sa’d as a mursal hadith, as quoted in the Kanz, Vol. 6, p.102; also narrated by Ibn Abi Shaiba from Qatada, as in al-Durr, Vol. 5, p.184).


Hadith # 6
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In a long hadith concerning al-Isra’ (Night-Journey of the Prophet), (it is related) on the authority of Abu Hurairah directly from (the Prophet): “O Gabriel, who is with you?” He said (to the Angels in reply): “It is Muhammad the Messenger of Allah the Last of the Prophets… (till he said)... Then Allah the Blessed said unto him: I have taken you for my beloved. It is also recorded in the Torah that Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam is the beloved of the Most Beneficent. And We have sent you to all mankind. I have made your Ummah the earliest and the last of all the nations. I have also made your Ummah such as no khutbah (sermon, or address) shall be valid unless people testify that you are My servant and My Messenger. I have made you the first of the Prophets in creation, and the last of them in respect of Commissioned. I also gave you the seven repeated (verses - i.e., the Surat al-Fatiha) and I did not give it to any other Prophet before you: and I have given you the last verses of the Surat al-Baqara from that treasure which is (hidden) under the Throne and which I did not give to any other Prophet. I have also made you a Fatih (an opener) and a Khatim (one who ends a thing).”

(Narrated by al-Bazzar - see Majma’ al-zawa’id, pp.27- 29). This hadith is also narrated in the Khasa’is al-kubra, p.171, on the authority of Ibn Jarir, Ibn Abi Hatim, Ibn Mirdawaihi, Abu Ya’la and al- Baihaqi).

Hadith # 7
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“(It is related) in a long hadith on the authority of Anas directly (from the Prophet) who said: ‘All praise be to Allah Who had sent to me as Mercy for the creatures and (Messenger) unto all mankind... (till he said:) and made my Ummah the last of the nations, and still they are the first of them. Allah the Blessed the Exalted said: I made your Ummah the last of the people and yet they are the first of them… (till He said:) I made you the first of the Prophets in respect of creation, and the last of them in respect of Appointment… (till He said:) and I made you the Fatih (one who opens the chain of Prophets) and the Khatim (one who closes the chain of Prophets).’”

(Narrated by Abu Na’aim as recorded in the al-Khasa’is al-kubra, Vol. 2, p.197)



These are very clear facts that the term Khatim al-Nabiyyin and Akhir al- Nabiyyin mean only that the Holy Prophet is the last of the Prophets -peace be upon them - in respect of his being commissioned (to the people). From this point of view, it is not infeasible or incompatible to any early Prophet to remain (a Prophet) after him or later to be sent to this world.


(Extracted From Khatam e Nabuwat by Maulana Mufti Shafi Sahib)



Further it is mentioned in Sahih Ibn Habban in the commentry of Verse 43:61 that Jesus will descend before the day of judgment


، عن ابن عباس ، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في قوله : ( وإنه لعلم للساعة ) ، قال : « نزول عيسى ابن مريم من قبل يوم القيامة »

(صحيح ابن حبان > كتاب التاريخ >حديث رقم 6943)


Narrated from Ibn Abbas (RA) from the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) about the verse و إنه لعلم للساعة ['And he shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of Judgment):'] He said: 'Descent of 'Eisa ibn Maryam before the Day of Judgement.'

Sahih Ibn Hibban, Kitabul Tarikh, Hadith 6943




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