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- How do we respond to the argument that Muhammad can’t be the final messenger if Jesus is a prophet who has been chosen to return to Earth?
- From the perspective of Sunni Muslim scholarship, the answer to this is that when we say that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the last prophet or {Quoting Quran in Arabic} as the Quran says in Chapter 33 verse number 40, we mean that he is the last in the whole series of prophets to be born.
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Safiyyah Ally: Okay, Brother Shabir, here’s a question: how do we respond to the argument that Muhammad can’t be the final messenger if Jesus is a prophet who has been chosen to return to Earth?
Dr. Shabir Ally: From the perspective of Sunni Muslim scholarship, the answer to this is that when we say that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the last prophet or {Quoting Quran in Arabic} as the Quran says in surah 33 verse number 40, we mean that he is the last in the whole series of prophets to be born.
So, people see prophets. They come and go, and then there’s still an expectation of a new prophet to be born. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is now born. He is the last to be born.
So, if for any reason any one of the previous prophets were to come back in the future that does not take away from the fact that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the last in the line of prophets to be born.
And Allah knows best.
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