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Does khatam al-nabiyyin mean the last prophet or the best prophet?

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Khatam al-nabiyyin: the best or the last prophet?

QuestionLive chat · questioner not identifiedAnswered 26 Jun 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu LaythSegment 23 of 36 in the recording2020-06-26-S23

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The guest understands khatam al-nabiyyin as the last prophet, since the Quran addresses all people until the end of the world, and says the Quran gives the time of the end of the world.

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Mufti Abu Layth reads a chat question asking the guest's view of khatam al-nabiyyin as meaning the best rather than the last prophet, and whether nabi is synonymous with rasul given that Ismail is called both in the Quran. The guest says he understands khatam as seal and therefore last, because the Quran is for all people and speaks of Muhammad's community as lasting to the end of the world; he adds that the Quran gives the time of the end of the world, a subject he would love to discuss on another occasion.

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What is your view on the definition of khatam al-nabiyyin as the best and not the last prophet, and of nabi being synonymous with rasul, given that Ismail is called both a rasul and a nabi?

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2:16:05

you do them forever not having a support of men psychologically or in socially or economically that would if someone can afford it and it is really not easy to have the woman especially with children or things and it was a exigent circumstances it's not marrying like virgins and I mean I think you're gonna lose so much of your male following now this is we're gonna be like what and

2:16:41

you've taken this away they see the question so the next question is what is your view on the definition of Hartman nabiyeen being the best and not the last prophet and Nabi being synonymous with rasool phil kitab when it mentions ismail in on kana asada called Wahiawa kana Rasul and Nabi yeah yes that's a question by soul of Lisa yeah I I thought I'm a means to and the seal

2:17:20

I understand as the lost and because the Quran is also be on Elena's and the Quran talks about Muhammad's time Muhammad's own man to be related to the end of the world and therefore it must until the end of the world and there I am very high right now not a problem no no it is a subject I would love to talk but not now because sure I would like to discuss about the end of the world because the Quran gives the time

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Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment 2020-06-26-S23, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/23/ (accessed 1 November 2026)

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Mufti Abu Layth. (2020, June 26). Does khatam al-nabiyyin mean the last prophet or the best prophet? [Video, segment 2020-06-26-S23, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/23/
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Mufti Abu Layth. 2020. "Does khatam al-nabiyyin mean the last prophet or the best prophet?" Video, segment 2020-06-26-S23, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Recorded June 26, 2020. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/23/
BibTeX 
@misc{abulayth-2020-06-26-S23,
  author = {Mufti Abu Layth},
  title = {{Does khatam al-nabiyyin mean the last prophet or the best prophet?}},
  year = {2020},
  month = {6},
  date = {2020-06-26},
  howpublished = {\url{https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/23/}},
  url = {https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/23/},
  organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive},
  urldate = {2026-11-01},
  note = {Segment 2020-06-26-S23, auto-transcribed, may contain errors}
}
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