Help me understand this: Mohammed, The Seal of the Prophets,..?

Question

Muhammad, the "Seal of the Prophets" was the last Prophet in the Age of Promise; the
Báb closed that Age and opened the Age of Fulfillment.

Help me clarify the words Seal of the Prophets, Age of Pomise and Age of Fulfilment.

I need this sentence to explain this to some Muslim friends.
Thx.

Nobody gave me a right answer... What do these words mean??

Seal of the Prophets, Age of Pomise and Age of Fulfilment.

Answer 1

I'm a Muslim but I dunno!

Answer 2

OK. The concept was created to justify Muhammad as being the last. That no more shall God send prophets. No more shall Allah give divine relevation- that from the death of the Prophet all inspiration all wisdom shall be controlled by a few- the imams, the sheiks, those who claim themselves above all others.

This is not the will of Allah. This is the will of men, who seek to cling to power. What arrogance to tell Allah what he can or cannot do!

Who is any person to tell any other that God shall no more ever nominate another prophet, another messenger!

That is why Allah has commanded the revelation of the Most Sacred Qur'an of One Islam See:
http://one-islam.org/quran/quran_0010.htm

It is why Allah has commanded the constitution of One Islam, for the faithful of all Islam to elect a prophet from their own- to unite the faith and end such lies
See:
http://one-islam.org/constitution/one_islam_0550.htm

Answer 3

well known, however, that the purpose of a seal is not to close a statement but to certify it as correct. That is why often a seal is affixed to a document at its top and in other cases it is affixed at its bottom or at its end. Its purpose is to certify the genuiness and correctness of the contents of the document. It is well known that after the truce of Hudaybiyyah, when the Holy Prophet decided to address letters to the rulers and chiefs of surrounding territories inviting them to the acceptance of Islam, he was told that rulers and chiefs do not attach any significance to a communication addressed to them unless it bears the seal of the writer. Thereupon the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had a seal prepared which was thereafter used for the attestation and certification of documents (Bokhari and Muslim).
The purpose of a seal being attestation and certification, the interpretation of the verse in question would be that though the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had no male issue, yet being the Messenger of Allah he is the spiritual progenitor of his followers. He is, therefore, not without issue but has a large progeny. It is added that he is not merely a Divine Messenger but is also the Seal of the Prophets, that is to say, he is not only the progenitor of the generality of the believers but is the spiritual progenitor of the prophets and messengers also and thus he occupies the exalted position which imports that no prophet or messenger can now appear unless he bears with him the confirmatory seal of the Holy Prophet. This means that the Holy Prophet is not only the spiritual progenitor of the generality of believers but is also the spiritual progenitor of prophets and messengers.
If this verse is construed as meaning that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was absolutely the last prophet, the verse becomes meaningless. In that case its meaning would be: 'Muhammad had no son but he is the last prophet.' In Arabic idiom the word 'but' which has been used here is employed for the purpose of introducing an explanation in modification of what has gone before, or for the purpose of clearing a doubt which the previous statement might raise. The use of the word 'but' in this verse entails that it should be followed by a statement which modifies or clarifies that which has gone before. In view of this the interpretation put forward by our opponents makes the verse meaningless, for it would then amount to a statement that though the Holy Prophet has no issue, no prophet will come after him. This would constitute no praise of the Holy Prophet.
The interpretation of the verse adopted by the Ahmadiyya Community is in exact accord with that attributed to it by great Imams and the elect in the past. For instance, Hazrat Ayesha (may Allah be pleased with her) is reported as having said:
Say he was Khataman Nabiyyeen, but do not say that there will be no prophet after him. (Durre Manshur, Vol. V of Jalaludin Suyuti)

Hazrat Mohyuddin ibn Arabi has stated in his book, Futuhat Makkiyyah:
Prophethood will continue among men till the Judgment Day, though a new law is barred. Law is a part of prophethood.
Hazrat Imam Muhammad Tahir has stated in his book, Majmaul Bihar:
The saying of Hazrat Ayesha that Muslims should call the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, Khataman Nabiyyeen, but should not say that there would be no prophet after him, had reference to the advent of the Promised Messiah. The direction given by Hazrat Ayesha is not in contradiction with the hadees: 'There will be no prophet after me'; for the meaning of the Holy Prophet was that there would be no prophet after him who would abrogate his law.

Answer 4

It means Mohammed (pbuh) was the last of the prophets and that there would be no prophet after him. Allah had given this seal to prophet Mohammed (pbuh) as a mark of the finality of prophethood. It was present somewhere on his back and could be seen too. Infact there were some sahabas (companions of the prophet) who had even seen it.

Answer 5

Consider that God taught through his prophet Moses that all prophets must be in agreement with God. All prophets must also be in agrement with the other prophets. Now was Muhammad in agreement with the word of God? Read the word of God and see if Muhammad was in agreement with God? Was Muhmmad in agreement wiht the other prophets? Read The words of the prophets, Moses taught the tree of life and Abraham taught the lord would provide himself a lamb.Isaiah taught the lamb would atone for sin... Jesus taught that he must fufill these prophesies of Isaiah and the only way to the Father was through the Son. did Muhammad agree with the prophets of God? the answer to the questions is obviously no. If a man claims ot be a prophet and does not agree with God nor the prophets he is a false prophet not the seal of prophets and not a prophet of God.

Answer 6

meaning in other words, that he is the last prophet.