Seal of the Prophets

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Seal of the Prophets is an Islamic title for Muhammad signifying his role as the final prophet in the line of prophetic messengers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious title
honorific epithet
affirmedBy traditional Muslim theologians
affirmedIn classical Islamic creeds
appearsIn Quran
surface form: Qur’an
ArabicScript Seal of the Prophets self-linksurface differs
surface form: خاتم النبيين
associatedWith belief in Muhammad’s unique status
associatedWithBelief end of prophetic revelation
no prophet after Muhammad
basisOfDoctrine doctrine of no new prophet after Muhammad
category Islamic honorifics
Seal of the Prophets self-linksurface differs
surface form: Titles of Muhammad
contrastedWith continuing prophetic line
doctrinalFunction distinguishes prophets from later saints or scholars
hasDoctrinalStatus core Islamic belief about Muhammad
hasImplication authority of Muhammad’s message for Muslims
closure of prophetic office
heldBy Muhammad
interpretedBy Shia Islam
surface form: Shia Muslims

Sunni Islam
surface form: Sunni Muslims
language Arabic
linkedTo Islamic eschatology
prophetic succession
mentionedInSurah Surah al-Ahzab
mentionedInVerse Qur’an 33:40
recognizedBy mainstream Islamic scholarship
refersTo Muhammad
relatedConcept Islamic creed
finality of prophethood in Islam
relatedTerm Seal of the Prophets self-linksurface differs
surface form: Khatm an-Nubuwwa
religion Islam
scripturalBasis Qur’anic description of Muhammad
signifies Muhammad as last prophet
finality of prophethood
sourceLanguageMeaning seal as in confirming previous prophets
seal as in last or final
theologicalRole defines status of Muhammad among prophets
titleOf Muhammad
transliteration Seal of the Prophets self-linksurface differs
surface form: Khatam an-Nabiyyin
usedBy Muslims
usedIn Islamic creed statements
Islamic devotional literature
Islamic theology

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Seal of the Prophets ArabicScript Seal of the Prophets self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: خاتم النبيين
Seal of the Prophets category Seal of the Prophets self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Titles of Muhammad
Muhammad honorificTitle Seal of the Prophets
Surah al-Ahzab keyConcept Seal of the Prophets
this entity surface form: Prophet Muhammad as the Seal of the Prophets
Islam regardsMuhammadAs Seal of the Prophets
Seal of the Prophets relatedTerm Seal of the Prophets self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Khatm an-Nubuwwa
Seal of the Prophets transliteration Seal of the Prophets self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Khatam an-Nabiyyin