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.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khatam an-Nabiyyin | 1 |
| Khatm an-Nubuwwa | 1 |
| Prophet Muhammad as the Seal of the Prophets | 1 |
| Titles of Muhammad | 1 |
| خاتم النبيين | 1 |
Statements (43)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
خاتم النبيين
this entity surface form:
Titles of Muhammad
this entity surface form:
Prophet Muhammad as the Seal of the Prophets
this entity surface form:
Khatm an-Nubuwwa
this entity surface form:
Khatam an-Nabiyyin