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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books About the (p.b.u.h) Finality of Prophethood The Islamic Information and News Network (IINN) is happy to announce that the Islamic book, Finality of Prophethood, by Syed Abul A'la Maududi, a renowned scholar from Pakistan, will be made available electronically. We will insha Allah bring it out in parts due to its length. That Muhammad (S.A.W.) is the last Messenger and Prophet of Allah is a simple fact for any Muslim. The book gives a detailed study why.

The book is under copyright by The Islamic Publications Limited, 13-E, Shah Alam Market, Lahore (Pakistan). It may be purchased from major Islamic bookstores in the U.S.A. If you happen to own the book and notice any typographic or other errors in the computer copy, please notify us by email at: MUSLIMS@ASUACAD.BITNET The obvious omissions from the book are the two maps which we could not produce in ASCII format and a few Arabic phrases.

The Arabic phrases however have been transliterated into the text. M.I. Zahid January 5, 1994 The Finality of Prophethood by S. Abul A'la Maududi Foreword Of all the conspiracies hatched against Islam in modern times, the most dangerous is a false claim to Prophethood made in the beginning of this century. This claim has been the main cause of wide spread mental chaos amongst the Ummah for the last sixty years.

Like all other schisms, the root cause of this mischief is that the Muslims are generally ignorant of their religion. Had they been truly imbued with its knowledge and developed a clear understanding of the article of faith relating to the finality of Prophethood, it would have been well-nigh impossible for any false claimant to Prophethood to take root and thrive among the people of Islam after the last ministry of (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

At this juncture the most perfect and effective remedy for eradicating this evil is to educate the maximum number of people in the best possible manner about true faith in the finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and stressing the importance and value of this article of faith in the religion of Islam. It is also imperative that all doubts and skeptical notions about the final ministry of (peace be upon him) should be dispelled through reason and logic.

This booklet has been prepared to serve this very purpose. Readers who find it useful should take a step further and extend their full co-operation in the propagation of its contents.