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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imam Al Mahdi, The Twelfth Khalifah In The Sahih Sunni Ahadith Preface Has Allah “sent” any new person to this Ummah after the death of His beloved Messenger, sallallahu ‘alaihi wa alihi ? Apparently, this question rests on three sub-questions: (a) Are there prophets after Muhammad? (b) Does Allah “send” non-prophets to Ummahs ? (c) If yes, are there any such non-prophets “sent” to our Ummah after our Prophet?
Well, there is absolutely no doubt or dispute about the fact that Muhammad is the last and final prophet and messenger from Allah[^1]. Therefore, none shall ever come after him with new nubuwwah or risalah , or with any new shari’ah or kitab . He has been sent as the sole prophet and messenger of all humanity till the end of the earth[^2]. So, Allah does NOT send any new prophets or messengers to our Ummah after him.
However, in the pre-Muhammad era, our Lord did “send” at least one non-prophet to an Ummah . Prof. Ibn Yasin cites this authentic report about him: قال الضياء المقدسي: أخبرنا أبو المجد زاهر بن أحمد بن حامد بن أحمد الثقفي -بقراءتي عليه بأصبهان- قلت له: أخبركم أبو عبد الله الحسين بن عبد الملك ابن الحسين الخلال -قراءة عليه وأنت تسمع- أنا الإمام أبو الفضل عبد الرحمن ابن أحمد بن الحسن بن بندار الرازي المقري، أنا أبو الحسن أحمد بن إبراهيم ابن أحمد بن علي بن فراس، ثنا أبو جعفر محمد بن إبراهيم الديلي، ثنا أبو عبيد الله سعيد بن عبد الرحمن المخزومي، ثنا سفيان ابن عيينة عن ابن أبي حسين، عن أبي الطفيل قال: سمعت ابن الكواء يسأل علي بن أبي طالب - رضي الله عنه - عن ذي القرنين فقال علي: لم يكن نبياً ولا ملك، كان عبداً صالحاً، أحبّ الله فأحبه، وناصح الله فناصحه الله، بُعث إلى قومه فضربوه على قرنه فمات فبعثه الله، فسمى ذي القرنين.
Al-Dhiya al-Maqdisi said: Abu al-Majd Zahir b. Ahmad b. Hamid b. Ahmad al-Thaqafi – Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Husayn b. ‘Abd al-Malik b. al-Husayn al-Khalal – Imam Abu al-Fadhl ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Ahmad b. al-Husayn b. Bandar al-Razi al-Muqri – Abu al-Hasan Ahmad b. Ibrahim b. Ahmad b. ‘Ali b. Faras – Abu Ja’far Muhammad b. Ibrahim al-Duyali – Abu ‘Ubayd Allah Sa’id b. ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Makhzumi – Sufyan b. ‘Uyaynah – Ibn Abi Husayn – Abu al-Tufayl: I heard Ibn al-Kawa asking ‘Ali b.
Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, about Dhu al-Qarnayn, and ‘Ali replied, “ He was NOT a prophet, and he was not an angel . He was rather a righteous servant. He loved Allah; so, He loved him too. He sought the guidance of Allah; and so, He guided him. HE WAS SENT TO HIS PEOPLE .