Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Nabuwwat

नबुव्वत
said na-buw-WAT
also written: nubuwwah, nabuwwat, khatm-e-nabuwwat
Meaning

Prophethood; the office and mission of a prophet.

Literally: prophethood

Usage & notes

Prophethood — the office of the prophets who convey God's revelation, sealed and completed in Muhammad (khatm-e-nabuwwat, the finality of prophethood). Iqbal gives this finality a philosophical reading: the end of prophecy signals humanity's coming of age, when reason, ijtihad and inductive inquiry must carry forward the guidance once given through prophets. The Prophet's example remains the living pattern of the perfected self.