Another Deobandi: No Effect to Finality if Another Prophet Comes

Continuing from the previous entry, another Deobandi, Abu Bakr Ghazipuri, writes:

سارے انبیا کی نبوت آپکی نبوت کا فیض ہے، اگر بفرض محال دوسرا نبی بھی آۓ تو آپکی نبوت اس کی نبوت کی اصل ہوگی اور آپ ہی کی نبوت کا فیض ہوگی۔ اور آپ اس کی نبوت کے بھی ذاتی اعتبار سے خاتم ہوں گے، جس طرح تمام انبیاء کے آپ خاتم ہیں۔

“The Prophethood of Muhammad is original and the Prophethood of the other Ambiyaa stems from the effulgence of his Nubuwah. That also means that he is the Seal of the Ambiyaa, from the first of them to the last, in aspects of personality, time and place. Even if in theory there should have been a prophet after him, that would have no effect on his Finality, because his Nubuwah is vested in himself orginally whilst the others stem from his effulgence. There is no doubt that that statement is correct...He being the Seal of the Ambiyaa, in personality, time and place, there would be no harm to his Nubuwat if in theory there were to be another Nabi in the era after him.” (Kia Ibn Taymiya Ulama e Ahle Sunnat wal-Jamaat Main Sey Hein? p.18):