Was Muhammad The Last Messenger?

'No'. Muhammad was not the last messenger.

Firstly, the difference between a prophet and a messenger is that a prophet brings a new revelation, while a messenger rehearses previous scripture and

refines/purifies the religion. Though all prophets are also messengers, since they rehearse the law that came down to them, all messengers are not prophets.

GOD points out three facts:

1). The hypocrites ALWAYS believe that the messenger that came to them was THE LAST ONE as pounted out in 40:34. They don't have faith that GOD will send anymore guidance and the result is that they tamper with the religion.

40:34 Joseph had come to you before that with clear revelations, but you continued to doubt his message. Then, when he died you said, "GOD will not send any other messenger after him. (He was the last messenger)!" GOD thus sends astray those who are transgressors, doubtful.

2). Prophet Muhammad was a messenger of GOD and the final prophet, but not the final messenger of GOD and the final prophet. If Muhammad was the final messenger, GOD would have said he was the final messenger, but the Quran being clear and accurate, complete and fully detailed (as stated in 6:38, 114; 7:52; 10:37; 12:111; and 19:97) simply says in 33:40 that he was one of the messengers [ '..a messenger'] and yet the final prophet. The terms are clear.

33:40 Muhammad was not the father of any man among you. He was a messenger of GOD and the final prophet. GOD is fully aware of all things.

3). GOD says in Quran in 3:81 that after all the scriptures have been delivered, a messenger would come who would confirm all scripture. An OATH was taken from the prophets to support this messenger. We learn in 33:7 that Muhammad was one of the prophets who took this oath. Thus if this messenger comes AFTER all the scripture has been delivered, then it could not be Muhammad who passed on soon after delivering the final scripture. And since Muhammad was one of the prophets who made the oath to support this messenger, it is clear that he was not this messenger nor the final messenger.

3:81: GOD took a covenant from the prophets, saying, "I will give you the scripture and wisdom. Afterwards, a messenger will come to confirm all existing scriptures. You shall believe in him and support him." He said, "Do you agree with this, and pledge to fulfill this covenant?" They said, "We agree." He said, "You have thus borne witness, and I bear witness along with you."

33:7: Recall that we took from the prophets their covenant, including you (O Muhammad), Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary. We took from them a solemn pledge.

{For informative purposes, this messenger already came and by GODs will I will point out his identity in the next e-mail along with the proof.}

I can't get clearer than using the Quran as evidence.

If you can argue with these facts, and still insist that Muhammad was the final messenger, you are not a believer. Simple. Either you believe GOD, or you believe your 'scholars' and put them as a god over GOD. The truth is clear from error.

Peace.

Mahdi