Prophet Muhammad as the Seal of the Prophethood

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) explains how he is the seal of prophethood by saying: "My role in comparison with the other prophets before me is that of a man who has built a house nicely and beautifully, except for the place of one brick in a corner. People wonder at its beauty, but say: "Shouldn't that brick be put in its place?" So I am that brick and I am the last of the Prophets."²⁶

The Sufi approach evaluated the term hatam an-nabi (seal of the prophets) with two different meanings. The first one is that Prophet Muhammad is the last prophet and the second one is that with him the prophethood has been completed.²⁷

People asked "What is the conclusion?" He answered "The conclusion is humans' returning to where they started from!"²⁸

The relationship between the beginning and ending has an important place in Ibn Arabi's theory of existence. In a concept of circular existence, the beginning exists with the ending and the endings are added to the beginnings. The fact that Prophet Muhammad is the first prophet in ontological terms and the last prophet in chronological terms is consistent with the fact that he is the first prophet in terms of existence and the essence of the humans, but he is the last in terms of his appearance in the universe.²⁹

Again Maulana Jalaladdin al-Rumi mentions Allah's promises about "the last Prophet" in his Masnawi:

"God's blessings made promises to Mustafa (Prophet Muhammad) and said: "Even if you die, this religion, this faith will not die. I shall praise your book and your miracle. I shall prevent the ones who try to erase something from or add something to the Holy Quran. I shall protect you in both worlds. I shall leave the ones who oppose your words and I shall make them ashamed... Do not look for a better protector than me! I shall increase your gleam day after day and I shall imprint your name in gold and silver. I shall build pulpits and niches for you. I love you so much that your sorrow is mine. They secretly say your name for they fear; they hide when they are performing the prayer. Your religion is secretly practiced because of the fear of the damned  infidel...

I shall place minarets all around the universe. Your servants shall take over cities and discover places. Your religion shall spread everywhere from the fish to the moon. Your Quran is like the rod of Moses and it wipes out blasphemy. You sleep under the earth, but that clean word is aware of everything like a rod. The hands of the attackers cannot reach that rod. Sleep o Sultan sleep... May your sleep be blessed!³⁰

"The conveyance which brought Islamic law" was definitely sealed with the death of Prophet Muhammad. In the same that the Muhammadi haqiqat shed a light on history via other prophets before Prophet Muhammad came, it will continue with his successors. Above all, "Are not the guardians of this community like the prophets of the previous community?"³¹

Finally, Hudayi says:

Prophet Muhammad is the capital of earthly happiness and heavenly happiness.

Prophet Muhammad is the reason for the creation of Adam.

Although Adam came before Him in form,

Prophet Muhammad is the pioneer and leader.

Prophethood is a divine position, Hudayi,

But Prophet Muhammad is the friend of Allah

Prophet Muhammad is the last prophet.³²