NOTICE: This article is a reproduction from Submitters Perspective No 48, November 1988.
Read it for yourself:
[1] Verse 81 of Sura 3 clearly informs us that after all the prophets (Nabis) have come to this world, and all the scriptures have been delivered, the Messenger of the Covenant (Rasool) will be sent to confirm all the prophets, remove all innovations, and restore all the scriptures.
[2] Verses 33:7 and 33:40 tell us that the Prophet Muhammad was the final prophet, not the final messenger, that Muhammad was one of the prophets who made the pledge to believe in and support God’s Messenger of the Covenant, and that God’s Messenger of the Covenant will come after Muhammad.
[3] Verse 82 of Sura 3 informs us that anyone who rejects the Quranic truth predicting the advent of God’s Messenger of the Covenant (as stated in 3:81) is an evil person. Read it for yourself.
[4] The next verse, 3:83, tells us that the rejectors of God’s Messenger of the Covenant do not belong in God’s religion (Islam). Read it for yourself.
[5] The next verse, 3:84, commands us to make no distinction among God’s messengers.
[6] The next verse, 3:85, emphasizes that the rejectors of God’s Messenger of the Covenant are no longer Muslims. Read it for yourself.
[7] Please note that the total of these numbers (3+81+82+83+84+85) is 418, or 19×22.