Intense Love for the Holy Prophet (sa) (Hazrat Musleh Mau’d’s (ra) Narration)
With regard to this, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) states:
“Upon the demise of the Holy Prophet (sa), the companions reached the consensus that all previous prophets had passed away. This happened because when the Holy Prophet (sa) passed away, Hazrat Umar (ra) thought he was still alive and would return. He was so convinced of this view that he was ready to behead anyone who said anything contrary to this. However, when Hazrat [Abu Bakr] Siddiq (ra) arrived, he recited the following verse before all the companions:
وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ اِلَّا رَسُوْلٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِه الرُّسُلُ
“‘And Muhammad is only a Messenger. Verily, all Messengers have passed away before him.’ (Ch.3: V.145)
“Hazrat Umar (ra) states, ‘My legs began shaking and I fell to the ground out of shock’. The companions expressed that it felt as if this verse had been revealed that very day, and they recited this verse that day throughout the markets. Thus, if there was a prophet meant to stay alive, then upon hearing that argument that if all prophets have passed away, then indeed the Holy Prophet (sa) would have to pass away as well, Hazrat Umar (ra) could have said, ‘This is not true because Jesus (as) is alive in heaven. Why then can our Holy Prophet (sa) not remain alive?’ However, the fact that the companions remained silent proves that the companions unanimously agreed that Jesus (as) had passed away.”
(Tohfat al-Muluk, Anwar-ul-Ulum, p. 128)
The Promised Messiah (as) has also said the same thing on the matter, which I detailed in a previous sermon.