[Abu Hafsat]

As-Salaam alaikum,
The Noble Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said:--

"TIME HAS NOW COME FULL CIRCLE AS IT WAS THE MOMENT ALLAH CREATED THE
HEAVENS AND EARTH." [Bukhari and others].

From this, we can understand that Prophethood is a circle, or as a ring of connected points, each point representing a Prophet, and that point which gathers and seals both arcs of the Circle represents Muhammad, alaihi-Salaat Wassalam. From the viewpoint of his unique status of being that gathering point, the Noble Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said:--

"I AM THE LEADER OF THE CHILDREN OF ADAM, AND THIS IS WITHOUT BOASTING." [Tirmidhi, Muslim, Abu Dawud]. And if we view each point of the circle in itself, we see that each of them can be a connecting point, giving some sense of equality. Here, you may quote the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam,where he said:--

"IT IS NOT FIT TO ELEVATE ME ABOVE MY BROTHER, YUNUS IBN MATTA." [Bukhari, Tabarani, Ibn Majah]. And in the Qur'an (2:285) we read:--

"WE DO NOT DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN ANY OF HIS MESSENGERS..."

because discrimination is a hole in the completeness of the Circle of Prophethood.