Finality of prophethood from the Holy Quran

Dr. Mohammed Alam Qurayshi

It is the firm belief of all Muslims, irrespective of the sect they belong to, that the Holy Quran is the last and final message of Almighty Allah revealed upon His last Prophet Hazrat Mohammed (p.b.u.h). After this divine message no other message is to come till the day of Judgment. This book is the fountain of knowledge and a lantern of guidance forever. Everything is present in it.

Allah the Alimighty has introduced Quran as the fountainhead (source) of all knowledges. We can refer to some of the verses of the Quran itself wherein the superiority of the Quran has been emphasized.

\"Nothing have We omitted from the Book, and they (all) shall be gathered to their Lord in the end.\"(Chapter of An\'am, verse 38)

\"...nor anything fresh or dry (green or withered), but is (inscribed) in a Record Clear (to those who can read).\"(Chapter of An\'am, verse 59)

\"..and We have sent down to thee the Book explaining all things\"(Chapter of Nahl, verse 89)

The above verses are suffiently clear to prove that Allah has explained everything in the Quran.

From the point of view of traditions, the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h) says about its superiority: \"The superiority of the Quran over other writings is like the superiority of Allah over His creatures.\"(Ref: Sahih Al-Tirmizi)

One can derive the following conclusions from this seemingly simple tradition.

The tradition clearly indicates that there has never come a book better than the Holy Quran and will never ever come till the end of this World. The tradition emphasizes the importance of Quran over other books just as Allah the Almighty enjoys superiority over His creatures.

The superiority of Allah is such that there is no comparison between Allah and His creatures. In the same manner, the pre-eminence of the Holy Quran over other books - both worldly and divine is incomparable.

The magnificence of Allah over His creatures transcends time. Allah was, is and will continue to enjoy this superiority over His creatures till the end of time. In the same manner, the supremacy of the Holy Quran transcends time - it will continue to enjoy its domination over all books - past, present and future till the end of time.

It is noteworthy that despite the presence of the past books, Allah chose the Holy Quran as His final revelation and chose the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h) as the dispenser of this revelation. Thus, the tradition not only highlights the importance of the Holy Quran, but also underlines the finality of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h) - just as no revelation would be required after the Holy Quran, no prophet would be required after the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h)

Quran introduces itself in its own words

The Holy Quran introduces itself as follows:

\"This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt. A guidance unto those who fear Allah, believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, give charity from what We have provided for them, and believe in the Revelation sent to you (O Mohammed) and before you, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter. They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and it is these who shall be successful.\"(The Holy Quran, Chapter of Baqarah, verses 2-5)

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