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222 <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Sound</strong> <strong>Creed</strong> may the curse ofAllah befall them. Allah will unveil the falsehood of every impos<strong>to</strong>r claiming <strong>to</strong> be a prophet until the Day ofResurrection when those falsely claiming the prophethood are concluded with the Antichrist. Allah will expose, before true believers and scholars, the absurdities such a liar produces. This is out of Allah's beneficence <strong>to</strong>ward His creatures. Such imposters never enjoin good or forbid evil except for a hidden reason or bad intention they may secretly retain. They always showfalsehood and wickedness through their deeds and sayings. Almighty Allah says: "Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend? They descend upon every sinful liar." (Qur'an: Ash-Shu' ara,': 221-222) On thecontrary, trueprophets (peace be upon them) showtruthfulness, right guidance, uprightness and equity in whatever they say, command, do or produce of miracles and proofs which prove their prophethood. Prayers and peace ofAllah be upon them all. People are not, however, in need of a new legislation after the revelation of Muhammad's message, since it adequately responds <strong>to</strong> the needs ofhumanity. Therefore, there is no reason for sending a new prophet after Muhammad (PBUH). Bu<strong>to</strong>ne may argue that the Muslim nation has come <strong>to</strong> a decline, so that a new prophet may work on its reform. To this, one may say that reform is not an adequate reason for the revelation ofa new message after Muhammad (PBUH). A prophet is always dispatched <strong>to</strong> receive Divine Revelation; the reason for Divine Revelation is people's need for a new legislation or <strong>to</strong> complement the principles ofa preceding divine message. It may also be needed <strong>to</strong> purify preceding legislations ofall alterations and forgeries. Since Allah has preserved the Quran and ultimately perfected the religion ofIslam, no needfor further prophets will arise. The Muslim nation is only in need ofreformers." This is quoted form Ar-Radd 'Ala AI-Qadyaniyyah (Refuting the false claims ofAl-Qadyaniyyah2l) with slight changes made by the author. Allah proclaims the finality ofprophethood by sending Muhammad (PBUH) in His saying: (~uhammad is not thefather of[any] one ofyour men, but [he is] the messenger ofAllah and seal [i.e., the last] ofthe prophets. And ever is Allah, ofall things, Knowing:' (Qur'an: Al-AhzAb: 40)
Principle 4: Belief in Allah's Messengers 223 It is, thus, well-known that the Qur'an remains preserved as a comprehensive book of people's legislations and regulations exactly as it was first revealed <strong>to</strong> Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Similarly, the Sunnah of the Prophet remains as the enuncia<strong>to</strong>r of the Qur'an's meanings and thus it serves as a living example of the Prophet Allah, Exalted be He, says: c(••• Ifyou disagree over anythin~ refer it <strong>to</strong> Allah and the Messenger:' (Qur'~n: An-Nisa: 59) Reference <strong>to</strong> Allah means recourse <strong>to</strong> His <strong>Book</strong>, and reference <strong>to</strong> the Messenger after his death means seeking solutions in his Sunnah. Therefore, the world is no more in need of further prophets and new legislations after the coming of Muhammad (PBUH). If Allah sends more prophets or messengers, they will not add <strong>to</strong> the main fundamentals of Islamic faith or <strong>to</strong> the Islamic legislation. Allah has perfected the religion and accomplished His law. He says: "This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion •••" (Qur'an: AI-Ma'idah: 3) Ifthe reason behind dispatching messengers only lies in inviting people <strong>to</strong> their messages and spreading it among them, it may be easily carried out by Muslim scholars, since they should stand for propagating the message among people. In addition, whoever believes in the continuity of prophethood or accepts the view of anyone believing so should be regarded as an apostate. Therefore, the Companions fought against those who falsely alleged prophethood after the death of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and regarded them as apostates. This view is unanimously agreed upon by earlier and later Muslim scholars. The Significance ofConcluding Prophethood with Muhammad: Prophethood was conduded with the Message of Muhammad because he was sent <strong>to</strong> all peoples and nations until the Last Day. Accordingly, Almighty Allah says: '~ We have notsentyou except comprehensively <strong>to</strong> mankind as a bringer ofgood tidings and a warner. ••" (Qur'an: Saba': 28) He also says: ~•• And We have notsent you, [0Muhammad], except as a mercy <strong>to</strong> the worlds." (Qur'an: AI-Isra': 105)
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