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Allah (Mighty & Majestic) sent His prophet, Muhammad (pbuh) to the whole of humanity,
sealing thereby all previous messages. He supported him (pbuh) with miracles and wonders
which bear witness to his prophethood and message (pbuh) from Allah (Noble & Sublime), for
no one but a prophet could have produced them.
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said that he was the Seal of the Prophets, so he (pbuh) is therefore
the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers, because it is common knowledge that every messenger
is a prophet, but not every prophet is a messenger. Allah Almighty has said,
{Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets.}
[Al-Ahzab 33: 40]
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,
My likeness and the likeness of the prophets is that of a man who built a house,
then finished it and completed it, except the place of one brick therein, so people
took to circling around it and marveling at it, saying: 'If only this brick would be
put into place!' I am that brick.
Allah's Messenger informed us that he was sent to the whole of mankind—to all people,
everywhere, and for all times, until the Day of Judgment. Allah Most High has said,
{Say, "Oh mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allah…}
[Al-A`raaf 7: 158]
and
{And We have not sent you except as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner to all mankind…}
[Saba' 34: 28]
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,
"I was sent to the red and the black."
[Sahih Muslim]
In other words, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) was sent to all different
types, meaning: to all mankind.
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) fought the Jews and gained victory over them. He also went to fight
the Byzantines in the Battle of Tabuk, and he returned victorious after they scattered and were
too cowardly to face him (pbuh).
All of this was for the sake of spreading the message of true monotheism (tawhid) which is
pleasing to Allah (Mighty & Majestic), in order to establish an Islamic domain.
We would like to point to some aspects of the summarized proof that the prophethood and
message of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to all people sealed the chain of prophecies and
messages, among which is:
1. The fact that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) informed us of that, as we have shown with the
Noble Quranic Verses and Honorable Prophetic Hadiths.
Because the prophethood of Allah's Messenger (pbuh) has been confirmed to us by
the miracles, wonders, testimony, signs, and evidence Allah (Mighty & Majestic)
supported him with, among which is that he (pbuh) is the Seal of the Prophets and
Messengers, and that he (pbuh) was sent to the whole of humanity, and to all people.
2. That it is from the Ultimate Wisdom of Allah (Mighty & Majestic) that He made the
message to seal all previous messages a global one, for all creation, and that He made the
Prophet who is the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers a prophet sent to all mankind,
for all times and in all places, since the seal of all messages must necessarily be preserved
by Allah (Mighty & Majestic) from the corruption and alteration of human hands—
because there will come no other Divine Message after it. In other words, this final
message is appropriate for all times, for it must serve mankind in any location and in any
age.
3. The many, many prophecies foretelling the coming of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in
the Torah, the Gospels, the Hindu scriptures and other books of old:
Since these indicate that the message of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was not like
any other message; rather it must necessarily be a universal message—for all mankind—
and it must necessarily be a message to seal all previous messages, since it is preserved
and protected by Allah (Mighty & Majestic) until the Day of Judgment.
That is why there is this great number of prophecies about Allah's Messenger,
Muhammad (pbuh), since there will be no prophet after him, for he (pbuh) is the Seal of
the Prophets and Messengers.
4. The message of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the sound doctrines he came with:
Allah (Mighty & Majestic) sent the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) at a time when the
whole world was in great need of his (pbuh) message, when the people had gone astray
from the path which would lead them to their God and Creator (Noble & Sublime), and
connect them to each other, when people had become corrupt and misguided, and had
differed and broken off relations with one another.
Thus, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) came with a message from Allah Almighty to
fix the corrupt their beliefs, to heal their souls, to connect people with each other, and to
direct them to harmonious unity, in synch with their Creator and Maker.
Muhammad's (pbuh) message came containing pure beliefs any less than which Allah
(Mighty & Majestic) would not accept, and which man was created to accept from his
God and Creator (Blessed & Exalted).
Muhammad's (pbuh) message came with guiding rites of worship, noble standards of
interaction, and upstanding laws based on goodness, truth, and virtue.
Allah Almighty has said,
{Oh Prophet! Verily, We have sent you as a witness, and a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner, * And as one who invites to Allah by His Leave, and as a lamp spreading light.}
[Al-Ahzab 33: 45-46]
Allah Most High has said,
{He commands them to do good and forbids them from doing evil; he allows them all good things as lawful, and prohibits all evil things as unlawful; he releases them from their heavy burdens and from the fetters that were upon them.}
[Al-A`raaf 7: 157]
The Almighty has said,
{Similarly We have sent among you a Messenger of your own, reciting to you Our Verses and sanctifying you, and teaching you the Book and the Wisdom, and teaching you that which you used not to know. * Therefore, remember Me. I will remember you, and be grateful to Me and never be ungrateful.}
[Al-Baqarah 2: 151-152]
The true, correct belief is what the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) came with.
The Wisdom of Allah (Mighty & Majestic) willed that the issue of belief is the issue
that the call has undertaken since its first day, that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) took his
first steps on this path by calling the people to testify that there is no true god but Allah,
and that he continued to call the people to know their true Lord and to worship Him to
the exclusion of all others.
Let us contemplate the belief with which the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) came—the
beliefs that were a cause of the improvement of the Muslim people who accepted Islam
as their religion, who embraced and followed its directives, and who held fast to the
Book which was sent down upon their messenger:
- Allah's Messenger (pbuh) used to call people to unity of lordship and worship, he
used to teach the people about their God and call them to submit to Him (Glorious
& Exalted) Alone, and to single Him out for worship.
- He used to teach the people about their Lord Who created them, fashioned them
from nothing, and provided for them, and he used to deny the existence of any peer
or partner beside Him (Noble & Sublime).
- He used to call all those who denied His Existence (Glorious & Exalted) to believe
in the Maker of this perfectly designed universe; he called them to have faith in
Allah (Glorious & Exalted).
- He called for fighting idols, which the Arabs and others used to worship even
though they knew that they could bring neither benefit nor harm.
- He called for fighting everything that was worshipped beside Allah (Mighty &
Majestic), for the Arabs and others used to worship stones, the Persians worshipped
fire, the Jews had taken their scribes as lords beside Allah (Mighty & Majestic) (since
they permitted to them that which Allah had forbidden and the forbade for them
that which Allah had allowed, and they followed them in that), the Christians
worshipped a human being (the Messiah—a created being who ate, drank, and slept,
and other things that human beings created by Allah (Mighty & Majestic) do), yet
despite all that, they used to worship him and ascribe divinity to him.
- He called for the worship of Allah Almighty Alone, and for vindicating Him
(Glorious & Exalted) of any attributes of imperfection, blame, or reproach which
human beings had ascribed to Him due to their blind following of vain desire,
arrogance and trivial passions.
- Let us take notice of the environment surrounding the Prophet (pbuh) which used
to swirl with blasphemy about the Creator (Noble & Sublime), since:
A. The Arabs used to falsely claim that Allah had taken angels as daughters, saying
that the Angels were the daughters of Allah, may He be glorified high above all
that.
B. The Jews made blasphemous claims about Allah as well. Some of them claimed
that Ezra (Uzayr) was the son of God, may He be exalted high above such a
thing! Also, the Jews corrupted their scriptures, denied their prophets and even
killed them. They denied Allah's slave and messenger, the Messiah Jesus, son of
Mary, despite the miracle of his birth (pbuh), his speaking from the cradle, and
the miracles he produced thereafter by the Help of Allah Most High. They
insulted him and said ugly things about him, may Allah's Curse be upon them.
They attributed to the Virgin Mary that which the tongue is shy to utter,
accusing her of fornication, Allah's Curse be upon them, when she was a pure,
blameless worshipper whom Allah (Blessed & Exalted) had supported with the
miracle of her son, the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, speaking from the cradle and
with his (pbuh) other miracles after that.
The Jews were not satisfied to do only what we have mentioned above. The
prophets and messengers that the Jews believed in were not safe from the lies,
slander, and defamation of their tongues. Among these prophets were those the
Jews accused of drunkenness, incest, and even having children born of incest.
They accused others of being on the verge of committing adultery and
fornication, and others of performing magic, in addition to a host of other false
accusations, lies, and slander.
The Jews insulted their God and attributed to Him ignorance and poor
decision-making. They did not give to Allah (Mighty & Majestic) His due
estimation, when they said that (as they claim) He was ignorant of the condition
of those He chose to deliver His message and that He chose poorly for what
they did to him. All of this is imperfection and fault which should be recognized
as being beneath the Creator. May Allah be exalted high above it.
C. The Christians perpetuate a lie against Allah, when a group of them say that the
Messiah is God. Others say that the Messiah is the son of God, and still others
say that God is one of three: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, as we have
discussed previously. May Allah be glorified high above such blasphemy! They
ascribed to Allah (Glorious & Exalted) the taking of a son, which is to attribute
incompleteness to Allah (Glorious & Mighty), for Allah has no need to take a
son, for were He to have a son, he would have to resemble Him; he would also
have to be Divine, like Him. He could then decide at any time to take another
son, or yet another, and they would all resemble Him, being Divine, like Him,
unto infinity. Such would also have to be true of the 'Divine Son,' may Allah be
exalted high above all these lies!
There is none like unto Allah (Glorious & Exalted), as all people know by
nature, and as their reason proves to them, for it is a logical impossibility for
there to be two or more gods worthy of worship.
Allah (Mighty & Majestic) was not born, and He did not take a son. As the
Most High has said,
And they say, "The Beneficent has begotten a son." * Indeed you have brought forth a terrible, evil thing. * Whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth is split asunder, and the mountains fall in ruins, * That they ascribe a son to the Most Beneficent. * But it is not suitable for the Most Beneficent that He should beget a son. * There is none in the heavens and the earth but who comes unto the Most Beneficent as a slave.
[Maryam 19: 88-94]
That is why the doctrine and statements Allah's Messenger (pbuh) came with concerning the
Messiah, son of Mary (pbuh) is that he is the slave and messenger of Allah. He was chosen by
Allah (Mighty & Majestic) to deliver the message, as He chose other messengers. This is the
middle way between extremism and neglect.
Without the exaggeration of the Christians, who ascribed divinity or some part thereof to the
Messiah, son of Mary, according to the differences between their denominations that are
misguided and misguide others, that differ in their beliefs, when they should have united on one
belief, but how could that be when falsehood is multiple darknesses, many forms, while the truth
is only one, like the light that extinguishes the darkness, and no reasonable beings, with rational
intelligence and sound nature, would differ over it.
Without the denial of the Jews who rejected the message of the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary,
outright, who disbelieved in him and attempted to crucify and execute him, who tried to attack
the honor of the Virgin Mary as they had polluted the story of every prophet that had been sent
to them, and so on, may Allah's Curse be upon them.
In general, the belief the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers, Muhammad (pbuh), came with
is the belief with which Allah (Mighty & Majestic) has wiped out all the darkness. It is the pure
belief which poses neither difficulty for the thinking, hardship for the mind, nor fatigue for the
imagination, as is the case with these other corrupt belief systems.
That is why Muhammad's message is the message that seals all previous messages, for all
people in every place and every time, for there will be no other prophet or messenger after
Allah's Messenger, Muhammad (pbuh).