Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
14. The Termination of Prophethood
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With the final Prophet, however, it was decided that
the people he addressed should not be subjected to
this form of divine punishment. Rather, the Prophet
himself, along with his companions, were told that
those who still did not believe and who actually
attacked Islam would be punished at the hands of
the Muslims.
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In other words, the task which used
to be performed by angels would be accomplished
by the hands of men.
It was due to this divine verdict that even after
emigration and after having fully communicated
the word of God to them until there remained no
rational ground for denial, yet, unlike the peoples in
the times of the previous prophets, they were
visited by no all-consuming manifestation of the
wrath of God. Rather, the Prophet and his
companions were made to confront them on the
battlefield. God’s succour assisted the believers
against their foes, and they emerged victorious. So
it was that God’s religion was established on the
Arabian Peninsula in the form of a State.
It is God’s way to reveal His commandments in the
context of relevant circumstances. Since the religion
