Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
14. The Termination of Prophethood
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the Prophet left to the world had to be complete in
every detail, so had his mission to pass through
every walk of human life. Only then would a
correct pattern of life dealing with matters of both
individual and general concern be established for
coming generations. As Muslims continued to
engage themselves in defuse against non-Muslims
who refused to believe and attacked them, the
granting of God’s revelation was nearing
completion. Commandments relating to different
situations were being revealed, not all at the same
time, but gradually, in accordance with the
prevailing situations. The decision to have
disbelievers punished at the hands of Muslims
rather than by angels thus played an important part
in the completion of
Shari’ah,
for only if the Prophet
were made to face every form of human situation
would he be able to display every facet of the
Islamic way of life. The course that events
themselves took enabled the Prophet to show, not
only how one should live at home, but how one
should conduct oneself on the battlefield, and in
position of power. The model that he left for coming
generations covers every walk of life, and stands
preserved until the coming of the Last Day.
