The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Prophet of Islam and other Prophets
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In the fifth chapter, mentioning the earlier prophets
and their communities, the Qur’an further clarifies
this point:
We have ordained a law and a path for each of you
(5:48).
The crux of this matter is that although God’s
religion is one-monotheism-the human condition
keeps changing; individually as well as socially.
That is why, despite there being one single
religion, its practical application varies with
circumstances. This is what accounts for the
dissimilarity of approach on the part of different
prophets. Then the human race is spread all over
the world, while each respective prophet,
including the Prophet of Islam, came from one
particular region. That is why it was impossible
for one prophet to experience all the possible
contingencies which, on a vaster level, would
subsequently affect the human race at different
times and places. These are the special
considerations, which account for the mention of
the past prophets in the Qur’an at length.
