The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Prophet of Islam and other Prophets
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When we have before us all the prophets, it
becomes possible to draw on examples pertinent to
all sets of circumstances faced by each generation in
turn. This is the main purpose of the Qur’an in
bringing these lost links of the history of the
prophets to the knowledge of succeeding
generations. In this respect the analysis of the
incidents arising from the circumstances in which
these Prophets lived is an integral part of what is
called in the Qur’an (completion of religion)
takmeel-
e-din. (5:3)
The difference of
Minhaj
or
shariah –
each Prophet
was given a different Shariah (detailed code of
conduct/laws) – with each succeeding prophet is
not on account of evolution. That is, it is not true to
say that the earlier prophets were given an
incomplete
shariah,
while the final Prophet was
given the complete
shariah.
This difference is due to
a variety of factors in the application of Islam and
not to the evolution of the religion itself. Since social
environments in the times of successive prophets
were different, the
shariah
given to them had to
relate to their circumstances. Were those past
situations to prevail once again, the
shariah
of the
