The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Prophetic Mission
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Chapter 42 of the Qur’an tells us that He (God) has
ordained for you the faith which He enjoined on
Nuh (Noah) and which We have revealed to you,
and which We enjoined on Ibrahim (Abraham),
Musa (Moses), and Isa (Jesus) (saying):
‘Observe this faith and do not be divided in it.
‘Hard for the polytheists is that to which you call
them. God chooses for the faith whom He will, and
guides to it those that repent.” (42:13)
In this verse, which refers to some steadfast
prophets of the past, the Prophet of Islam has been
enjoined by God to follow the same single religion
and strictly refrain from following a different path,
for it is the same religion, which has been given to
all the Prophets, including Muhammad. At another
place, the Qur’an, mentioning a number of
Prophets, who came at various places and in
different periods states:
“Those were the men whom God guided. Follow
then their guidance.” (6:91)
According to this verse, all the prophets were
guided in the same way as the prophet of Islam.
