The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Finality of Prophethood
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there are several verses, which indirectly prove that
there would be no other prophet and that there was
no need for the advent of any other prophet
according to the divine scheme. Here is another
verse on this topic:
“The unbelievers have this day despaired of
(vanquishing) your religion. Have no fear of them:
fear Me. This day I have perfected your religion for
you and completed My favour to you. I have
chosen Islam to be your faith.”
(5:3)
‘Today I have perfected your religion’ means that
God has sent all the commands required by human
beings. Here the perfection of religion is not referred
to in the absolute sense. Rather it refers to the
completion of the Qur’an as revealed to the Prophet
Muhammad over a period of 23 years. Thus it is the
completion of the revelation, which is mentioned
here, and not the completion of Divine Religion.
That is why the wording is not ‘Today I have
completed religion,’ but, ‘This day I have completed
your religion for you.” The truth is that God has
given His religion to man in a perfect form in every
age. God has never given man an imperfect religion.
