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The Last message

The Last Message, the Last Prophet

From the first, Islam has said that it is the last message, and Muslims have accepted this fact with wisdom and with love, and have realised that Islam is the last manifestation of revelation, prophethood and the culmination of the former pure religions. Also, all Muslims, on the basis of ayahs in the Qur'an and hadith, believe that the Prophet of Islam, Peace and blessing of Allah be upon him and his family, is the last Messenger of Allah who was the recipient of human leadership.

The great Qur'an has explained the universality of the pure religion of Islam in many ayahs and has shown that Muhammad [pbuh&hf] is the last emissary sent by God:

"Muhammad is not the father of any of one of your men, but the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets; and Allah has knowledge of everything." (XXXI11;40)

It has been said in a hadith from the Prophet to 'Ali:

"In all respects your relation to me is like that of Harun to Musa (i.e. if Harun was Musa's brother, I also take you as a brother according to the rules of brotherhood; if he was Musa's successor, you also will be my successor). Except that Musa was not the last prophet, and I am the last, and there will be no prophet after me" (It is an authentic hadith accepted by both the Shi'a and the Sunnis, see al-Ghadir, vol. 3. p. 196-202.)

He also said:

"I am the last brick in the building of prophethood. With my coming the prophets have come to an end."

The commander of faithful, Imam 'Ali [a.s] said in Nahj al-Balaghah, the great book of learning and knowledge:

"With the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad [s.a.w], revelation came to an end." (Sermon 133)

The eighth leader, the true Imam, Hazrat Imam Ali Al-Ridha [a.s] said:

"The pure religion of Muhammad [s.a.w] will not be abrogated till the Day of Resurrection, and also no prophet will follow him." (Bihar al-Anwar, vol. II, p. 34)

What we have just recounted is only a sample of tens of Hadiths which clearly and succinctly explain the conclusive status of the Prophet Muhammad [s.a.w] and the perpetuity of his pure religion; they leave no room for doubt.

The Universality of Islam

One of the greatest causes of Islam's ever-lastingness is its "All-inclusiveness".

Islam is a comprehensive project based on the human disposition, and it embraces all aspects of life: individual, social, material, spiritual, doctrinal, emotional, economic, legal and so forth, and it explains the basis of each in the most acceptable way, most realistically, for all peoples and all levels of people, in every time and place.

Thus European Islamicists, each with his deep view and research, have all acknowledged the omni-sidedness of Islamic laws and its universality.

Sources:

- The Roots of Religion

- Dar Rah-e Haq.