PRESERVATION, UPDATING, DA‘WAH

~ 20 ~ PRESERVATION, UPDATING, DA‘WAH Addressing the Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him, God Almighty has declared: We have sent you forth as a mercy to all mankind. (21:107). Similarly, the Qur’an states: Blessed be He who has revealed Al-Furqan (the criterion), that is, the Qur’an, to His servant, so that he may be a warner to all mankind. (25:1) In another chapter the Qur’an says: “We have sent you forth to all mankind, so that you may give them good news and warn them.” (34:28) These passages in the Qur’an tell us that the Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him, was sent for all humanity and for all present and future generations. He was appointed by God Almighty to give a divine lead to all mankind, and this process has to be continued, generation after generation, till the last day of the world. During his lifetime he fulfilled this duty directly and, after his death, this task has to be continued indirectly through his Ummah. The task to be performed by later