Arguments from the Quran

INTERPRETATION OF THE ISLAMIC MISSION distinguished prophets with His words, (establish the religion). What is meant here is the establishment of Islam, the oneness of Allah, obedience to Him, belief in His messengers and books, the Day of Judgment, and all that makes a person a Muslim by upholding it. It does not refer to the specific Shariahs, as they vary. From a grammatical perspective, the phrase “that you establish the religion” is either in the accusative case, functioning as a substitute (badal) for the object of “He prescribed,” or it is an independent sentence in the nominative case. As if the question were: What is it that has been prescribed? It was answered: It is to remain established upon this religion (upon which they were all agreed). (Madarik al-Tanzil, Vol. 3, p. 248) This means that Allah has prescribed for you the religion of Noah, Muhammad, and the religion of the prophets who came between them. He then specified what is prescribed and common among these great prophets by saying, “establish the religion.” Here, iqamat al-deen (establishing the religion of Islam) refers to monotheism, obedience to God, belief in the messengers and the revealed books, the Day of Judgment, and all essential aspects that define a person as a Muslim. This command does not encompass the specific Shariahs of the prophets, as these differed among them. Grammatically, “an aqimu al-deen” could be in the accusative position, as it serves as a