Arguments from the Quran

INTERPRETATION OF THE ISLAMIC MISSION “He is the One who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion, even if the polytheists dislike it.” (Quran, 9:33) According to the interpretation under discussion, this verse states that “Allah sent His Messenger with the correct and true system of life, which is Islam, and the ultimate purpose of His mission is to establish this system above all other systems.” (Quran Ki Chaar Buniyadi Istlahein). The said interpretation goes on to say that since the Muslim Ummah is to carry out the same work after the finality of Prophethood for which God’s Messenger was sent, it follows from this verse that, in the succession of the Messenger, the aim of Muslims is to establish the Islamic system over all other systems and to enforce Islamic governance in all aspects of life. In the Muharram 1382 Hijri issue of Zindagi, a full article is published under the title “Isharat” (the magazine’s regular editorial heading). The learned writer of the article had been informed by one of his “associates” that “some people” raise an objection to the objective of Jamaat-e-Islami, arguing that according to it, establishing the religion becomes our responsibility, rather than merely striving to establish it. This criticism is based on the fact that the organization has written