Arguments from the Quran

INTERPRETATION OF THE ISLAMIC MISSION other religions. In this regard, it is possible that the subject of the verb yuzhir (‘to make prevail’) could be Allah, or it could refer to the Prophet—meaning ‘the Prophet will make the religion of truth prevail.’” (Tafsir al-Razi, Vol. 7, p. 882) Imam al-Razi (and some other commentators) have acknowledged this possibility while also accepting that the subject of the verb could be the Prophet. However, their opinion is based solely on grammatical reasons. Otherwise, they believe that the action described in this phrase is genuinely an act of Allah, with the Messenger simply serving as a visible means. Therefore, after quoting the verses above in the interpretation of Chapter Al-Tawbah, Imam al-Razi states: “Ilm annahu ta’ala lamma hakka ‘anil a’daa annahum yuhawiloona ibtaala amri Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) wa bayyana ta’ala annahu ya’ba dhalika al-ibtaal wa annahu yutimmu amrahu, bayyana kayfiyyata dhalika al-itmam faqala: ‘Huwa allathee arsala rasoolahu bil-huda wa deenil haqq, li yuzhirahu ‘ala ad-deen kullihi.’ (Tafseer al-Razi, Vol. 6, p. 321).” That is, know that when Allah, the Almighty, narrated about the enemies attempting to nullify the matter of Muhammad œ, He made it clear that He would never allow their efforts to succeed and that He would