Arguments from the Quran

INTERPRETATION OF THE ISLAMIC MISSION Al-Baydawi’s words are: “Huwa allathee arsala rasoolahu bil-huda wa deenil haqq li yuzhirahu ‘ala ad-deen kullihi” kal-bayani li qawlihi: “Wa ya’ba Allahu illa an yutimmu noorahu,” wa lidhalika karrara: “Wa law karihal mushrikoon,” ghayra annahu wada’a al-mushrikeen mawdi’a alkafireen. (Tafseer al-Baydawi, Vol. 3, p. 79). That is, He is the one who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to make it prevail over all religions,” is like the explanation of His statement: “And Allah refuses but to complete His light,” and for this reason, He repeated, “Even if the polytheists dislike it.” The difference is that in the first sentence, it mentions “kafiroon” (disbelievers), while in the second, it mentions “mushrikoon” (polytheists) instead. Al-Alusi al-Baghdadi expressed the same idea in these words: The verse (huwa alladhi arsala rasulahu…—He is the One who sent His Messenger…) is an explanation of the previous verse (yuriduna an yutfi’u…—They wish to extinguish…), as the manifestation of the religion is, in fact, the ultimate result of the completion of the light. (Ruh al-Ma’ani, Vol. 5, p. 278) 3. The third point is that the understanding of this command by the recipients of revelation, and their actions in response, was essentially an act that can