Arguments from the Quran

INTERPRETATION OF THE ISLAMIC MISSION that it means teaching the Messenger all the laws of the Shari’ah and informing him about them: “Li yu’allimahu shara’i’ al-deen kullaha, fa yutli’ahu ‘alayha.” (Tafsir AlTabari, Vol. 14, p. 215). This opinion is attributed to the famous companion, Abdullah ibn Abbas. Abdullah ibn Abbas explained the meaning of this Ayah as indicating that Allah will inform His final Messenger about all matters of the religion. He will bestow upon him the entirety of the religion, leaving nothing hidden from him, even though the polytheists and the Jews despise it. (Al-Durr al-Manthur, Vol. 4, p. 175) According to this interpretation, the term “manifestation” does not refer to dominance but to informing someone of a secret. In Arabic, zahara ( َ ) ظَهَر can also mean “to reveal,” as stated in the Quran: ‘alim al-ghaybi fa-la yuzhiru ‘ala ghaybihi ahadan—“He is the Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His unseen to anyone” (Quran, 72:26). However, as I understand it, the interpretation of this Companion does not necessarily contradict the meaning of dominance. Instead, it reflects one of the wisdoms behind the specific form of the dominance of religion granted to the final Messenger. Allah has promised that He will surely make His Messenger prevail, as stated in the Chapter Al-Mujadilah: