Arguments from the Quran

kataba Allahu la-aghlibanna ana wa-rusuli—“Allah has decreed: ‘‘I and My messengers shall most certainly prevail.” (Quran, 58:21). But in the case of past prophets, this dominance typically manifested through the annihilation of the deniers of the prophets by means of divine punishment, rescuing the believers and establishing them in a liberated region. However, in the case of the final Messenger, Allah’s law was implemented in such a manner that, in the words of Al-‘Alusi, it—meaning is to conquer the deniers in the area of the invitation of Bani Ismail and to establish the rule of the believers over them (Ruh al-Ma’ani, Vol. 9, p. 55). This was a specific matter predestined for the final Messenger according to divine knowledge. Thus, people were long forewarned about this through the heavenly kingship mentioned in the scriptures of Bani Israel. What was the wisdom behind the specific enforcement of this divine law? It is expressed in the relevant Ayahs of the Quran as “the completion of light.” Here, “light” particularly refers to those laws and guidance sent down for human direction in worldly life. When Allah decided to conclude the arrival of messengers after Muhammad œ, it necessitated the revelation of laws related to every aspect of life that would guide humanity until the Day of Judgment.