The Termination of Prophethood

so had his mission to pass through every walk of human life. Only then would a correct pattern of life dealing with matters of both individual and general concern be established for coming generations. As Muslims continued to engage themselves in defuse against non-Muslims who refused to believe and attacked them, the granting of God’s revelation was nearing completion. Commandments relating to different situations were being revealed, not all simultaneously, but gradually, in accordance with the prevailing conditions. The decision to have disbelievers punished at the hands of Muslims rather than by angels thus played an essential part in the completion of Shari’ah, for only if the Prophet were made to face every form of human situation would he be able to display every facet of the Islamic way of life. The course that events themselves took enabled the Prophet to show how to live at home and conduct oneself on the battlefield and in a position of power. The model he left for coming generations covers every walk of life and stands preserved until the coming of the Last Day. The provision that God made for the termination of prophethood also produced circumstances conducive to preserving the Quran, the revealed word of God. If previous scriptures had not been preserved in their original form, no protective power would have emerged to support them. But the Prophet and his companions fought against their adversaries and established Islamic rule in a substantial portion of the globe so that the Book of God enjoyed state