Page 50 - Basic Tenets of Islam

BASIC TENETS OF ISLAM

and Isaac and Jacob and the Tribes, and what Moses
and Jesus were given, and what all the Prophets were
given by their Lord. We do not differentiate between
any of them. We are Muslims submitted to Him." (Surat
al-Baqara: 136)

The book by which humanity is responsible in our time is
the Qur'an, revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah
bless him and grant him peace). Because, as we are informed
in the Qur'an, the earlier books, which were originally
revealed to communicate the truth to mankind, were later
altered through additions and deletions:
Woe to those who write the Book with their own hands
and then say "This is from Allah" to sell it for a paltry
price. Woe to them for what their hands have written!
Woe to them for what they earn! (Surat al-Baqara: 79)

For this reason, Islam was revealed by Allah as the final
religion. Allah, in a verse of the Qur'an, commands as follows:
... Today I have perfected your religion for you and
completed My blessing upon you and I am pleased with
Islam as a religion for you... (Surat al-Ma'ida: 3)
In the Qur'an Allah also informs us that the Prophet
Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) is
the last prophet:

Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but the
Messenger of God and the Final Seal of the Prophets.
God has knowledge of all things. (Surat al-Ahzab: 40)
Consequently, the only true religion for all times, since
the era of the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and

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