History has amply demonstrated that Islam has been embraced...

History has amply demonstrated that Islam has been embraced by a number of leading members of other religions, including the idol-worshippers of Mecca, Jews, and Christians and by people from diverse communities, such as Salman of Persia, Shuhayb from the Roman people, and Bilal of Ethiopia. The Perfection of the Qur’an The Qur’an shows man the way to a realization of his goal on earth; it describes this path in the most complete terms.

It is a way of correctly viewing the reality of things; a vision – personal, social and cosmic- based on a correct manner of behaviour and a precise method of interaction between men. In (46:30) we read that “the Qur’an guides to the truth and a right road” meaning the road of right belief and correct action.

On another occasion, mentioning the Torah and the New Testament, Almighty Allah says: ” We have sent down to you the Book with the truth, confirming what was before it of the Book and as a guardian over it…” [5:48]. The Qur’an thus affirms the truth of the ways of guidance taught by the earlier prophets.

In chapter 42:13: ” He has prescribed for you the religion which He had enjoined upon Noah and which We have [also] revealed to you, and which We had enjoined upon Abraham, Moses and Jesus,” And in the chapter (16:89): “We have sent down the Book to you as a clarification of all things”. Thus, we understand from these verses that the Qur’an not only encompasses the meanings and teachings of all divine books revealed before it, but also adds to and completes them.

Everything that a man needs, both in terms of his spiritual and his social life, is contained and explained in the Qur’an. The Eternal Quality of the Qur’an The perfection and completeness of the Qur’an prove that its validity is not restricted to a particular time or place, since anything perfect is in need of nothing to complete it.

In chapter (86:13-14) Almighty Allah confirms that the Qur’an is a conclusive word” and not a mere “pleasantry.” It contains the purest of teachings concerning belief in life after death, together with an exposition of the realities of existence, while at the same time, encompassing the fundamentals of correct human behaviour. Since laws governing transactions between men are directly linked to their beliefs, such a book can obviously not be annulled or changed with the passage of time.