The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 117
The Need for Prophets 96 'Abdul Hakim Khān", for instance: ان الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَ النَّصْرَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ 97 بل مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَ هُوَ مُحْسِنَ فَلَةٌ أَجْرُهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ 98 تعالوا إلى كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا ولا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا اربابا مِّن دُونِ اللهِ " 99 117. ANSWER: These verses of the Holy Qur'an do not mean that salvation can be achieved without believing in the. Holy Prophets. They lay down that salvation cannot be achieved without believing in God-Who has no associate and in the Last Day; and that belief in God cannot be perfect without belief in Prophets, inasmuch as Prophets illustrate the attributes of God and the true comprehension of God Almighty, without which belief remains imperfect. For instance, the Divine attributes that He speaks, hears, knows the unseen, has power to show mercy and to inflict punishment, cannot be understood except through a Messenger of God. If these attributes are not demonstrated through testimony, the existence of. God is not positively established and belief in God has 96 Abdul Hakim Khān was a Muslim, who turned apostate. [Publisher] 97 'Surely, the believers, and the Jews, and the Christians and the. Sabians whichever party from among them truly believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord. '-Al-Baqarah, 2:63 [Publisher] 98 'Nay, whoever submits himself completely to Allah, while he is excellent in conduct, shall have his reward with his Lord. 'Al-Baqarah, 2:113 [Publisher] 99 'Come to a word equal between us and you that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with Him, and that some of us take not others for Lords beside Allah. 'Al-e-'Imran, 3:65 [Publisher]