Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues — Page 16
16 islam’s response to contemporary issues This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour upon you and have chosen for you Islam as religion. 10 The obvious inference from this claim would be that of all law bringing Prophets of the world and in giving the world the most perfect teaching, he occupies the highest station amongst the Prophets. Developing the theme further the Holy Founder sa is assured in no uncertain terms that the Book being revealed to him will be guarded and protected from interpolations. As such, not only is the teaching claimed to be perfect, but also, it is declared to be everlasting—to be kept pure and unadulterated in the very words in which they were revealed to the Holy Founder sa of Islam. The history of the last fourteen centuries has borne ample witness to the truth of this claim. The following are some relevant verses: Surely, We Ourself have sent down this Exhortation and We will, most surely, be its Guardian. 11 Surely, this is a glorious Quran in a well-guarded tablet. 12 In view of the above, the Holy Founder sa of Islam is clearly not only declared to be supreme but also the last and final law-bearing Prophet sa whose authority would continue to remain good till the end of time.