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− This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favor upon you and have chosen for you Islam as religion (5:4) − Islam, as the above verse of the Holy Qur’an states, is the − − completion of the religion inaugurated by God in the beginning of the world, on His sending the Qur’an through the Holy Prophet Muhammad. sa − ± As a child is taught his alphabet, so God taught the religion to the world gradually and little by little, by sending His Prophets at different times and to different peoples. When the world reached that stage of understanding when it was ready for the final lesson, He sent the last and the complete Book through the Holy Prophet Muhammad. This Book not only corrects the errors sa ± which had found their way into various religions, but preaches the truths which have not been preached before, on account of special circumstances of the society or the early stage of development. At the same time, it gathers together, the truths which were contained in the Divine revelation granted to any people for the guidance of men. Lastly, it meets all the spiritual and moral requirements for an ever advancing humanity. God Almighty says about the Holy Qur’an: − ÒÀγ KN· BÈί , È Ñ ä é ê ä Ñ å å ä æ ê fiha kutubun qayyimah − − Therein are the everlasting teachings. (98:4). (Synopsis of Religious Preaching, A. U. Kaleem, pp 63-64) Of the great faiths, Islam is unique in several aspects. It is the only − one that does not rely on any myth or mystery. It is based upon the certainty of proven and acknowledged facts. Muhammad , the Prophet of sa ± Islam, was a historical figure, and lived his life in full light of day. The − revelation vouchsafed to him, over a period of twenty three years, has been 35