The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 287
The Holy Prophetsa Again: يَا يُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ بُرْهَانَ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَانْزَلْنَا لَيْكُمْ نُورًا مُّبِينًا 172 287 (Part Number: 6, Sūrah al-Nisa') O mankind, there has come to you a manifest proof from your Lord, and We have sent down to you a clear Light. Again: قُلْ يَا يُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا 173 (Part Number: 9) Proclaim to all people: I have been sent as a Messenger to you all. Again: وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّلِحَتِ وَامَنُوا بِمَا نُزِّلَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ كَفَرَ عَنْهُمْ سَيَأْتِهِمْ وَ أَصْلَحَ بَالَهُمْ 174 (Part Number: 26) Allah will forgive their sins and improve their lot, who believe and perform good deeds and believe in this Book which has been revealed to Muhammad [peace and bless- ings of Allah be on him], and also believe that it alone is the truth. There are hundreds of other verses in which the claim has been put forward clearly that the Holy Qur'an is the Word of God and that Muhammad, the chosen one [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] is His true Prophet. But the verses that we have set out should suffice. We would remind our opponents that this claim is not put forth in any other book as forcefully as it has been put forth in the Holy Qur'an. We are very eager that the 172 al-Nisa', 4:175 [Publisher] 173 al-A'raf, 7:159 [Publisher] 174 Muhammad, 47:3 [Publisher]