Muhammad SAWS Being The Final Source Of Religion
The qibla point is a very good one however and if you can think of the other examples Ghamidi sahab is mentioning that’d be great
السلام عليكم You probably know all of this but we all need a refresher sometimes 😄 First, I am going to try and address your question through its points and then, in the end, my actual point. Maybe the phrasing of the sentence is what is making it difficult to understand. The gist of it is that religion can only come from him. Not that whatever he says is religion (unlike the Quran), but that whatever he says is religion is religion. (Ok, now my sentences are getting confusing 😅) This is because he is the messenger of Allah. Suppose you recieve a letter from a your cousin directly from the mailman and the mailman, while handing over the letter to you, says that your cousin specifically asked you not to open the letter until midnight. Would you believe him? Why? Who is the source of all the information (religion) your cousin sent you? You would be handicapped to trust the mailman, right? However, if the mailman was 100% truthful, this would not be a handicap at all (like a telephone is almost 100% truthful) You may say that the letter should contain something ascertaining the words of the mailman and the Quran does. It says that the Prophet not only teaches his audience الكتاب but also الحكمة and it never says الكتاب without الحكمة (in my limited knowledge). الحكمة is Sunnah. Even Ibrahim عليه السلام in his prayer did not ask Allah to send a Prophet which teaches them الكتاب only, but الحكمة with it. Now, the actual point. Look, Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم was a رسول. What are رسل but special انبياء? Did all انبياء receive a book? So, what is the main thing Allah sends for guidance: a book or a prophet? Now, you might say, “revelation,” but for some انبياء (at the very least), revelation consists of injunctions for the prophet rather than the word of God to be read to the audience. For example, instead of God saying, “…اتل عليهم: واقيموا الصلاة,” God may say, “…مرهم ان يقيموا الصلاة,” and he will go and tell people that your Lord orders you to establish prayer. The confusion usually arises when we assume the Quran to be the book of God when it is actually the last book of God. So, you see the Quran did not need to establish that a prophet is the source of religion and is the main thing God sends because everyone already knew that. Despite this, the Quran aggressively enjoins absolute obedience to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم time and time again. Do tell me if I made a mistake and may Allah make this helpful.