The Meaning of Islam in the Religion of the Prophets and Messengers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it correct to say that the religion with which Allah sent the prophets and messengers, from Noah to Muhammad, is Islam, and that it is not appropriate to speak of a time before Islam, because Islam was not a religion before that?
Answer:
General Islam, which all of them were upon, is worshipping Allah in accordance with what He prescribed at each time. Therefore, all the legislations of the prophets are Islam. However, after Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent and the previous legislations were abrogated, Islam became what Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) brought, and what was abrogated is no longer Islam. One who holds onto it is not upon Islam. Islam is obeying Allah at all times in what He has prescribed, and what Allah prescribed after the sending of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is following Muhammad.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it correct to say that the religion with which Allah sent the prophets and messengers, from Noah to Muhammad, is Islam, and that it is not appropriate to speak of a time before Islam, because Islam was not a religion before that?
Answer:
General Islam, which all of them were upon, is worshipping Allah in accordance with what He prescribed at each time. Therefore, all the legislations of the prophets are Islam. However, after Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent and the previous legislations were abrogated, Islam became what Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) brought, and what was abrogated is no longer Islam. One who holds onto it is not upon Islam. Islam is obeying Allah at all times in what He has prescribed, and what Allah prescribed after the sending of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is following Muhammad.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب تفسير التوحيد وشهادة أن لا إله إلا الله — islamhouse.com (1:01:21)
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