What was the need of Islam as a religion of when Judaism and Christianity existed and prevailed at the time of its revelation?
If Islam had not come, truth would not have been brought to the world. It was Islam which revived the teachings of Apostles and taught people purity and cleanliness. Outlined below are a few reasons for the necessity of Islam. i) Islam by its advent perfected religion, for teachings of previous revealed books were suited for their own time and had no universal appeal. The Qur’an filled that gap. ii) True teachings of Prophets were corrupted by their followers, which the Qur’an purified. For instance, Christians, by delying Jesus Christ, had built up the unstable and impossible structure of assigning partners to Allah, which was pulled down first. Islam brought the light of the sun of God’s unity and presented the true form of God’s Glory and Mercy to the world. iii) Ahl-i-Kitab or People of the Book had attributed many shameful act to Prophets, calling some of them liars, cheats and adulterers and thus making all Prophets sinners. Islam strongly refuted these charges and restored the r
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