Quran : The final guidance was revealed by Allah through the last Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) to show the way to the whole mankind for all time to come.

People who believe in His message should have been an example to others! But are we presenting a model of faith and behaviour?

There is a wide gap between our belief and actions.

On surface our faith is strong. We say our prayers, fast pay Zakat and perform hajj with great zeal. We are ready to defend Islam against any internal and external challenge. In fact, we are in a state of disarray and divided. What has gone wrong! Have we presented Islam to people in a way that others see in us more of blind faith and volatile or highly charged emotions and less of a practicing society.

In my view there is a need to look at the developmental history of Islam, our presentation both in theory and in practice, in order to establish the factors behind our deteriorating morals and attitudes towards each other as believers and towards the rest of our fellow beings.

Therefore, it would be proper to describe step-by-step the development of our faith in a simple and understandable manner, which I hope will give us a clear idea of the purpose of Allah’s guidance and what we are expected to do.

I will  deal with this in the following order:

a) Purpose of creation of man.
b) Historical background of Prophethood and revelations.
c) Completion of Deen through the final messenger. Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).
d) Lessons for us to learn and follow.