Zakir Naik – Why did Allah not Reveal Only One Book

As-salamu alaykum.

Walaykum as-salam.

I am Hafiz from Pakistan.

Why Allah has revealed four Islamic books or

revelations?

Why did he not complete his religion in

one book as he knows the knowledge of

future?

He could have revealed only one book which

could be useful for all the periods of

times like till Qiyamah.

Only Quran will be implemented upon so that

there were no division in the religion.

So let me correct you brother Hafiz that

Allah has not revealed only four books.

Allah says in the Quran in Surah Raad

chapter number 13, verse number 38 Allah says

وَقُلْ لِي أَجْلِنْ كِتَابٍ In every age have

we sent a revelation.

But by name only four are mentioned in

the Quran.

The Torah, the Zaboor, the Injeel and the

Quran.

Torah is the Waheed, the revelation which was

given to Moses peace be upon him.

Zaboor is the Waheed, the revelation given to

David peace be upon him.

Injeel is the Waheed, the revelation which was

given to Jesus peace be upon him.

And Quran is the last and final revelation

which was given to the last and final

Messiah the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.

But there were many other revelations besides these

four which are mentioned in the Quran.

For example, Surah Ibrahim, the book given to

Prophet Ibrahim peace be upon him.

But by name only four are mentioned in

the Quran.

Now it's a basic question that why did

Allah reveal so many revelations?

Why doesn't reveal only one book?

And that's it till Qiyamah.

It's like my son telling me Abba, father,

I want to become a doctor.

So why don't you admit me directly into

a medical college?

Why should I go to nursery, then go

to kindergarten, then go to first standard, then

primary school, then secondary school, and then go

to a medical college?

Why don't you give me admission directly into

a medical college?

So similarly Allah subhana wa ta'ala in

his divine wisdom, he revealed best what was

required at that time.

First he revealed the Torah, then he revealed

the Zaboor, then he revealed the Injil.

So Allah subhana wa ta'ala knows that

earlier if he had revealed the Quran, people

may not be able to understand it, may

not be able to follow it.

So what has Allah done when Allah knew

at this age, 1400 years ago, at this

time, alhamdulillah, human beings can understand the Quran

and can follow it and can implement it.

So Allah in his divine wisdom, because he

is the creator of the human being, he

knows it.

So when at the right time, when Allah

subhana wa ta'ala realized 1400 years ago,

that this is the time that human beings

can absorb and can implement, he revealed it.

Before that he revealed the other scriptures.

The basic message of Tawhid was there, but

it was different.

So 1400 years ago, Allah subhana wa ta

'ala revealed the last and final revelation which

Allah knew at this time the people can

understand it, can implement it and follow it.

So this is the hikmah of Allah subhana

wa ta'ala.

He revealed the other scriptures first and then

last, he revealed the last and final revelation

of the last and final revelation of Allah

subhana wa ta'ala, the glorious Quran, at

the right and appropriate time.

Hope that answers the question.