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The majesty and importance of the sayings or traditions of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (S.A.W.), leaving aside their general moral value, can be fully appreciated only when one becomes aware that the whole religious, moral, social and political framework of nearly one- third of the humanity rests on the divine book, the Holy Quran, and Sayings and Acts or Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.).

The way of living of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) and his sayings are a commentary on the Holy Quran and they supplement it. The importance of the Holy Prophet's (S.A.W.) sayings and actions and their difference from those of other religious leaders, is that when the quotations of these leaders may become the object of veneration or admiration, only in the absence of any sanction to enforce them, the sayings (traditions) and the way of living (Sunnah)of the Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.) have already acquired the force of law. A believer may question the authenticity of a particular saying or Sunnah, but when once its genuineness is established, it is as binding upon him as any verse of the Holy Quran.

The Holy Quran together with the traditions and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) are the source of the Sharia or the Islamic Juris- prudence. The Holy Quran is the divine word of Allah revealed to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.). It is for the Muslims of every school the unquestionable main source and final authority for all laws - religious, civil or criminal.

Our Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.), is the last Messenger of Allah, and his message is the last divine message from the Almighty Allah to his servants. There will be no more prophets after the Holy Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.). As such Allah not only revealed His last Communication to him, He also made him a perfect specimen of a human being, and commissioned him as His last messenger, warner and guide for the humanity.

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