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Belief in Prophets and Messengers

Study of prophets chosen by Allah for guidance, their unique roles, including Muhammad, the Seal of Messengers. Importance of belief in all prophets in Islam and their infallibility in conveying messages. Extracts from the Qur'an and Sunnah.

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Belief in Prophets and Messengers

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  1. Lesson 11 Belief in the Messengers and Prophets

  2. • Allah has selected prophets for guiding people in every era and every place

  3. • Some of the prophets are messengers sent by Allah to proclaim His Messages and Books.

  4. The Qur’an mentioned twenty five prophets, first of whom is Adam and the last is Muhammad.

  5. Among the prophets there are messengers endowed with resolve: Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad.

  6. Allah supported His messengers with tangible miracles, while the continuous great miracle of Islam is the Holy Qur’an

  7. The prophets are infallible in their morality and truthfulness in conveying the propagation. They are of different ranks, but the best of them is the Seal of Messengers.

  8. Prophethood and the holy message were terminated with the advent of Prophet Muhammad; all those who claim other than that are liars and renegades of the faith of Islam, e.g. the followers of Baha’ism and Qadianism.

  9. The essence of all messages is one, i.e., Islam (submission to Allah).

  10. Islam is the religion of instinct.

  11. All messengers regarded each other as true in their propagation. Moses and Jesus gave the good tidings of Muhammad’s propagation.

  12. Belief in all prophets without exception is a pillar of faith.

  13.  Belief in Muhammad’s Prophethood is half of the Islamic creed “There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, and Muhammad is the Pro phet of Allah”.

  14. Proofs on the Lesson from Qur’an and Sunnah

  15. The Prophets have been sent to all nations: Allah says: إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَإِن مِّنْ أُمَّةٍ إِلا خلا فِيهَا نَذِيرٌ [فاطر: 24]

  16. This means: “Verily! We have sent you with the truth, a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner. And there never was a nation but a warner had passed among them.” (35, Fatir: 24)

  17. Allah says: وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولٌ فَإِذَا جَاء رَسُولُهُمْ قُضِيَ بَيْنَهُم بِالْقِسْطِ وَهُمْ لاَ يُظْلَمُونَ [يونس: 47]

  18. This means: “And for every Ummah (a community or a nation), there is a Messenger; when their Messenger comes, the matter will be judged between them with justice, and they will not be wronged.” (10, Yunus: 47)

  19. Allah says: وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولاً أَنِ اعْبُدُواْ اللّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُواْ الطَّاغُوت [النحل: 36)

  20. This means: “And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming): "Worship Allah (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) Taghut (all false deities, etc. i.e. do not worship Taghut besides Allah).” (16, An-Nahl: 36)

  21. Allah says: وَرُسُلاً قَدْ قَصَصْنَاهُمْ عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَرُسُلاً لَّمْ نَقْصُصْهُمْ عَلَيْكَ وَكَلَّمَ اللّهُ مُوسَى تَكْلِيمًا. رُّسُلاً مُّبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ لِئَلاَّ يَكُون لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى اللّهِ حُجَّةٌ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا [النساء: 164- 165)

  22. This means: “And Messengers We have mentioned to you before, and Messengers We have not mentioned to you, - and to Musa (Moses) Allah spoke directly. Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the Messengers. And Allah is Ever All­Powerful, All­Wise. (4, An-Nisa’: 164 - 165)

  23. Allah says: وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّى نَبْعَثَ رَسُولاً [الإسراء: 15)

  24. This means: “And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning).” (17, Al-Isra’: 15)

  25. Prophets Mentioned in the Qur’an Allah says: إِنَّ اللهَ اصْطَفَى آدَمَ وَنُوحًا وَآلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ ﴾        [آل عمران : 33]

  26. This means: “Allah chose Adam, Nuh (Noah), the family of Ibrahim (Abraham) and the family of 'Imran above the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of their times).” (Surah Al-`Imran: 33)

  27. And: وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَا آتَيْنَاهَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَاتٍ مَّن نَّشَاءُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ * وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ كُلاًّ هَدَيْنَا وَنُوحًا هَدَيْنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِدَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ وأَيُّوبَ وَيُوسُفَ وَمُوسَى وَهَارُونَ وَكَذَلِكِ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ *  وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحْيَى وَعِيسَى وَإِلْيَاسَ كُلٌّ مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ * وإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَالْيَسَعَ ويَوُنُسَ وَلُوطًا وَكُلاًّ فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ *  وَمِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ وَإِخْوَانِهِمْ وَاجْتَبَيْنَاهُمْ وَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ﴾ [الأنعام: 83-87]

  28. This means: “ And that was Our Proof which We gave Ibrahim (Abraham) against his people. We raise whom We will in degrees. Certainly your Lord is All­Wise, All­Knowing. And We bestowed upon him Is-haq (Isaac) and Ya'qub (Jacob), each of them We guided, and before him, We guided Nuh (Noah), and among his progeny Dawud (David), Sulayman (Solomon), Ayub (Job), Yusuf (Joseph), Musa (Moses), and Harun (Aaron). Thus do We reward the good­doers.

  29. And Zakariyya (Zachariya), and Yahya (John) and 'Isa (Jesus) and Iliyas (Elias), each one of them was of the righteous. And Isma'il (Ishmael) and Al-Yas'a (Elisha), and Yunus (Jonah) and Lout (Lot), and each one of them We preferred above the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of their times). And also some of their fathers and their progeny and their brethren, We chose them, and We guided them to a Straight Path.” (Surah Al-An`am: 83 - 87)

  30. And: وَإِلَى عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُوداً ...﴾ [الأعراف : 65-72]

  31. This means: “And to 'Ad (people, We sent) their brother Hud. …” (Surah Al-A`raf: 65 - 66)

  32. And: وَإِلَى ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَالِحاً... ﴾ [الأعراف: 73-79]

  33. This means: “And to Thamud (people, We sent) their brother Salih (Saleh). …” (Surah Al-A`raf: 73)

  34. Also: وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ.. ﴾ [الأعراف: 80-84]

  35. This means: “And (remember) Lout (Lot), when he said to his people: "Do you commit the worst sin such as none preceding you has committed in the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns)? …” (Surah Al-A`raf: 80-81)

  36. And: وَإِلَى مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا ... ﴾ [الأعراف : 85-93]

  37. This means: “And to (the people of) Madyan (Midian), (We sent) their brother Shu'ayb. …” (Al-A`raf: 85)

  38. And: ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِنْ بَعْدهِم مُّوسَى بآيَاتِنَا إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِ...﴾    [الأعراف: 103-- 171]

  39. The verse means: “Then after them We sent Musa (Moses) with Our Signs to Fir'awn (Pharaoh) and his chiefs, …” (Surah Al-A`raf: 103)

  40. Also: وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَى ...﴾ [ طه :9 -98]

  41. This means: “And has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)? …” (Surah Taha: 9 - 98)

  42. Allah says: وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَى رَبَّهُ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ * فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِن ضُرٍّ وآتَيْنَاهُ أَهْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِنْ عِندِنَا وَذِكْرَىلِلْعَابِدِين ﴾ [الأنبياء : 83-84]

  43. This means: “And (remember) Ayub (Job), when he cried to his Lord: "Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy.'' So We answered his call, and We removed the distress that was on him, and We restored his family to him (that he had lost), and the like thereof along with them, as a mercy from Ourselves and a Reminder for all who worship Us.” (Surah Al-Anbiya’: 83 - 84)

  44. And says: وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ ... ﴾ [الأنبياء: 85-86]

  45. This means: “And (remember) Isma'il (Ishmael), and Idris (Enoch) and Dhul-Kifl (Isaiah).” (Surah Al-Anbiya’: 85 - 86)

  46. Also the verses: وَذَا النُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَاضِباً .... ﴾ [الأنبياء: 87-88]

  47. Meaning: “And (remember) Dhan-Nun (Jonah), when he went off in anger,and imagined that We shall not punish him …” (21, Al-Anbiya’: 87 - 88)

  48. And: وَزَكَرِيَّا إِذْ نَادَى رَبَّهُ ربِّ لاَ تَذَرْنِى فَرْداً وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ * فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ يَحْيَى وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُ زَوْجَهُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَارِعُونَ فِى الْخَيْرَات وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا وَكَانُوا لَنَا خَاشِعِينَ * وَالَّتِى أَحْصَنَت فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيها مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَاهَا وَابْنَهَا آيَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ * إِنَّ هَذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُونِ ﴾ [الأنبياء 89-92]

  49. This means: “And (remember) Zakariyya (Zachariah), when he cried to his Lord: "O My Lord! Leave me not single (childless), though You are the Best of the inheritors. So We answered his call, and We bestowed upon him Yahya (John), and cured his wife (to bear a child) for him. Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before Us.

  50. And (remember) she who guarded her chastity [Virgin Maryam (Mary)], We breathed into (the sleeves of) her (shirt or garment) [through Our Ruh ­ Jibrael (Gabriel)], and We made her and her son ['Isa (Jesus)] a sign for Al-'Alamin (the mankind and jinns). Truly! This, your Ummah [Shari`ah or religion (Islamic Monotheism)] is one religion, and I am your Lord, therefore worship Me (Alone).” (Surah Al-Anbiya’: 89 - 92)

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