{"id":1315,"date":"2021-04-07T23:11:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T20:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quran-for-all.com\/blog\/belief-in-the-prophets\/"},"modified":"2021-04-07T23:11:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T20:11:16","slug":"belief-in-the-prophets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quran-for-all.com\/blog\/belief-in-the-prophets\/","title":{"rendered":"Belief in the Prophets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Belief in certain prophets who God chose to relay His message to humans is a required article of Islamic faith.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Prophet (Muhammad) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers.\u00a0 Each one believes in God, His Angels, His Books, and His prophets.\u00a0 (They say,) \u2018We make no distinction between one another of His prophets…\u2019\u201d (Quran 2:285)<\/strong><\/p>\n

God conveys His message and relates His will through human prophets.\u00a0 They form a link between the earthly beings and the heavens, in the sense that God has picked them to deliver His message to human beings.\u00a0 There are no other channels to receive divine communications.\u00a0 It is the system of communication between the Creator and the created.\u00a0 God does not send angels to every single individual, nor does He open the skies so people can climb up to receive the message.\u00a0 His way of communication is through human prophets who receive the message through angels.<\/p>\n

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To have faith in the prophets (or messengers) is to firmly believe that God chose morally upright men to bear His message and pass it to humanity.\u00a0 Blessed were those who followed them, and wretched were those who refused to obey.\u00a0 They faithfully delivered the message, without hiding, altering, or corrupting it.\u00a0 Rejecting a prophet is rejecting the One who sent him, and disobeying a prophet is disobeying the One who commanded to obey him.<\/p>\n

God sent to every nation a prophet, mostly from amongst them, to call them to worship God alone and to shun false gods.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd ask (O Muhammad) those of Our prophets whom We sent before you: \u2018Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped besides the Most Merciful (God)?\u2019\u201d (Quran 43:45)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Muslims believe in those prophets mentioned by name in Islamic sources, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, David, Solomon, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, to name a few.\u00a0 A general belief is held in those not mentioned by name, as God says:<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, indeed We have sent prophets before you (O Muhammad), of some of them We have related to you their story, and of some We have not related to you their story…\u201d (Quran 40:78)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Muslims firmly believe the final prophet was the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, and there will be no prophet or messenger after him.<\/p>\n

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To appreciate this fact, one must understand that the teachings of the last prophet are preserved in original language in their primary sources.\u00a0 There is no need for another prophet.\u00a0 In the case of earlier prophets, their scriptures were lost or their message was corrupted to the point that truth was hardly distinguishable from falsehood.\u00a0 The message of the Prophet Muhammad is clear and preserved and will remain so till the end of time.<\/p>\n

The Purpose for Sending Prophets<\/h2>\n

We can identify the following main reasons for sending prophets:<\/p>\n

(1)\u00a0 Guiding humanity from the worship of created beings to the worship of their Creator, from being in a state of servitude to the creation to the freedom of worshipping their Lord.<\/p>\n

(2)\u00a0 Clarifying to humanity the purpose of creation: worshipping God and obeying His commands, as well as clarifying that this life is a test for each individual, a test of which its results will decide the type of life one will lead after death; a life of eternal misery or eternal bliss.\u00a0 There is no other definite way to find the true purpose of creation.<\/p>\n

(3)\u00a0 Showing humanity the right path that will lead them to Paradise and to salvation from Hellfire.<\/p>\n

(4)\u00a0 Establishing proof against humanity by sending prophets, so people will not have an excuse when they will be questioned on the Day of Judgment.\u00a0 They will not be able to claim ignorance to the purpose of their creation and life after death.<\/p>\n

(5)\u00a0 Uncovering the unseen \u2018world\u2019 which exists beyond the normal senses and the physical universe, such as the knowledge of God, existence of angels, and the reality of the Day of Judgment.<\/p>\n

(6)\u00a0 Providing human beings practical examples to lead moral, righteous, purpose-driven lives free of doubts and confusion.\u00a0 Innately, human beings admire fellow human beings, so the best examples of righteousness for humans to imitate are those of God\u2019s prophets.<\/p>\n

(7)\u00a0 Purifying the soul from materialism, sin, and heedlessness.<\/p>\n

(8)\u00a0 Conveying to humanity the teachings of God, which is for their own benefit in this life and in the Hereafter.<\/p>\n

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Their Message<\/h2>\n

The single most important message of all prophets to their people was to worship God alone and none else and to follow His teachings.\u00a0 All of them, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Jesus, Muhammad and others, in addition to those we do not know – invited people to worship God and shun false gods.<\/p>\n

Moses declared: \u201cHear, O Israel The Lord our God is one Lord.\u201d (Deuteronomy 6:4).<\/p>\n

This was repeated 1500 years later by Jesus, when he said: \u201cThe first of all the commandments is, \u2018Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is one Lord.\u2019\u201d (Mark 12:29).<\/p>\n

Finally, the call of Muhammad some 600 years later reverberated across the hills of Mecca:<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd your God is One God: there is no god but He…\u201d (Quran 2:163)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Holy Quran states this fact clearly:<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad) but We revealed to him (saying): \u2018none has the right to be worshipped but I, so worship Me.\u2019\u201d (Quran 21:25)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Message Bearers<\/h2>\n

God chose the best among humanity to deliver His message.\u00a0 Prophethood is not earned or acquired like higher education.\u00a0 God chooses whom He pleases for this purpose.<\/p>\n

They were the best in morals and they were mentally and physically fit, protected by God from falling into cardinal, major sins.\u00a0 They did not err or commit mistakes in delivering the message.\u00a0 They were over one hundred thousand prophets sent to all mankind, to all nations and races, in all corners of the world.\u00a0 Some prophets were superior to others.\u00a0 The best among them were Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him.<\/p>\n

People went to extremes with the prophets.\u00a0 They were rejected and accused of being sorcerers, madmen, and liars.\u00a0 Others turned them into gods by giving them divine powers, or declared them to be His children, like what happened to Jesus.<\/p>\n

In truth, they were fully human with no divine attributes or power.\u00a0 They were God\u2019s worshipping slaves.\u00a0 They ate, drank, slept, and lived normal human lives.\u00a0 They did not have the power to make anyone accept their message or to forgive sins.\u00a0 Their knowledge of future was limited to what God revealed to them.\u00a0 They had no part in running the affairs of the universe.<\/p>\n

Out of the Infinite Mercy and Love of God, He sent to humanity prophets, guiding them to that which is the best. He sent them as an example for humanity to follow, and if one does follow their example, they would live a life in accordance to the Will of God, earning His Love and Pleasure<\/p>\n

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