Copyright © 2024 Abdiwahab Rashid | info@abdiwahabrashid.com
AR
Islamic Website…
Abdiwahab Rashid Dahir
www.abdiwahabrashid.com
Links:
God conveys His messages and relates His will through human prophets.
They form a link between the earthly beings and the heavens, in the sense that God has picked them to deliver His messages to human beings. There are no other channels to receive divine communications . It is the system of communication between the Creator and the created.
God doesn not send angels to every single individual, nor does He open the skies so people can climb up to receive the message. His way of communication is through human prophets who receive the message through angels. To have faith in the prophets (or messages) is to firmly believe that God chose morally upright men to bear His message and pass it to humanity. Blessed were those who followed them, and wretched were those who refused to obey.
The faithfully believed the message, without hiding, altering or corrupting it. Rejecting a prophet is rejecting the One who sent him, and disobeying a prophet is disobeying the One who commanded to obey him.
Allah, the Exalted,says:
"And among them are those who abuse the Prophet and say, ' He is an ear. Say, '(It is) an ear of goodness for you that believes in Allah and believes the believers and (is) mercy to those who believe among you . 'And those who abuse the Messenger of Allah - for them is a painful punishment."Qur'an 9:61
Allah, the Exalted,says:
"And when it is said to them, 'Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger,' you seethe hypocrites turning away from you aversion."
Qur'an 4:61
The purpose and role of the prophets, the nature of the message that they brought to humanity, and the emphasis that they were mere humans with no divine attributes.
Belief in certain prophets who God chose to relay His message to humans is a required article of Islamic faith.
Allah, the Exalted says:
"The Prophet (Muhammad) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in God, His Angels, His Books, and His prophets. (They say,) ' We make no distinction between one another of His prophets ..." Qur'an 2:285
Muslims firmly believe that final prophet was the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, and there will be no prophet or messenger after him. God sent to every nation a prophet, mostly from amongst them, to call them to worship God alone and to shun false gods.
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"And ask (O Muhammad) those of Our Messenger whom We sent before you: ' Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped besides the Most Merciful (Allah)?"
Qur'an 43:45
Allah, the Exalted,says:
"O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. This is the best (way) and best in result."Qur'an 4:59
The single most important message of all prophets to their people was to worship God alone and none else and to follow His teachings.
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.
Moses declared: "Hear, O Israel The Lord Our God is one Lord." (Deuteronomy 6:4)
This was repeated 1500 years later by Jesus, when he said:
"The first of all commandment is, ' Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is one Lord." (Mark 12:29)
Finally, the call of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)some 600 years later reverberated across the hills of Mecca:
"And your God is One God: there is no god but He ..."
(Qur'an 2:163)
The Holy Qur'an states this fact clearly:
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad) but We revealed to him (saying): ' none has the right to be worshipped but I, so worship me." (Qur'an 21:25)
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.
The Message Bearers God chose the best among humanity to deliver His Message. Prophethood is not earned or acquired like higher education.
God chooses whom He pleases for this purpose.
Allah, the Exalted,says: "Verily We have sent you with the truth, a bearer of glad tidings and warner. And there never was a nation but a warner had passed among them" Qur'an 35:24
“ So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?”
| Belief in Angels |
| Belief in Scriptures |
| Belief in Prophets |
| Belief in Life after Death |
| Belief in Divine Degree |