PROPHETS OF ALLAH

[yasir arafat]

PROPHETS OF ALLAH
(May peace be upon them)




We send the Apostles only to give good news and to warn: so those who believe and reform (their lives) upon them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve. Al-An’am 6:48

The term Prophets applies to persons who have been known to bring divinely inspired guidance to mankind. One should not take the term Prophet as indicator of a person who foretells future events. In order to avoid possible confusion in interpreting the common term of Prophet, a more restricted term of Apostle may be used. An Apostle is understood to be a person who initiates a great moral reform by first advocating an important belief or system. The common terms in Islam for the Prophet are nabi ( ) and rasul ( ) both applying to persons carrying divinely inspired information or messages. We may distinguish the term rasul as someone receiving formal bodies of revelations, the known books. Not all Prophets are messengers in that sense although every Prophet is a nabi.

The purpose of a Prophet is defined in the above quoted verse 6:48 from the Qur’an. The Prophets or Messengers bring glad tidings as well as warnings from God. The messages that the Prophets bring are for the sole purpose of human reformation, not as an abstract goal but as a process of continual refinement based on inner human capacity and thoughtful interactions with the environment.

The first Prophet was Adam, may peace be upon him. The Message he brought continued through other Prophets, each time in more detail and with greater refinement until it was completed in the Message that the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and give him peace everlasting. The following verse from the Qur’an highlights this point.




Say: We believe in Allah and in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma’il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses, Jesus, and the Prophets, from their Lord: We make no distinction between one and another among them, and to Allah do we bow our will (in Islam). Al-i-Imran 3:84.

God created mankind with a singular distinction of the ability to think – a mind that allows mankind to observe, reflect, rationalize, and draw conclusions for actions in life on this earth. The guidance that comes from God through the Messengers is simply a reminder of this character of mankind. It is intended to motivate people for achieving excellence in this world and thereby be rewarded with excellence in the Hereafter. The guidance also contains warnings about things that debase mankind with corresponding consequences in the Hereafter. Acting in accordance with guidance from God benefits mankind. Every action that uplifts the character of mankind pleases God. Seeking the pleasure of God is, therefore, synonymous with achieving human nobility.

The persons selected as Prophets were considered the best in their local areas and times.

There are twenty-five Prophets mentioned in the Qur’an. Five are considered to be among the major Messengers. These are Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad. Muslims believe in all Prophets and Messengers. Muslims do not differentiate between them. One of the pillars of Faith for Muslims is to believe in all the Prophets and Messengers as well as the revelations and the original divine books revealed to them.

Anytime a name of a prophet or a messenger is men¬tioned, Muslims are to request Allah to shower that prophet with peace and blessing. The least a Muslim is to say about any Prophet is “Peace be upon him.â€￾

The following is the list of the twenty-five prophets with their names in English, transliteration and the Arabic names.
[Current hyperlinks on Prophets: Adam, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad ]





*Major Messengers



The following figure shows the Prophets in the form of a family tree.


The Prophet Muhammad was the final Prophet and Messenger of Allah to all creatures. His Message is the summation, purification and culmination of all the previous messages

[arslan]

bahut Shukriya.Yasir..bahut he achi anfo,,,

[sharoz khan]

nice info!!! dear thnx 4r tat!!