Prophethood .

Prophethood

Jews and Christians are familiar with the concept of

prophethood. Indeed, the Muslim claim is that the Prophet

Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the final

in a long line of prophets that included, among others, Abraham,

Moses and Jesus.

The Reality of Prophethood

Messengers and prophets are specific individuals whom Allah

has chosen to convey His message to humankind. He reveals to them

and they in turn convey that message. The messenger must convey

the message faithfully and has no right to change it or distort it any

manner. At the same time, after conveying, they are to be obeyed by

those whom they are sent to.

Allah chooses whom He wills to be a messenger. It is not

something that an individual can achieve by his own efforts.

Allah specifically chose humans to be His messengers. The

purpose of the messengers is to spread the truth from God. They

make this truth clear and leave humans no excuse for not following

it. Thus, the messengers are humans and not, for example, angels. If

angels were sent, the purpose of simply conveying the truth and

leaving the final decision to the conscience of the human to submit to

that truth would have been defeated.

If Allah had not sent such messengers conveying

the truth, humankind would have cried foul and claimed that they

would have followed the messenger had he come to them. Allah, who

knows what happened, what will happen and what possibly could

happen, As shall be discussed shortly, the sending of messengers is one

of the greatest blessings that God has bestowed upon humankind .

The Sign of Prophethood

From a study of the prophets of the past, one can deduce

certain “indirect” signs of prophethood. First, the individual chosen

by God must have been a person of good and respected character

before Allah first revealed anything to him. It would be

inconceivable, for example, that someone who never lied about the

matters of this world would all of a sudden begin to propagate lies

about God and claim to be receiving revelation. Second, there is

excellence and virtue in what he is preaching. Similarly, the basic

core of his message is consistent with earlier individuals recognized

to be prophets. God’s basic message concerning the reality of the

universe and life is not going to change from one prophet to another.

Additionally, the individual does not seek any personal benefit or

payment for his conveying of the message. His goal is not a worldly

one. He is conveying the message only to obey and please God.

Finally, one finds that the prophet always enjoys a spiritual victory,

even if he does not experience a political victory. That is, he is always

content with his message, never abandons his purpose and

demonstrates his resolve until his death. No one recognized as a true

prophet of God has ever been known to abandon his message and

beliefs.

See you in the next blog to complete the book.

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"What is Islam?" by Jamaal Zarabozo .

A piece of advice and an invitation from a well-wisher

for you .

I invite you, my dear brother, to Islam and to believe in

God Almighty. He alone is worthy of worship. The

purpose of our creation is to worship God alone,

without any partners.