Islamic Studies - Prophethood

1. Islamic Studies
Group Presentation

2. PROPHETHOOD

3. A Changed Man at Forty-Why?
• Lived as an ordinary person
• After the first revelation, completely reformed
“Read in the name of your Lord, who created,
created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord
is most bountiful. (He who taught) the use of
the pen taught man which he knew not.”
(Al-Alaq 96, 1-5)

4. His All-embracing Message
• Renowned shaper of culture and civilization
• Brave soldier and never retreated even in the
fiercest of battles
• Great political reformer and statesman
• Ruler of the country but cared very little for
himself

5. His Contribution to Human Thought
• Leadership qualities
• Revolutionized the concepts of ethics and
spirituality
• Provided guidance for all legislators

6. The Greatest Revolutionary
He is the only example where all excellence are
blended together in one personality.
• Philosopher
• National Leader
• Maker of history

7. The Final Testimony
• People would have accepted him as God but
he did not assign any credit for any of the
achievements to himself.
“I am a human being like yourselves. I have not
brought anything to you of my own record. It
has all been revealed to me by God.”

8. The Finality of Prophethood
Three things that required the advent of a new
prophet:
• Teachings of earlier prophets have been
changed
• Teachings of earlier prophets were incomplete
• Earlier prophets were raised specifically for a
certain nation

9. • His teachings are universal and have been
preserved forever.
• He is the seal of prophets.
“Today I have perfected your religion for you
and completed my bounty on you.”

10. End