The document lists 6 characteristics of prophets: 1. They are sinless and chosen by God. 2. They receive divine revelation from God. 3. They are responsible for explaining the divine message. 4. They set an example for mankind to follow. 5. People are worthy to obey them as they are following God's commands. 6. Their selection as prophets is done by God alone, it is a gift not something that can be acquired.

1. Characteristics of prophets

2. 01-Impeccable or
Innocent/ Sinless

3. • ‫نٱ‬َ ‫ٱ‬ ‫م‬ِ‫َن‬ ‫ل‬َ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ن اٱ‬َ ‫ٱ‬ ‫د‬َ ‫ٱ‬ ‫عدن‬ِ‫َن‬ ‫مٱ‬ۡ ‫ع‬ ‫ہ‬ُ‫ ۡم‬ ‫ن‬َّ‫ہ‬ ‫إ‬ِ‫َن‬ ‫و‬َ ‫ٱ‬
‫نٱ‬َ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ي‬ۡ ‫ع‬ ‫ف‬َ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ط‬َ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ص‬ۡ ‫ع‬ ‫م‬ُ‫ ۡم‬ ‫ل‬ۡ ‫ع‬ ‫ٱ‬
‫ي ار‬َ ‫ٱ‬ ‫خ‬ۡ ‫ع‬ ‫ل‬ۡ ‫ع‬َ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ٱ ٱ ٱ ٱ‬
• “And surely they are, in Our
sight, among the chosen, the
best of the righteous.”

4. •02-Receiver of the
divine revelation:

5. • ‫ٱ‬‫ى‬ٌ۬ ‫ُي‬ ‫ح‬ۡ ‫ع‬ ‫و‬َ ‫ٱ‬ ‫لٱ‬َّ‫ہ‬ ‫إ‬ِ‫َن‬ ‫وٱ‬َ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ه‬ُ‫ ۡم‬ ‫نٱ‬ۡ ‫ع‬ ‫إ‬ِ‫َن‬
‫ى‬ٰ ‫ح‬َ ‫ٱ‬ ‫يو‬ُ‫ ۡم‬ ‫ٱ‬
•“It is nothing but
revelation, which is sent
down to him.”

6. •03-Explainator of
divine message:

7. • ‫ر‬َ ‫ڪ‬ۡ ‫ذ‬ّ ‫ٱل‬ ‫ك‬َ ‫ي‬ۡ ‫ل‬َ ‫إ‬ِ ‫ا‬‫ن‬َ ‫ل‬ۡ ‫ز‬َ ‫أن‬َ ‫و‬َٓ
‫ل‬َ ‫ز‬ّ ‫ن‬ُ‫ز‬ ‫ما‬َ ‫س‬ِ ‫نا‬َّ ‫لنل‬ِ ‫ن‬َ ‫ي‬ّ ‫ب‬َ ‫ت‬ُ‫ز‬ ‫ل‬ِ
‫م‬ۡ ‫ه‬ُ‫ز‬ ‫نل‬َّ ‫ع‬َ ‫ل‬َ ‫و‬َ ‫م‬ۡ ‫ہ‬ِ ‫ي‬ۡ ‫ل‬َ ‫إ‬ِ
‫ن‬َ ‫رو‬ُ‫ز‬ ‫ك‬َّ ‫ف‬َ ‫ت‬َ ‫ي‬َ
• “and We have revealed the

8. ‫من‬ِ ‫نا‬َ ‫نل‬ۡ ‫س‬َ ‫ر‬ۡ ‫أ‬َ ‫ا‬‫م‬َ ‫و‬َٓ
‫ن‬ِ ‫سا‬َ ‫نل‬ِ ‫ب‬ِ ‫ل‬َّ ‫إ‬ِ ‫ل‬ٍ ‫سلو‬ُ‫ز‬ ‫ر‬َّ
‫ن‬َ ‫ي‬ّ ‫ب‬َ ‫ي‬ُ‫ز‬ ‫ل‬ِ ‫ه ۦ‬ِ ‫م‬ِ ‫لو‬ۡ ‫ق‬َ

9. “And We did not send any
messenger but (speaking) in
the tongue of his people, so
that he might clearly speak
to them.”
(Ibraheem:4)

10. •04-Being example and
model for mankind:

11. •‫ف ى‬ِ‫ى‬ ‫م‬ۡ ‫ف‬ ‫ك‬ُ‫ۡم‬ ‫ل‬َ‫ك‬ ‫ن‬َ‫ك‬ ‫كنا‬َ‫ك‬ ‫د‬ۡ ‫ف‬ ‫ق‬َ‫ك‬ ‫ل‬ّ
‫ة‬ٌ ‫ح‬ ‫و‬َ‫ك‬ ‫س‬ۡ ‫ف‬ ‫أ‬ُ‫ۡم‬ ‫ه‬ِ‫ى‬ ‫ل‬ّ ‫ٱل‬ ‫ل‬ِ‫ى‬ ‫سو‬ُ‫ۡم‬ ‫ر‬َ‫ك‬
‫ة‬ٌ ‫ح‬۬ ‫ن‬َ‫ك‬ ‫س‬َ‫ك‬ ‫ح‬َ‫ك‬
• “Indeed, you have a
good example in the

12. •5-Worthy of obedience:

13. • ‫ل‬ٍ ‫سو‬ُ‫ۡم‬ ‫ر‬ّ ‫من‬ِ‫ى‬ ‫ننا‬َ‫ك‬ ‫ل‬ۡ ‫ف‬ ‫س‬َ‫ك‬ ‫ر‬ۡ ‫ف‬ ‫أ‬َ‫ك‬ ‫نا‬‫م‬َ‫ك‬ ‫و‬َ‫ك‬ٓ
‫ه‬ِ‫ى‬ ‫ل‬ّ ‫ٱل‬ ‫ن‬ِ‫ى‬ ‫ذ‬ۡ ‫ف‬ ‫إ‬ِ‫ى‬ ‫ب‬ِ‫ى‬ ‫ع‬َ‫ك‬ ‫طنا‬َ‫ك‬ ‫ي‬ُ‫ۡم‬ ‫ل‬ِ‫ى‬ ‫ل‬ّ ‫إ‬ِ‫ى‬
• “We have not sent our prophets
but with this command that they
must be followed.”
(Al-Nisah:64)

14. •‫ل‬َ‫ك‬ ‫سو‬ُ‫ۡم‬ ‫ر‬ّ ‫ٱل‬ ‫ع‬ِ‫ى‬ ‫ط‬ِ‫ى‬ ‫ي‬ُ‫ۡم‬ ‫من‬ّ
‫ه‬‌َ‫ك‬ۖ 翊 ‫ل‬ّ ‫ٱل‬ ‫ع‬َ‫ك‬ ‫طنا‬َ‫ك‬ ‫أ‬َ‫ك‬ ‫د‬ۡ ‫ف‬ ‫ق‬َ‫ك‬ ‫ف‬َ‫ك‬
•“The person who
follows the messenger,
has followed Allah.”

15. •06-Selected by Allah:
(Prophet hood is a God
Gifted, not a acquired thing.)

16. •‫م ن‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ه ۦ‬ِ‫ ۦ‬ ‫ت‬ِ‫ ۦ‬ ‫م‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ح‬ۡ‫َم‬ ‫ر‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ب‬ِ‫ ۦ‬ ‫ص‬ُّ ‫ت‬َ‫ن‬ ‫خ‬ۡ‫َم‬ ‫ي‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ه‬ُ ‫َي‬ ‫ل‬َّ ‫ولٱل‬َ‫ن‬
‫ء‬ُ ‫َي‬‌‫ا‬ ‫ش‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ي‬َ‫ن‬ٓۚ
•“Allah singles out for His
grace whom He wants.”
•

17. •‫ل ن‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ْ ‫لو‬ُ ‫َي‬ ‫قا‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ة‬ٌ۬ ‫ي‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ءا‬َ‫ن‬ ‫م‬ۡ‫َم‬ ‫ه‬ُ ‫َي‬ ‫ت‬ۡ‫َم‬ ‫ء‬َ‫ن‬‫ا‬ ‫ج‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ذا‬َ‫ن‬ ‫إ‬ِ‫ ۦ‬ ‫و‬َ‫ن‬ٓ
‫ا‬‫م‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ل‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ث‬ۡ‫َم‬ ‫م‬ِ‫ ۦ‬ ‫ى‬ٰ ‫ت‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ؤ‬ۡ‫َم‬ ‫ن‬ُ ‫َي‬ ‫ى‬ٰ ‫ت‬َّ ‫ح‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ ن‬َ‫ن‬ ‫م‬ِ‫ ۦ‬ ‫ؤ‬ۡ‫َم‬ ‫ن‬ُّ ٓ
‫م‬ُ ‫َي‬ ‫ل‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ع‬ۡ‫َم‬ ‫أ‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ه‬ُ ‫َي‬ ‫ل‬َّ ‫لٱل‬ ‫ه‬‌ِ‫ ۦ‬ۘ ‫ّللٱ‬ ‫ل‬َّ ‫لٱل‬ ‫ل‬ُ ‫َي‬ ‫س‬ُ ‫َي‬ ‫ر‬ُ ‫َي‬ ‫ى‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ت‬ِ‫ ۦ‬ ‫أو‬ُ ‫َي‬
‫ه‬ُ ‫َي‬ ‫ت‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ل‬َ‫ن‬ ‫سا‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ر‬ِ‫ ۦ‬ ‫ل‬ُ ‫َي‬ ‫ع‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ج‬ۡ‫َم‬ ‫ي‬َ‫ن‬ ‫ث‬ُ ‫َي‬ ‫ي‬ۡ‫َم‬ ‫ح‬َ‫ن‬

18. “And when a sign comes to
them, they say, We shall
never come to believe unless
we are given the like of what
was given to the messengers of
Allah. Allah knows best where
to place His message.”
(Al-Anam:124)