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1. Prophethood & Its relevance.
2. Universal mission of the Prophets (A. S).
3. Khatm al-Nubuwwah (Finality of the
Prophethood).
4. The life of the Ulu Azmi Prophets in the Qur’an:
an account of some big Events
5. Muhammad: The Role Model (Uswah
hassanah)
6. Great Works of Muhammad ()
7. Muslim duties towards the Prophet ()
4. On Prophethood
Nubuwwah is the revelation and guidance which Allah
sent through His chosen people to different people and
communities. This revelation was transmitted to prophets
by the angel Jibril ( جبريل ). Prphethood started from the
appointment of the first prophet and ended with message
of Rasul Muhammad (S), the seal of prophets ( خاتم
النبياء ).
The Qur’an has mentioned only 24. However, from Adam
to Mohammed (S), thousands of prophets ( أنبياء ) and
messengers ( رسلُ ) were sent by Allah to convey the
message of Tawhid to specific people in a specific period of
time. According to some narration their number
approximately 124.00 or 242.00 prophets. Five scriptures
are mentioned in the Qur’an. These includes: These are:
Zabur ()الزبور Tawrah ()التوراة Engel (,)النجيل Suhuf
5. Quotation
No religion or people has been altogether
deprived of Divine enlightenment through
God’s chosen servants, His prophets.
Directly or indirectly, all people of all
periods have, at the some time in their
history, known or been aware of a prophet
and of his teachings. A period during which
the names of the prophets have been
forgotten and their teachings are
completely eroded, until another prophet is
sent, is described as an interregnum. Its is
accepted that people who live in those
periods would not be punished but rather
excused, on the condition that they have
not knowingly and willfully deviated into
polytheism or theism”
ource: A. FathullahGulen, Questions this modern age puts to Islam, p. 112.
6. Common Ground of Prophethood
ivers Prophets (AS) (Ta‘adud).
nity of the Message; One Religion (‘Aqidah).
iverse Law (Sahri‘ah).
omplementarity (Takamul)
inality (Khatm).
10. Personal Traits of the Prophet
rophets are the best people chosen by Allah to convey His
message of Tawhid to human communities.
ll the prophets were sent with the same message (al-Tawhid).
However, all the prophets (AS) were sent to specific community
in a specific time except Muhammad (S), was made the seal of
the Prophets (AS) and has been sent a mercy to all humankind as
well as Jins (al ‘alamin).
rophets are the best examples to follow.
rophets are human male; they eat, marrying, sleep, walk in the
market places as mentioned in the Qur’an.
rophets call people to Alah’s way wisdom and fair exhortation
and they never resorted to demagogy, philosophy, magic,
symbolic language, and dialectics which leads to confusions.
rophets offer completely obedience, they totally dependence on
Allah, they are Trustworthy, sincere, and ask no wage.
llah honor them with perfect character, sound mind, wisdom,
gifted knowledge, and infallibility.
12. 1. To illuminate humanity's life way with Revelation, wisdom and
knowledge.
2.To guide people to the worship of Allah.
3.To teach and explain to people Allah’s laws
4.To be an examples (UswahHasanah) to be followed by humans.
5.To show people the lawful and unlawful.
6.To establish balance in all aspects of human life.
7.To be the witness before Allah for or against people
Source: See: M. FathullahGulen: Prophet Muhammad(ρ): Aspects of his life.
15. Events YEAR
Birth of the prophet
Abraha of Abyssinia try to invade Mekkah to destroy Ka‘bah.
571
(year of the
elephant)
First revelation in mount Hira’ (Beginning of the prophethood) 610
The first & the second pledge (al Bay ‘ah)at Aqaba 621-621
The hijrah (Establishment of the Muslim state, Ukhuwah, Constitution, Instutions) 622
The Battle of Badr (Turning point in the history of Islam) 624
Truce of Hudaibiya (wisdom of the Prophet in building the Ummah) 628
The Prophet (S) addresses letters to various emperors and leaders. 628
Muslim return back to Mekkah 630
Expedition to Tarbuk (Sending the message inviting the Persians to Islam) 631
Farewell pilgrimage (The Prophet addresses his last speech) 632
Some Major Events in The Life of The Prophet
16. 1. believe in all of prophets mentioned by
Revelation and their miracles.
2. believe them to be the best people
Allah has created. And they are the
best to convey His message to
humanity.
3. Love, respect, great them whenever
their names are mentioned without a
small discriminates.
4. We should confirm the fulfillment of
their mission towards their people in
this life. (witness for them).
17. Rasul Allah () says: "The tribe of Israel was guided
by prophets. When a prophet passed away, another
prophet succeeded him. But no prophet will come after
me; only caliphs will succeed me."
Source: Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Manaqib.
Rasul Allah () says "My position in relation to the
prophets who came before me can be explained by the
following example: A man erected a building and
adorned this edifice with great beauty, but he left an
empty niche, in the corner where just one brick was
missing. People looked around the building and
marvelled at its beauty, but wondered why a brick was
missing from that niche? I am like unto that one
missing brick and I am the last in the line of the
Prophets.“
Source:Bukhari, Kitab al-Manaqib.
20. Selected Hadith
man asked the Prophet about the Hour (i.e. Day of
Judgment) saying, "When will the Hour be?" The
Prophet said, "What have you prepared for it?" The
man said, "Nothing, except that I love Allah and His
Apostle. " The Prophet said, "You will be with
those whom you love."
e had never been so glad as we were on hearing that
saying of the Prophet (i.e., "You will be with those
whom you love.") Therefore, I love the Prophet ,
Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and I hope that I will be with
them because of my love for them though my deeds
are not similar to theirs.
21. l Khayriyah (the best)
l-Wasatiyah (the moderate)
qamat al- ‘Adl&I’tidal (Establish Justice)
l-Qira’ah (Reading)
l-Amr bi-lma‘ruf&nahy ‘an al-munkar
(ordaining good and forbidding the evil)
ihad fisabil Allah (purification and struggling in
the sake of Allah)
hikr Allah (Remembrance of Allah)
