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🔶All Prophets and Messengers were human beings:
They did not innately possess any god-like characteristics or superhuman abilities. God aided them with miracles.
God, the Exalted, says:
💎“And We did not send before you, [O Muhammad], any of the messengers except that they ate food and walked in the markets. And We have made some of you [people] as trial for others – will you have patience? And ever is your Lord, Seeing.” (Qur’an 25:20)
🔳Allah clarifies this to ensure that no one would have a doubt about their nature.
💎God, the Almighty, says:
“And We have already sent messengers before you and assigned to them wives and descendants. And it was not for a messenger to come with a sign except by permission of Allah. For every term is a decree.” (Qur’an 13:38)
🔳The Prophets and Messengers had no power to control the affairs of the
universe. They had no power even over their own protection.
💎God, the Exalted,
says, regarding the Prophets and Messengers:
“Say, “I hold not for myself [the power of] benefit or harm, except what Allah has willed. And if I knew the unseen, I could have acquired much wealth, and no harm would have touched me. I am not except a warner and a bringer of good tidings to a people who believe.”” (Qur’an 7:188)
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🔶THE GREAT PROPHETS OF GOD
🔳All Prophets and Messengers were sent with one Message.
God says (interpretation of the meaning):
💎”Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muhammad to them], “Produce your proof. This [Qur’an] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me. But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away. And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, “There is no deity except Me, so worship Me.” (Qur’an 21:24-25)
🔳The belief in the Oneness of God was the central message delivered by all Prophets and Messengers to their respective peoples.
God, the Exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
💎”He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus – to establish the religion and not be divided therein. Difficult for those who associate others with Allah is that to which you invite them. Allah chooses for Himself whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him]. (Qur’an 42:13)
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🔶PEOPLES NEED FOR PROPHETS AND MESSENGERS
🔳As we mentioned previously, people are in need of Prophets and Messengers
as they are in need of food and drink to sustain themselves.
✳️The Scholar Ibn alQayyim, may God have mercy on him, said:
“There is no path to happiness and success except through what the Messengers have given us. One would only be able to discern between good and bad through what the Messengers have conveyed to us (in terms of revelation) from God. People of guidance are distinguished by their obedience to the Message.
The necessity of knowing the Message is a more pressing need (for man) than finding food and beverages. The example of the importance of guidance to mankind is similar to the importance of water to a whale. If taken out of water, it would die; similarly, no one will truly realize the explicit need of spiritual guidance except one who has a living heart.”
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🔶THE WISDOM OF GOD IN CHOOSING HIS PROPHETS AND MESSENGERS
🔳The Message and prophethood is a divine gift, which God gives
to whomever He pleases.
It is not given to one on account of their lineage, authority or position in society.
God, the Exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
💎”Allah chooses from the angels messengers and from the people. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing. (Qur’an 22:75)
📍No one should show any jealousy towards the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for the message he was given. God, the Exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Or do they envy people for what Allah has given them of His bounty? But we had already given the family of Abraham the Scripture and wisdom and conferred upon them a great
kingdom. (Qur’an 4:54)
🔳 The Prophets of God differ in terms of rank and superiority. They are not equal in terms of merit.
God, the Exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
💎” Those messengers – some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. And We gave Jesus, the Son of Mary, clear proofs, and We supported him with the Holy Spirit. If Allah had willed, those [generations] succeeding them would not have fought each other after the clear proofs had come to them. But they differed. Some of them believed and some of them disbelieved. And if Allah had willed, they would not have
fought each other, but Allah does what He intends. (Qur’an 2:253)
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