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2.2 (Risalah)
2.2 (Risalah)
2.2 (Risalah)
Name: ______________
Date: ___-02-2021
IGCSE-II
Belief of a Muslim
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َ َُوَما يَنط ُق َع ِن ا هْلََو ٰى* إِ هن ُه َو إِاَّل َو هح ٌي ي
*وح ٰى
“Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. It is not but a revelation revealed.”
(Surah Najam,3-4)
Need of prophet-hood
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2) To reform the society:
The Prophets were sent to reform the society. Allah sent Prophets in every tribe and
in every nation.
3) To practice the Sharia’h:
The Prophet is a preacher, a guide, a teacher and an interpreter. He is the role model
for us in following Sharia’h. Allah says in the Quran:
Importance of Prophets
▪ Prophets are divine agents, the transmitters of guidance to the sons of Adam
▪ Prophets taught man knowledge about Allah, His names & Attributes. Without
them, man would have never known Allah
▪ Through the Prophets, man has been able to gain an insight into creation. Thus,
man gets to know the purpose of his creation
▪ Prophets are the models for mankind. They distinguish themselves in the human
society by their pious & meaningful life.
▪ Their nature and disposition is pure. In all affairs their attitude is that of nobility
and truthfulness
FUNCTIONS OF PROPHETS:
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ِ ِ ِ ِِ ث ِِف هاأل ُِميِني رسواَّل ِم هن هم ي هت لُو َعلَي ِهم
َ ُه َو الا ِذي بَ َع
َ آَيته َويُ َزِّكي ِه هم َويُ َعلِّ ُم ُه ُم الهكتَا
ب َ ه ه َ ِّ ِّ َ َ ُ ِّ ُ ه
*نيٍ ِض ََل ٍل ُمب َ بل لَِفيق
َ ن ِ وا هْلِ هكمةَ وإِن َكانُوا
م
ُ َ َ َ
“It is He who has sent among the unlettered a Messenger from themselves reciting
to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom
although they were before in clear error.” (Surah Jumuah:2)
WHAT IS A MIRACLE?
The belief in prophet-hood demands respect of all the Prophets without exception.
They were all the best in their communities morally and intellectually. They were
supported by miracles to prove their prophet-hood. This affirmed that the message
is from Allah, not from their own ideas.
A miracle is an extraordinary event that Allah Almighty brings about at the hands of
a Prophet:
The Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺis the last of all Prophets. After him no other
prophet is going to be sent by God. It is mentioned in the Quran:
}*اَّللُ بِ ُك ِل َش هى ٍء َعلِيم ا
ني َوَكا َن ا ِول ا
َ ِِّاَّلل َو َخ َاَتَ النابِي
ِ {ما َكا َن ُُمَ ام ٌد أََب أَح ٍد ِمن ِرجالِ ُكم ول
َ َكن ار ُس َ َ َ ِّ ِّ َ ه َ
“Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Apostle of Allah
and the last of the prophets; and indeed Allah knows all.” (33:40)
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Why is there no need for a Prophet now?
After studying the book of Allah, we find that Prophets were sent for any of these
four possible reasons:
➢ There is a nation towards whom no Prophet had been sent:
“When We sent to them two but they denied them, so We strengthened them with
a third, and they said, "Indeed, we are messengers to you.”
After understanding this we see that none of these needs exist now and so there is
absolutely no need of another Prophet.
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Firstly, our Prophet ﷺwas sent towards the entire humanity, so there is no
nation bereaved of this honour. Allah says:
Thirdly, the teachings preached by our beloved Prophet ﷺcaters the needs of
all nations in all times. Allah says:
ِ هكتاب تِب ي ااَن لِِّ ُك ِل َشي ٍء وه ادى ور هْحَةا وب هشر ٰى لِل
ِ َ {ونَ ازلهنَا َعلَي
َ هم هسل ِم
)٨٩:ني *} (النحل ُ َ ُ َ َ َ ُ َ ِّ ه َ ك ال َ َ ه ه َ
“And We have sent down to you the Book as clarification for all things and as
guidance and mercy and good tidings for the Muslims.”
Lastly, Allah mentions that he has completed the message for mankind in the
Quran:
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Prophet Ibrahim A.S
OTHER INFO:
He was honored to be called “Khaleel ul Allah” (Allah’s friend)
He is called the fathers of all Prophets “”ابو األنبياء
He is an inspiration for every believer
On his super submission, Allah made us all follow his footsteps as the
5th pillar of Islam: “Hajj”
Even our Prophet ﷺwas told to follow his legacy
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Prophet Ismael A.S
Other info:
On his cry, with Allah’s order water began to flow near Ka’abah in
the land of Arabia. This spring or well is known as “Zamzam”
The best human being and the Seal of Prophets our Prophet ﷺ
was his grandson
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Hazrat MUSA A.S
His Miracles:
▪ stick that turned to long wiggling snake
▪ shinning white hand
▪ splitting of Sea
▪ water gushed out from 12 springs
▪ the locust disaster
▪ the louse disaster
▪ hordes of frogs infesting Egypt
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Hazrat Dawood A.S
Other info:
➢ The recitation of Zabur (Psalms) was made easy for him. He used
to order that his riding animals be saddled, and would finish
reciting the Zabur before they were saddled
➢ He would never eat except from the earnings of his manual work
➢ Even the mountains, birds and Jinn were under his control. He
understood the languages of birds
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Hazrat Isa A.S
Miracles:
▪ speaking from the cradle
▪ creating a clay bird to breathe life into it
▪ healing of the born blind
▪ rising of the death
▪ knowledge of the secretly stored items
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Practice Questions:
(a) Identify two reasons that Prophets were earlier sent one after another.
(a) Give two examples of what Muslim can learn from the life of Prophet
Muhammad ﷺ.
(a) Identify two ways in which the divine message was revealed to the
Prophet ﷺ.
(b) Describe how the link between Muslims and God is made stronger
through Prophets.
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(b) Describe the role a prophet plays in delivering the Risalah to
Muslims today.
(c) Explain the key characteristics that enabled Prophets to spread the
message of Allah.
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ِ ِ ض ال
َ ُ) إِ هن ُه َو إِاَّل َو هح ٌي ي3( ) َوَما يَنط ُق َع ِن ا هْلََو ٰى2( صاحبُ ُك هم َوَما غَ َو ٰى
(4)وح ٰى َ َ َما
“Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred, Nor does he
speak from [his own] inclination. It is not but a revelation revealed.” (53:2-4)
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