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Prophethood (Risalah)
Ibrahim
Ibrahim is an important prophet in Islam for a number of reasons;
- He passed all the tests and commands given to him by God
- God promised he would be the father of all nations
- Muhammad is believed to have descended from Abraham
- He is a role model to Muslims because of his obedience to God and his refusal to worship idols
Ibrahim and Idol Worship
- Ibrahim was a monotheist (believed in one God- Allah) and wanted to stop idol worship
- When everyone has left town for a feast, he took an axe and destroyed all the idols and in the temple, except the largest statue. When people in the town returned, they were furious and demanded to know what has happened. Ibrahim had said that the larger statue had destroyed all the smaller statues and that they should ask the large statue to confirm this was true. The people replied they couldn't do this because their idols could not speak. Ibrahim then asked them why they bothered worshipping statues that could not talk to them.
- The town people were so angry that their idols had been destroyed, they demanded Ibrahim be burned alive. A fire was prepared for him and Ibrahim was thrown in. A miracle occurred and the fire only burnt his chains so he managed to walk out alive. As a result of seeing the miracle, many began to follow God (Allah).
Ibrahima and the Ka'aba
Muslims believe that the original Ka'aba was built by Adam, but it was destroyed by the flood at the time of Noah
-The Ka'aba was a small building in the centre of Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca. It is considered to be the house of God and the holiest place in Islam - With his son Ishmael, Ibrahim rebuilt it on the same site
Ibrahim is remembered when Muslims go on the Hajj, as pilgrims visit the sites and remember the stories of Ibrahim on the sacred journey. For example, the rebuilding of the Ka'aba is especially important when Muslims circle it (tawaf) as a part of Hajj.
Ibrahim and Ishmael
- Many Muslims believe that Ibrahim had a dream in which God asked him to sacrifice his son
- God did not take the boy although Ibrahim was willing to sacrifice him, showing his willingness to be obedient and that he was a man of faith
- During the festival of Id-ul-Adha each year, Muslims slaughter an animal to remember Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son
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Adam
- Muslims believe he was the first man and prophet of Islam
- He was created by God from the dust on the ground and is considered to be the father of the human race, he is therefore treated with great respect
- God gave Adam understanding and the names of everything, and he asked Adam to tell the angels the names of some objects as the angels did not know them
- The angels were asked by Allah to bow to Adam out of respect and in admiration of his knowledge, but Iblis refused. This resulted in him being thrown out of paradise and he vowed to tempt humans to sin against God
- In order to prevent Adam from being lonely, God created Hawwa (Eve) and they lived in the Garden of Bliss. They only had to obey one rule which was to not eat from a particular tree, however, Iblis tricked them into eating the fruit, so they were thrown out of the garden. Their actions brought sin to the world and as a result, all humans will now be judged on the Day of Judgement.
- Adam is regarded as an important prophet in Islam because God gave him understanding which he passed on to the rest of the human race. He was the first person to learn how to plant seeds, harvest crops, and cook food. God revealed to him the foods Muslims are allowed to eat, how to say sorry when you do something wrong, and how to bury the dead. Adam and Eve also had many children.
Muhammad
- Muhammad was known as the last and the greatest of all the prophets
- "he is God's messenger and the seal of the prophets"
- Before God revealed his message to Muhammad, he was a merchant in Mecca in Saudi Arabia and has a reputation for being an honest trader
- He was a religious man and often went to a mountain (Mount Hira) to pray. In 610 AD, the angel Jibril appeared to him was a message from God
- Jibril visited Muhammad over a period of 20 years, each time giving him further messages from God
- These messages were combined to form the Qur'an (Muslim's most important holy book)
- Muhammad preached to those around him and told them the messages he received from God
- He told people in Mecca to give up drinking, gambling, cheating, and idol worship. This made him very unpopular so he had to flee to the island of Medina
- One of Muhammad's most famous experiences was the Night Journey which is recorded in the Qur'an. He carried a horse-like creature with wings to Jerusalem. From there he ascended to heaven, spoke to prophets such as Isa (Jesus), and was told that Muslims should pray 5 times a day
- In the city of Medina, Muhammad gained 10,000 Muslim converts. He marched back to the city of Mecca, conquered the city, and removed all the idols from the Ka'aba. He then set about introducing Muslim law to thr city