AND MUHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH pdf download

And Muhammad Is The Messenger Of Allah an examination of the finality of

Prophethood and messengership By Abu Khalid Al-Muwahhid

AND MUHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH

Let us briefly examine the concepts of nubuwwah (Prophethood) and rasaalah (Messengership) in Islam to understand the comprehensive nature of what it means to be a prophet and messenger.

Many pseudo-Islamic groups have taken advantage of some peoples’ lack of understanding in these matters and have manipulated the meanings of these ideas to open the door to various false ideologies.

In North America for instance, there have been those who wish to isolate and emphasize the word ‘Prophet’ because of the inherent religious connotation associated with the word in the minds of the people. In this regard, these groups readily admit that ‘Prophethood’ ended with Muhammad ibn ‘Abdillah (Sallallahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallam).

However, what these groups either implicitly promote or explicitly state is that ‘Messengership’ has not been sealed, therefore allowing the possibility of any number of ‘messengers’ with new ‘messages’ to come after the passing of the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallam).

The leaders of these movements promote the notion that to be a ‘messenger is something minor and that Prophethood is the major God-given position.

 This is because many people have stood up throughout history and made a claim to Prophethood and in every case, they were refuted by the scholars of the era and relegated to heretical status in the eyes of most Muslims.

 However, in recent times, some have attempted to overcome this obstacle by minimizing the concept of a ‘messenger’ in Islam and have made some form of claim to it to use a more palatable word for the people to digest.

The word messenger in the Arabic language is ‘Rasool’ and the word ‘message’ is ‘salah’.

The Arabic word ‘nabbed means prophet. When speaking about the various Messengers and Prophets in the Qur’an, Allah uses both titles at different times to emphasize the various aspects of their missions.