2B-beliefs about nabi, rasul, nadir, risalah

• Risalah


  The message
• Islam believes in a line of prophets and messengers from Adam to Muhammad, the final 'seal of the prophets'
• There are 124,000 considered prophets over history, each sent to guide a different community with the same message
• Messengers who brought holy books

  • Ibrahim (Abraham) brought the Sahifa (scrolls)
  • Musa (Moses) brought the Torah
  • Dawud (David) brought the Zabur (psalms)
  • Isa (Jesus) brought the Injil (gospels)
  • Muhammad
• All prophets warned people not to worship idols but only the one, unseen God, Allah
• All prophets told people to turn away from immorality and to follow the way of righteousness
• Muhammad


  • His heart was washed by angels
  • He had a sinless life, not even to have a shadow from the sun
  • He was a caring person who led by example
  • He was modest, cared for his wives and helped around the house, including mending his own clothes
• Sunna


  The authoritative body of examples for Muslims to follow from Muhammad's actions
• Many of Muhammad's actions were situation specific so require interpretation to be applied
• Some Muslims celebrate the birthday of Muhammad as Id-Milaud-an-nabi whilst others reject this and even condemn it as shirk
• "Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah, the seal of prophets, and Allah has full knowledge of all things" - Quran Sura 33:40