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Prophets
Messengers of
God
Muslims believe there has been as much as
124,000
prophets
25
have been named in the Quran - they are called
Rasuls
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Why
Prophets are important
Channel of communication between
God
and
humanity
They have brought important messages from
God
(
'truths'
)
They have brought
Holy Books
They show
Muslims
how to live their lives - help Muslims to know how
God
wants them to live
They confirm the nature of
God
through their messages
Source of wisdom and inspiration
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Muhammad
Seal of the Prophets
The
FINAL
PROPHET
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Muhammad
Born in
Mecca
, when polytheism was widespread
Muslims follow the Prophet's example (
Sunnah
) today
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Sunnah
and Hadith
Written accounts of Muhammad's sayings, customs and traditions
Provide
guidance
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Night of Power - Angel Jibril appeared to Muhammad (aged 40) whilst he was meditating in a cave on Mount Hira. Jibril commanded Muhammad to 'recite'. The Qur'an - the infallible word of God - was then revealed to him over 23 years.
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Muhammad
's life
1. First went to Mecca to preach the message
2. Message of the Qur'an was
rejected
there and his life was in danger so he had to escape to
Medina
(Hijrah)
3. Welcomed in
Medina
and became the political and
religious leader
4. Set up a belief system with the Five Pillars, set up
community rules
and delivered the Qur'an - this was the first
Muslim community
5. After gaining a large following, he returned to - and conquered -
Mecca
and set up the
Ka'aba
for the worship of Allah alone
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Muhammad
God chose to reveal the
Qur'an
to him
He is the founder of the
Islamic
religion
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Muhammad
Inaugurated
Islamic
practices and
rituals
The
perfect
example for Muslims to emulate
Showed many
qualities
that would
serve
Muslims well in their lives today, such as determination, patience, courage, humility
Rejected
immorality, showed duty and
community
- creator of the first community
His words made him a
greater
teacher and he lived the life he
preached
- exemplar figure
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Muhammad's words
Spoken with
authority
, directly from
God
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Muhammad
's teachings
Influenced to follow teachings of the
Qur'an
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Rules
created by Muhammad
Benefited
everyone
Allowed
religious
freedom, rights for
women
, as well as care for elderly and in need
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Risalah
Communication between
God
and
humanity
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Guidance
from
God
Books
Angels
Prophets
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Adam
Exemplar of
Stewardship
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Adam
The first
prophet
(and human) to be created
The
Father
of humankind, a prophet until his
death
He built the
Ka'aba
and taught the next life is
eternal
His task was to be a
steward
/
caretaker
for the world to be a khalifah (Theme B link)
Teaches Muslims today that they should also look after and care for
God's
creation
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Hawaa
A woman given to Adam for
company
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Adam and
Hawaa
disobeyed God
They failed the test from Iblis and were
banished
to
earth
instead of living in Eden
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Adam and Hawaa asked for forgiveness
God was
merciful
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Adam taught people about
God
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Adam
did wrong but repented and was
forgiven
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Ibrahim
Exemplar of
Faith
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Ibrahim
Believed in one true God and
rejected
the idea of
idol
gods/statues
Preached this message but was
rejected
God sent a
miracle
to save him when people tried to burn him for his
monotheistic
beliefs
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Ibrahim
Father of
monotheism
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God tested
Ibrahim
1. Asked him to
sacrifice
his son
Ismail
2.
Ibrahim
was willing
3. God was pleased and sent a
ram
for
sacrifice
instead
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Ibrahim
His
obedience
to God and willingness to follow
God's
commands - despite not fully understanding why
Shows him as an exemplar of
faith
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