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Ever wondered who is a prophet, and if there is a connection between the work of one prophet and another? This book explains the role of a prophet and the relationship between the work of one prophet and another while sharing with you the names and lives of some of the prophets of Islam.

The prophets of Islam include: Adam, Idris (Enoch), Nuh (Noah), Hud (Heber), Saleh (Methusaleh), Lut (Lot), Ibrahim (Abraham), Ismail (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), Yaqub (Jacob), Yusuf (Joseph), Shu'aib (Jethro), Ayyub (Job), Dhulkifl (Ezekiel), Musa (Moses), Harun (Aaron), Dawud (David), Sulayman (Solomon), Ilyas (Elias), Alyasa (Elisha), Yunus (Jonah), Zakariya (Zachariah), Yahya (John the Baptist), Isa (Jesus) and Muhammad. Peace be upon them all.

In 25 Prophets of Islam you will learn:

1. That God is one.
2. About revelations mentioned in the Quran.
3. That the prophets were Muslims.
4. That Jesus was not the son of God.
5. Who committed the first murder.
6. About the similarity between Adam and Jesus.
7. What the Quran says about homosexuality.
8. Which prophet God spoke to direct.
9. That Jesus was not crucified and will come again.

Find out about these and other issues by reading this book.

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Islam

Religion

Philosophie et théologie

Sacred Writings

Koran

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Date de parution	26 février 2013
Nombre de lectures	1
EAN13	9781456613075
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25
PROPHETS
OF
ISLAM

Irfan Alli

Copyright 2013 Irfan Alli,
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CONTACT: Irfan Alli can be reached at irfanalli@irfanalli.com

25 PROPHETS OF ISLAM: Ever wondered who is a prophet, and if there is a connection between the work of one prophet and another? This book explains the role of a prophet and the relationship between the work of one prophet and another while sharing with you the names and lives of some of the prophets of Islam.

The prophets of Islam include: Adam, Idris (Enoch), Nuh (Noah), Hud (Heber), Saleh (Methusaleh), Lut (Lot), Ibrahim (Abraham), Ismail (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), Yaqub (Jacob), Yusuf (Joseph), Shu’aib (Jethro), Ayyub (Job), Dhulkifl (Ezekiel), Musa (Moses), Harun (Aaron), Dawud (David), Sulayman (Solomon), Ilyas (Elias), Alyasa (Elisha), Yunus (Jonah), Zakariya (Zachariah), Yahya (John the Baptist), Isa (Jesus) and Muhammad. Peace be upon them all.

In 25 Prophets of Islam you will learn:

1. That God is one.
2. About revelations mentioned in the Quran.
3. That the prophets were Muslims.
4. That Jesus was not the son of God.
5. Who committed the first murder.
6. About the similarity between Adam and Jesus.
7. What the Quran says about homosexuality.
8. Which prophet God spoke to direct.
9. That Jesus was not crucified and will come again.

Find out about these and other issues by reading this book.
IRFAN ALLI: Irfan Alli is the author of two books "The ABCs of Parenting - A Practical Guide for Muslim Parents" and "Muslim Child - Understanding Islam through Stories and Poems" which is co-authored with his wife Rukhsana Khan. He is also the author of several eBooks – among them: “What are Angels?”, “What Happens After we Die?”, “101 Selected Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)”, “Enlightenment from the Quran – God’s Last Revelation to Mankind” and “201 Motivational Quotes from Around the World”.
Over the last 25 years he has served as a director and educator in Islamic organizations as well as a lay Muslim Chaplain in Canadian hospitals and prisons.
Irfan is often asked to speak to Muslims and non-Muslims to help them better understand Islam. His presentations to students, parents, youths, community groups, pastors, educators, and at interfaith forums have been well received.
His volunteer efforts, professional work and recreational activities have taken him all across Canada, to the U.S., Brazil, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Guyana, Pakistan, India, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and China. What he has learned from his travels is reflected in his writing. Irfan lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife, four children, and a growing number of grandchildren.
INTRODUCTION
Questions like: What is the purpose of life? How should life be lived? Who is God? What should one look for in a spouse? How should one raise one's children? What happens after death? What are angels? Who are prophets and what are their roles? are all addressed in the Quran and Hadith (the sayings and practices of prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him), the two sources of Islam’s teachings.

Muslims believe that the same angel Gabriel that came to prophets Abraham, Moses and Jesus also came to Muhammad (peace be upon them all). Muslims also believe that God, through the angel Gabriel, revealed the Quran to Muhammad (peace be upon him). This was done over a period of twenty-three years. Muslims consider the Quran to be God's last revelation to mankind. Since one in every five persons on earth is a Muslim, the Quran enlightens and guides over one billion people around the world.

The Hadith are the sayings and practices of prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Muhammad (peace be upon him) lived during the sixth and seventh centuries. Muslims accept him as God’s last prophet and messenger to mankind. He invited people to the same God that Abraham, Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them) invited people to. The sayings of prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) number in the thousands and cover a variety of topics.

This book will look at what these two sources say regarding prophets and list the 25 prophets mentioned in the Quran.

Irfan Alli.
AN ARTICLE OF FAITH
The faith of a Muslim (a follower of Islam) consists of various beliefs. It includes the belief in:
1. God
2. His Books
3. His Prophets
4. His Angels
5. The Last Day

This book focuses on the belief in prophets. We will discuss who they are, their responsibilities, how they relate to our lives, and the connections between the teachings of all of God’s prophets.

The Quran teaches:
“O you who believe! Believe in God and His Messenger, and the scripture which He has sent to His Messenger and the scripture which He sent to those before (him). Any who denies God, His angels, His Books, His Messengers , and the Day of Judgement, has gone far, far astray.” (Quran 4:136)

“It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards east or west; but it is righteousness - to believe in God and the Last Day. And the angels, and the Books, and the Messengers ; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer. For those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and give Zakah (charity), to fulfill the contracts which you have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the God-fearing.” (Quran 2:177)

As you can see from the above verse it is part of righteousness for a Muslim to believe in all of God’s messengers.
THE ROLE OF PROPHETS
Muslims believe that Adam (peace be upon him) was the first prophet and Muhammad (peace be upon him) was the last prophet, and in between the two of them there were numerous prophets sent. The prophets were all human beings inspired and supported by God. God instructs us:

“Say: ‘We believe in God, and in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the Prophets, from their Lord: we make no distinction between one and another among them, and to God we bow our will (in Islam).’ ” (Quran 3:84)

“We have sent you inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: We sent inspiration to Abraham, Ishmael, Issac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms.” Quran 4:163)

Belief in all the prophets of God is essential in Islam because all of the prophets were sent by the same one God. To accept some and reject others could imply a racial bias or ignorance about the role of prophets. All prophets invited people to the same God and conveyed whatever guidance they were asked to share with mankind at that stage in mankind’s spiritual evolution and history.

Islam teaches that God created man with a purpose. From the beginning of man’s existence God sent prophets to different nations to remind man of this purpose.
They each reminded man to worship God alone and abandon all false deities. God says in the Quran:

“For We assuredly sent amongst every People a Messenger, (with the command): “Serve God, and eschew Evil;” of the people were some whom God guided, and some on whom Error became inevitably (established). So travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who denied (the Truth).” (Quran 16:36)