Prophethood Flashcards
Adam
> The first man, created by Allah from a handful of soil with many colours to represent the diversity between people.
After eating the apple and being banished to earth, Adam confessed to his sin and God made him the first prophet
Tradition states that he originally built the kabah
Ibrahim
> He is viewed as the greatest prophet before Isa
He had two sons, Ishmael and Ishaq. Ishmael is more important to muslims as he is the prophet of the Arabs
He had an inner knowledge that there was only one God
On hajj, Muslims remember Hajar (mother of Ishmael) and her wonders through the desert to find water
It is believed that he and Ishmael rebuilt the kabah after many years.
Musa
> The teachings of Ibrahim had been lost, so a new prophet had to be sent.
Musa led the Israelites out of slavery and into the promised land.
He was given the word of God, known as the Tawrat (torah), but the message was distorted and corrupted.
Dawud
> He was Israel’s greatest king
He made Jerusalem a holy place for Muslims
He received the word of God in the Zabur (psalms), hymns of praise
Isa
> Apart from Muhammad, Isa and his mother Maryum are the most prominent figures in the Quran.
He was given the Injil (gospels) and he performed Miracles
Muslims deny that Jesus is God (this obstructs tawhid)
The Quran teaches that he did not die on the cross as Allah wouldn’t let evil men triumph over his prophet
Instead, Isa was taken up to heaven and will reappear when we are all judged
Muhammad
> Last prophet of Islam and most important
He was born in Makkah
He was visited by the angel jibril in the cave he went to pray in, Hiva
He preached Allahs word publicly
He proclaimed ‘god is one’ referring to tawhid and he preached that you should be submissive to Allah
He was prosecuted by the polytheists in Makkah, to escape he sent his followers away
He marched on Makkah with an army of 10,000, and with little bloodshed (lesser jihad)
the revelations he received from Allah were recorded in the Quran as the absolute word of God
