Prophethood (Risalah)

Question 1

Prophet

Answer 1

An inspired teacher who proclaims the will of God and is his messenger

Question 2

Risalah

Answer 2

Communication between God in the form of books, angels and prophets

Question 3

Why are prophets important to Muslims?

Answer 3

They’re messengers chosen by Allah himself to guide and train people to follow him.

Question 4

Adam

Answer 4

• first prophet of Islam
• Hawwa is Eve
• Iblis is Satan and Adam was tempted by him to eat from the forbidden tree
• Adam and Hawwa were banished from Jannah (paradise) to live on earth

Question 5

Ibrahim (Abraham)

Answer 5

• ‘man of truth’
• he was born in a polytheistic family in Babylon
• Allah chose him to be a prophet
• Ibrahim told his father and the people of Babylon they were wrong to worship idols, but they rejected his message and sent him out of Babylon
• Ibrahim had his first son Isma’il with his second wife Hajar and then another son Ishaq, with his wife Sarah
• Allah tested Ibrahim’s faith and he resisted Iblis by throwing stones at him
• at the end of every salah (prayer) Muslims recite a special prayer asking Allah to bless Ibrahim

Question 6

Isma’il

Answer 6

• the son of Ibrahim
• Allah required Ibrahim to leave his son with his mother, Hajar, at the place where the Kaaba now stands in Makkah
• Ibrahim left them there with some dates and a flask of water and remained obedient to God
• The flask of water ran out and Hajar ran 7 times between 2 hills (Safa and Marwa) in search of water
• As she was about to leave for the 8th times, Isma’il began to kick the ground with his heel and from this spot water miraculously started spurting from the ground.
• After Hajar’s death, Ibrahim visited Isma’il and together they rebuilt the Kaaba

Question 7

Musa (Moses)

Answer 7

• Musa’s mother put him in a basket in the Nile river to help him escape from Pharaoh
• Pharaoh’s wife adopted Musa and hired a nanny to care for him - this was Musa’s own mother
• Musa fled Egypt when he killed an Egyptian
• Allah called him to be his messenger and told him to return to Egypt.
• Allah revealed the Tawrat (Torah) to Musa

Question 8

Dawud (David)

Answer 8

• prophet and eventually King of the Israelites
• he killed Goliath
• Talut (Saul), the king, rewarded Dawud and made him commander of the army
• Talut soon became jealous of Dawud
• When Talut was killed, Dawud became king
• Allah revealed the Zabur (Psalms) to him