BELIEF IN PROPHETHOOD (RISALAT)
Belief in all Prophets from Adam
to the Holy prophet (PBUH) is 4th
article of faith.
 According to Islamic faith all the prophets were humans
created and sent by Allah: led a normal life and were mortal.
They were distinct from the ordinary humans because they
were chosen by Allah, had a specially ordained divine mission
and enjoyed special protection from Him.

َ‫ف‬ ْ‫م‬ِ‫ه‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬ِ‫إ‬ ‫ي‬ ِ‫وح‬ُّ‫ن‬ ً‫ال‬‫ا‬َ‫ج‬ ِ
‫ر‬ َّ‫ال‬ِ‫إ‬ َ‫ك‬َ‫ل‬ْ‫ب‬َ‫ق‬ ‫َا‬‫ن‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫س‬ ْ‫ر‬َ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ َ‫و‬
َ‫ال‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ت‬‫ن‬ُ‫ك‬ ‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬ ِ
‫ر‬ْ‫ك‬ِ‫الذ‬ َ‫ل‬ْ‫ه‬َ‫أ‬ ْ‫ا‬‫و‬ُ‫ل‬َ‫أ‬ْ‫س‬‫ا‬
‫ا‬َ‫م‬ َ‫و‬ َ‫ون‬ُ‫م‬َ‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ت‬
َ‫خ‬ ‫وا‬ُ‫ن‬‫ا‬َ‫ك‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ َ‫و‬ َ‫ام‬َ‫ع‬َّ‫الط‬ َ‫ون‬ُ‫ل‬ُ‫ك‬ْ‫أ‬َ‫ي‬ َّ‫ال‬ ‫ًا‬‫د‬َ‫س‬َ‫ج‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬‫َا‬‫ن‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ج‬
ََ‫ِي‬‫د‬ِ‫ل‬‫ا‬
.
‘before you (O Muhammad) also, the prophets. We sent
were but men, to whom we granted inspiration. If you
realise this not, ask from those who possess the message.
Nor did we give them bodies that ate no food, nor were
they exempt from death’ (21:7, 8)
They were almost 124,000 in number sent to different
nations.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RASOOL & NABI
According to the Islamic terminology,
• a Nabi is one who received divine revelation and
• a Rasool is one who was awarded a divine book.

MESSAGE OF ALL PROPEHTS
• All prophets brought essentially same message. They conveyed
the same universal message to their nations and this was the
message of Tawheed and submission before Him. Thus, belief in
all prophets is must but keeping in view that their followers have
corrupted Allah’s directives.
ِ‫ه‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬ِ‫إ‬ ‫ي‬ ِ‫وح‬ُ‫ن‬ َّ‫ال‬ِ‫إ‬ ٍ‫ل‬‫و‬ُ‫س‬َّ‫ر‬ َِ‫م‬ َ‫ك‬ِ‫ل‬ْ‫ب‬َ‫ق‬ َِ‫م‬ ‫َا‬‫ن‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫س‬ ْ‫ر‬َ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬‫و‬
ِ‫ُون‬‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ْ‫ع‬‫ا‬َ‫ف‬ ‫َا‬‫ن‬َ‫أ‬ َّ‫ال‬ِ‫إ‬ َ‫ه‬َ‫ل‬ِ‫إ‬ ‫ال‬ ُ‫ه‬َّ‫ن‬َ‫أ‬
• ‘Nor a prophet did we send before you without this inspiration
sent by us to him: that there is no God but I. therefore worship
and serve me’ (21:25)

KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
MUHAMMAD (PBUH) & OTHER
PROPHETS
MUHAMMAD (PBUH)
• Muhammad (PBUH), sent for
the whole world and for all time
till the Day of judgement. He is
the last prophet (SEAL OF
PROPHETS)
• The teachings of Muhammad
(PBUH), his biography, his
Sunnah, the book entrusted to
him by Allah, his morals, habits
etc. are preserved, never to be
effaced.
• Muhammad’s (PBUH) teachings
are the final and complete
Message of Allah for the whole
humanity till the Day of
judgement.
OTHER PROPHETS
• other prophets were sent for
certain people for specific
length of time.
• other prophet’s teachings
have either disappeared or
corrupted by their followers.
• Other prophet’s teachings
were not all-embracing and
complete.

PERFECTION OF DEEN
• Holy Quran was made immune to any corruption for all
the times to come. Finally, the teachings and messages of
all the Prophets were perfected in the person of the Holy
Prophet (PBUH) as mentioned in the Quran
• ُ‫ت‬ْ‫م‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ت‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫و‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬َ‫ن‬‫ِي‬‫د‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬َ‫ل‬ ُ‫ت‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ك‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫م‬ ْ‫و‬َ‫ي‬ْ‫ال‬
َ‫ل‬ ُ‫يت‬ ِ
‫ض‬ َ‫ر‬ َ‫و‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫ت‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ع‬ِ‫ن‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬
ُ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬
‫ا‬ً‫ن‬‫ِي‬‫د‬ َ‫م‬َ‫ال‬ْ‫س‬ِ‫اإل‬
• ‘This day I perfected your religion for you, completed my
favour upon you and have chosen for you Islam as your
religion’ (5:3)

FINALITY OF
PROPHETHOOD
•
َ‫ج‬ ِ
‫ر‬ َِ‫م‬ ٍ‫د‬َ‫ح‬َ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ب‬َ‫أ‬ ٌ‫د‬َّ‫م‬َ‫ح‬ُ‫م‬ َ‫ان‬َ‫ك‬ ‫ا‬َّ‫م‬
ِ َّ
‫ّللا‬ َ‫ل‬‫و‬ُ‫س‬َّ‫ر‬ َِ‫ك‬َ‫ل‬ َ‫و‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ِ‫ل‬‫ا‬
َ‫م‬َ‫ت‬‫َا‬‫خ‬ َ‫و‬
َ‫ش‬ ِ‫ل‬ُ‫ك‬ِ‫ب‬ ُ َّ
‫ّللا‬ َ‫ان‬َ‫ك‬ َ‫و‬ ََ‫ي‬ِ‫ي‬ِ‫ب‬َّ‫ن‬‫ال‬
‫ا‬ً‫م‬‫ي‬ِ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ٍٍْ‫ي‬
• Muhammad is not the father of any man among you,
but he is the messenger of Allah and the seal of the
prophets: and Allah is ever aware of all things (33:40)
• Many verses of Quran and almost 210 Ahadith
confirming that Muhammad is truly the last of the
prophets