Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
God’s Prophets
~ 56 ~
GOD’S PROPHETS
When a machine is produced it is accompanied by a
set of instructions for its use. An engineer is also
commissioned to give a practical demonstration of
how the machine functions. Man is an even more
intricately designed but animate machine. When he
is born, he suddenly finds himself in a world where
no mountain bears an inscription answering
questions concerning the nature of the world, or
explaining how he should live on earth. No
educational institution produces experts who know
the secret of life or who can provide man with
practical guidance.
To satisfy this need felt by man, God sent His
prophets to the world, every one of whom brought
with him the word of God. In the scriptures
revealed to them, God has explained the reality of
life to man, and has made it clear what man should
and should not do. They showed man what
sentiments and ideas he should adopt; how he
should remember his Lord; how he should live with
his fellows, what he should associate himself with
and disassociate himself from. The prophets’ lives
