Principles of Islam
39. Prophet
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39. PROPHET
A prophet is a person chosen by God as His
representative. When God appoints someone as His
Messenger, He sends His angel to him to inform
him of his new status. In that way, the individual
can have no doubts about his appointment as God’s
apostle. Later, God reveals His message to him
through His angels, so that he may communicate
the divine teachings to all his fellow men.
God has given man a mind so that he may be
endowed with understanding. But this mind can
only grasp things that are apparent. It cannot go
below the surface, and there are many things to be
apprehended, for which a superficial knowledge is
insufficient. The deeper realities of this world are
beyond the scope of the human mind, and so
far as
God and the next world are concerned, they must
remain forever invisible – beyond the reach of
human perception.
What the Prophet does is to enlighten people so that
they may overcome this human inadequacy. He
tells of the reality of things here and now, and also
