The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Prophet of Islam and other Prophets
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good reason for making frequent mention of these
prophets individually, and also testifying to their
having received God’s guidance, a blessing which
exalted them above all other creatures. It was so
that the Prophet of Islam and his
Ummah
might
learn valuable lessons from the ways in which these
prophets dealt with their circumstances and the
situations in which they found themselves.
In the Qur’an, the Prophet of Islam is thus
addressed:
‘These are whom God guided aright, so follow their
guidance.” (6:91)
Everyone of them was an upright man guided by
God along a straight path and as such was superior
to all others. Chapter 6 mentions a number of these
prophets by name. They are: Ibrahim (Abraham),
Ishaaq (Issac), Yaqub (Jacob), Nuh (Noah), Dawood
(David), Sulaiman (Solomon), Ayyub (Job), Yousuf
(Joseph), Musa (Moses), Haroon (Aaron), Zakariya,
Isa (Jesus), Ismail, AI-Yahya (John the Baptist),
Younus (Jonah), and Lut (Lot), (Peace be upon them
all).
