The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Prophetic Mission
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in the scriptures and wisdom, though they have
hitherto been in gross error (62:2).
This verse fully explains the duty of the Prophet in
this world as God’s Messenger. A prophet has,
essentially, four tasks as described in this verse. All
other things that we find in the life of a prophet are
incidental. The four things mentioned in the verse
are relevant to the very mission of the Prophet,
while all the other things besides these four relate to
the historical circumstances in which the Prophet
found himself. And it is a known fact that the
reason for sending a prophet is in principle always
the same, but in the course of his discharging this
responsibility, the history that unfolds is never
uniform; for it always varies according to
circumstances.
The first step is the recitation of the verses, to the
madu.
This means the general communication of
God’s religion. The first and foremost duty assigned
to a prophet was to convey God’s message to
people, all the while observing every form of
etiquette in demonstrating wisdom and well-
wishing for the
madu.
He was to bring people
