The Qur’an For All Humanity
Guidance by the Prophets
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GUIDANCE BY THE PROPHETS
Has he not heard of what is preached in the books
of Moses and Abraham, who fulfilled his duty: that
no soul shall bear another’s burden and that each
man shall be judged by his own labours; that his
labours shall be scrutinized and that he shall be
justly requited for them; that all things shall in the
end return to God?
(The Qur’an 35:35-43)
Along with creating man, God started a chain of
prophethood for human guidance. In every age and
in every nation prophets have come and conveyed
the message of God to men. While provision for the
sustenance of life remained constantly available in
this world, the principles of how to lead this life
were sent to man by God again and again as the
occasion, demanded. Each prophet was truly a
representative of God. But, with the passage of
time, the books brought by the messengers were
altered and marred by the interpolations of their
followers. Thus the original divine guidance
became veiled by these human additions.
