WHY ALLAH SENT PROPHETS AND MESSENGERS ? Ever since people innovated the dogma of Shirk, (i.e. joining others in worship along with Allah), Allah had been sending Prophets and Messengers to His devotees in order to invite them to the worship of Allah and Allah Alone, to order them not to ascribe partners unto Him and bring them out of the darkness of polytheism into the light of Monotheism. All the Prophets preached Tauhîd (i.e. Monotheism, the Belief in the Oneness of Allah, the Glorious, the Elevated). The following Verses from the Noble Qurân illustrate this fact: Indeed We sent Noah to his people, and he said: O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilâh (God) but Him. (Lâ ilaha ill Allah, none has the right to be worshipped but Allah). Certainly, I fear for you the torment of a great Day! (V. 7:59). And to Ad (people, We sent) their brother Hûd. He said: O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilâh (God) but Him. (Lâ ilâha ill Allâh, none has the right to be worshipped but Allah). Will you not fear (Allah)? (V. 7:65). And to (the people of) Madyan (Midian), (We sent) their brother Shuaib. He said: O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilâh (God) but Him. (Lâ ilâha ill Allâh, none has the right to be worshipped but Allah). Verily, a clear proof (sign) from your Lord has come unto you, so give full measure and full weight and wrong not men in their things, and do not make mischief on the earth after it has been set in order, that will be better for you, if you are believers. (V.7:85) And to Thamûd (people, We sent) their brother Salih. He said: O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilâh (God) but Him. (Lâ ilâha ill Allah, none has the right to be worshipped but Allah). (V. 7:73). And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming): Worship Allah (Alone) and avoid (or keep away from) Tâghût (all false deities etc. i.e. do not worship Tâghûts besides Allah). (V. 16:36). Every Prophet was sent unto his own nation for their guidance, but the Message of Prophet Muhammad SAW was general for all mankind and jinns. Say (O MuhammadSAW ): O mankind: Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allah. (V. 7:158). So the aim of sending these Prophets and Messengers to men and jinns was only that they should worship Allah Alone, as Allah SWT; said: And I (Allah) created not the jinns and men except they should worship Me (Alone) The Qurân (V. 51:56). And to worship Allah means to obey Him and to do all He has ordained, and to fear Him by abstaining from all He has forbidden. Then those who will obey Allah will be rewarded in Paradise, and those who will disobey Him will be punished in the Hell-Fire.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:27:44 +0000
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