The Messenger believes in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, and so do the believers. They believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, and His messengers. (They proclaim) “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.” And they say, “We hear and obey. (We seek) Your forgiveness, our Lord! And to You (alone) is the final return.” (Al-Baqara 2: 286)Alhamdulillah, Summa
Alhamdulillah, today I have
chosen to talk about the messengers of Allah. First of all, when we talk about
the Messengers of Allah, it is very important that we are aware that the
Islamic conception regarding the role and function of the prophets is different
from the conception of the Jews and Christians. In Islam, the word “Nabi”
(prophet) or even “Rasul” (Messenger) is not reserved for only the
Elects of Allah who have received divine revelations as divine laws to share
with their peoples. When we talk about prophets before the coming of Hazrat
Muhammad (pbuh), we are talking about prophets whose message was limited to
their own people, while Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) and all those who come and will
come as his followers-prophets, will be prophets who cannot bring any new law,
where they must base themselves only on the Holy Quran and the information of
the Ghayb (Invisible) that Allah shows them.
And so, this brings us to the question, can a prophet come after Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh)?