A Nabi is that blessed servant whom Almighty Allah sent to the people
with His laws for guidance. All the Ambiya (plural of
Nabi) were human and male. Jinns and women cannot be considered as Ambiya. The
revelation (Wahi) from Almighty Allah is
revealed upon a Nabi sometimes directly or through an Angel. Even the dream of a
Nabi is considered as a revelation. Ambiya
are free of all minor or major sins. They are Ma'soom (do not and will not sin).
With the exception of Ambiya and of Angels,
no other creation is Ma'soom. The Ambiya are always the most excellent and
exalted in everything they do. Almighty Allah
blesses His chosen Ambiya with the Knowledge of unseen. To respect, love, honour
and to be obedient to the Ambiya is
obligatory (Fardh) upon every Muslim. The love of a Nabi is precise faith. In
other words, if any person has any bad thoughts
about a Nabi, then he cannot be a Muslim. The slightest disrespect to any Nabi
is Kufr (will remove one from the folds of
Islam).
Rasools refer to those blessed servants of Almighty Allah who have been sent
with a certain Shari'ah. Rasools are not
necessarily humans but also Angels. Every Nabi is a Rasool, but every Rasool is
not a Nabi. In Prophethood, all Prophets are
equal, but they differ in status. No person can become a Nabi through his
Ibaadah or piety. It is the Grace of Almighty Allah,
that He grants Prophethood to whom he pleases. No other Prophet shall come until
Qiyamah. It is now Muhaal (totally
impossible) for any Prophet to come, since the Doors of Prophethood have been
sealed after the coming of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) who is the Seal of Prophets. He is the
Final Messenger (Khaatimun Nabiyeen) of
Almighty Allah. Any person who claims Prophethood, or believes that any other
Nabi can still come, or that the Prophet (sallal
laahu alaihi wasallam) is not Khaatimun Nabiyeen, is an infidel and apostate.
Such a person is worthy of the Wrath of
Almighty Allah.
Prophets are alive in their graves. They only taste death for a split second
in order to fulfil the promise of Almighty Allah, that
"Every soul shall taste death". After this, they are brought back to life. Even
though we cannot understand their lives in their
graves, we should believe and accept the fact that they are alive. They are
given sustenance in their graves by Almighty Allah.
They even make Ibaadah in their graves. Almighty Allah has made it Haraam
(forbidden) for the earth to consume the bodies of
the Ambiya (alaihimus salaam).
The number of Prophets is only known to Almighty Allah. Thus, it is not
proper to put a fixed number of Prophets of Almighty
Allah. However, we should keep this belief, that we bring Imaan on all the
Prophets of Almighty Allah. Many Prophets have
been mentioned in the Holy Quran. Some of these Prophets are, Hazrat Adam,
Hazrat Nooh, Hazrat Dawud, Hazrat Sulaiman,
Hazrat Yahyaa, Hazrat Loot, Hazrat Hud, Hazrat Ayoob, Hazrat Idrees, Hazrat
Zakariyah, Hazrat Shuaib, Hazrat Ya'qoob,
Hazrat Yunus, Hazrat Ilyaas, Hazrat Ibrahim, Hazrat Ismail, Hazrat Ishaaq,
Hazrat Yusuf, Hazrat Alyas'a, Hazrat Zulkifl,
Hazrat Saleh, Hazrat Moosa, Hazrat Haroon, Hazrat Esa (alaihimus salaatu was
salaam) and finally our Beloved Prophet
Muhammad Mustapha (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), who is the greatest of all
Ambiya, and through his blessing, his Ummah
is the greatest of Ummahs.
Almighty Allah created our Beloved Nabi (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) first
from His very own Noor (light) and from this
light He created the entire Universe. In reality, only Almighty Allah knows the
true status of Hazrat Muhammad (sallal laahu
alaihi wasallam). The Jinns, the humans and the Angels, even Sayyiduna Jibra'il
(alaihis salaam) cannot understand his status.
The Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) has been blessed with unlimited Mu'jizaah (miracles). He split the moon in two,
brought back the already set sun, and made the stones read the Kalimah. Trees
and plants revered and honoured him and even
animals showed respect to him. The greatest Mu'jizaah given to him was the Holy
Quran which is a way of guidance and a way
of life for the entire universe.
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