Messengers of Allah

Q. Who are rusul (prophets)?

A. Rusul are Allah’s servants and human beings. Allah commissioned them to convey His commands to other human beings. They were truthful. They never told lies. They performed miracles by the order of Allah. They did not commit sins. They were infallible. They delivered Allah’s commands in all completeness. They neither added anything to His commands nor dropped any part of them, nor did they hide any part of them.

Q. What is meant by Nabiy?

A. Nabiy is synonymous with “prophet.” They are Allah’s servants and human beings. They delivered Allah’s commands to other human beings. They were truthful. They never told lies. They did not commit sins. They were infallible. They delivered Allah’s commands in all completeness. They neither added nor dropped nor hid any portion of Allah’s commands.

Q. Is there any difference between nabiy and rasool or do both have the same meaning?

A. There is a small difference between the two. Every prophet is a nabiy. But a rasool is the prophet who was given a new sharee’ah (Divine Law) and a Book. A nabiy followed the sharee’ah that was given to the prophet before him. A nabiy is not given a new sharee’ah and new Book.

Q. Can anyone become a nabiy by his own efforts and devotions?

A. No. A nabiy is appointed and chosen only by Allah. This rank is entirely bestowed by Allah. Man’s personal efforts or his own desire do not count in the least in this respect.

Q. How many rusul were there?

A. Many rusul came to the world but only Allah knows their exact number. We should express our imaan in all prophets sent by Allah and testify to all of them and believe that they are prophets.

Q. Who was the first prophet?

A. Hadrat Adam (ﷺ) was the first of all the prophets.

Q. Who is the last of all the prophets?

A. Hadrat Muhammad Mus-tafaa (ﷺ) is the last of all the prophets.

Q. Will more prophets come after Hadrat Muhammad (ﷺ)?

A. No. Because the appointment of prophets and messengers was finalized with Hadrat Muhammad Mus-tafaa (ﷺ). After him no new nabiy will come until the Day of Judgment. Someone who says that he is Allah’s messenger after the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) is a liar.

Q. Who is the greatest among the prophets?

A. Our Prophet, Hadrat Muhammad Mus-tafaa (ﷺ) stands above all as regards respect and rank amongst the prophets, but he is still only a servant of Allah and a human being.