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Category Archives: PROPHET AND PROPHECY
Approaching God through the Prophet
The wasilah, the means which God has asked us to take in order to approach Him, only means that we should perform obligatory and supererogatory works. It means nothing else. Furthermore, what obligatory duties and what supererogatory works we should … Continue reading
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Infallibility of the prophets
(a) Prophets neither default nor commit any error in communicating God ‘s revelations to the people. But they may err in judgment (ijtihad); however, they are soon corrected. They are completely innocent of major sins, but may commit some minor … Continue reading
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Infallibility of the prophets
(a) Prophets neither default nor commit any error in communicating God ‘s revelations to the people. But they may err in judgment (ijtihad); however, they are soon corrected. They are completely innocent of major sins, but may commit some minor … Continue reading
The authority of the prophet
The way to truly obeying God passes through the Prophet. He is infallible in whatever he conveys from God; he must be believed in whatever he says; and must be obeyed in whatever he commands. All other authorities, religious and … Continue reading
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Approaching God through the Prophet
The wasilah, the means which God has asked us to take in order to approach Him, only means that we should perform obligatory and supererogatory works. It means nothing else. Furthermore, what obligatory duties and what supererogatory works we should … Continue reading
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Tagged approaching god, god and prophet, how to find god
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False prophets
False prophets and how their experiences differ from the experiences of the friends (awliya’) of God. Some experiences are devilish. `Abdullah Ibn Sayyad who appeared at the time of the Prophet had some such experiences on account of which … Continue reading
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How philosophers interpret prophethood and revelation
The view of Ibn Sind and Al-Fdrabi regarding wahi and prophethood, its refutation. A number of people who say that they believe in the Prophet and the prophets before him and in what has been revealed to them have an … Continue reading
Revelation and its forms
Wahi means fast and secret communication. Sometimes one sees a light or hears a voice which does not come from anywhere outside the viewer, but only from within himself. This form of wahi is given to prophets as well as … Continue reading
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The meaning of nabi and rasul
A nab! – prophet – is one to whom God reveals a message to communicate to his people. If he is sent to a people who are non-believers and pagans he is a rasul – messenger. but if he is … Continue reading