- BOOK ID
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- Nubuwwah
- Meaning of ‘Nabi’ and ‘Rasul’
- Difference Between Nabi And Rasul
- Prophethood: Its Reasons And Benefits
- Qualifications Necessary for a Nabi
- Continuity of Prophethood
- Evolution of Religious Guidance
- Why Shariahs Were Changed?
- Our Responsibility Towards Previous Prophets
- Names of Prophets and Successors Mentioned in Qur'an and Traditions
- Ismat
- Prophecies About The Holy Prophet
- Miracles
- Conclusion
Prophethood
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Author(s): Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi
Publisher(s): Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania
Category: Prophethood Imamate
Topic Tags: Prophethood Nubuwwah
Person Tags: Prophet Muhammad
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This short booklet discusses the essential nature of Nubuwwah (Prophethood), why infallibility (ismah) is needed for such a position, and follows this by sections on prophecies about the Holy Prophet and the miracles of his prophethood.
Nubuwwah
Meaning of ‘Nabi’ and ‘Rasul’
The word ‘Nabi’ (نبی)is derived from ‘Nubuwwat’ (نبوة). ‘Nubuwwat’ means ‘to be high’ and, thus ‘Nabi’means a ‘High person’: high in the presence of Allah, The word ‘Nabi’ shows the exalted position of the prophet which he enjoys in the presence of God. Another interpretation of 'Nabi! is that it is derived from 'Nubu-at i.e., to prophesize. According to this interpretation 'Nabi' means one who prophesizes. The word 'Rasul' (رسول)is derived from 'Risalat' (رسالة).
'Risalat' means to send; and 'Rasul' means one who is sent. Thus the word 'Rasul' means 'one who is sent from Allah.’ According to Muslim terminology. 'Nabi' means 'A man sent directly by God to the mankind to lead them to right path.’ The word 'man' excludes the angels who are sent by God for various purposes, but they are not called Nabi or Rasul in Islamic terminology. Also, it excludes women. A woman cannot be a Nabi or Rasul.
The phrase 'sent directly' shows that the Nabi does not get his inspiration or revelation through the agency of any other man. By this phrase we differentiate between
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