The Prophet's Funeral
Question: Who led the Prophet’s funeral prayer? Answer (Meral Günel - Theologian): As it is stated in the sources, Ali washed the funeral of the Holy Prophet. After shrouding, it was decided to bury him in Aisha’s room. Muslims - firstly men, then women, and lastly children – performed the funeral prayer in this room in groups on their own without an imam....

To Accept the Former Prophets
Question: The Holy Prophet is the last prophet. But what does it mean to accept that the former prophets also brought Islam to their tribes? Answer (Meral Günel - Theologian): As a term, Islam means a full acceptance of the religious teachings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and summiting to this acceptance. The religion brought by Prophet Muhammad ties with the religions of previous prophets on the b...

Prophet Jesus in the Quran
According to the Quran, Prophet Jesus (Isa) was one of the five ulu'l azm prophets, that is the greatest prophets. His name, or an attributive reference to him, appears in 15 chapters and 93 verses; the most frequent references to Prophet Jesus are made in the Al-i Imran, Maida and Meryem surahs, with information being given about the glad tidings of his birth, his coming to the world, the re...

Prophet Moses
Moses was a major prophet and a leader who freed the Israelites from the oppression of the Pharaoh; he is not only referred in Judaism and Christianity, but also in Islam. There is information about Prophet Moses in the Quran as well as in the Old and the New Testament. The Old Testament is almost completely concerned with the history of Prophet Moses and the people he led, the Israelites. Moses...

Prophet Adam
As the father of mankind, Adam is known in Islamic sources as abu al-bashar, and since he is among the people whom Allah deemed elite, he is identified as safiyullah.  Muslim linguists have debated over the language from which the word Adam stemmed and the root from which it was derived (1) Most of the linguists argue that this word is of Arabic origin and is derived from the root...

'Seal of Prophethood' in Islamic Intellectual History
"The Seal of Prophethood" is a title to indicate that prophethood came to an end with Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and that no other prophet is to follow. In Arabic, this phrase means "to complete a task, to put a seal at the end of something and to seal a writing or document". The term "prophets," within this phrase, denotes "the conveyance by means of revelation of divine wills and messages to some...

The Institution of Prophethood
CONCEPTS RELATED TO PROPHETHOOD Belief in the prophets is an important principle in Islam and in other Abrahamic religions. In order to understand the information related to this issue, one must understand various concepts concerning prophethood. Among these are concepts such as nubuwwat (prophethood), revelation, nabi (prophet) and rasul (messenger prophet). Prophethood ...

Ulu'l-Azm Prophets and their Common Characteristics
Perseverance means persistence in any undertaken project and continued pursuit or prosecution of any business. Perseverance has been used in hadiths (sayings of the Prophet) in similar meanings. The Prophet said: “None of you should say: 'O God! Forgive me if You wish,' or 'Bestow Your Mercy on me if You wish,' or 'Provide me with means of subsistence if You wish,' but he should be firm in his re...

What does the Quran say about the Prophets?
Why does the Quran relate stories? What does someone feel, who is reading the Quran for the first time and is not accustomed to the Quran's style and topics, about this book that frequently relates stories and sometimes repeats the same story again and again? While reading the last message that Allah sent to mankind, what does one who wants to find some divine inspiration about his own life think...

Jesus’ Development as a Man and a Prophet in the Gospels and the
A.  Jesus' Development as a Man and a Prophet in the Gospels: Sent to the Jews, Jesus is a prophet who showed people the path Allah commanded for gaining this world and the next. Belief in the Trinity, which was attributed to him by Christian religious scholars, was not commanded by him. It is accepted as a belief that developed from the second century on under the influence of Gre...

Prophet Muhammad as a Human and a Prophet
Knowing Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is a quintessential to accepting him, feeling closeness towards him and following his example. It is not possible to believe in, to have affection for, or to follow a person without knowing them. The Holy Quran clearly states this issue and asks the non-believers whether they deny the Prophet because they do not know him. Knowing someone is not enough on its own. ...

Why we should Love the Prophet
The matter of loving the Prophet holds a special importance for the practice of Islam. God, to Whom we owe everything we have, has presented the Prophet as the most ideal example and invites those who love Him to obey His Messenger as a proof of their love. Moreover, God wants us to obey the Prophet sincerely, not just as a duty. This kind of obedience can only be possible if the Prophet is love...