 The dark period of Jahiliyyah |
| A glimpse
of the Prophet’s life before his Prophethood |
Chapter two - The awaited Prophet
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| The Prophet as mentioned in the
Torah and the Psalms |
| The
Prophet as mentioned in the Gospels |
| Many
others awaited the Prophet |
Chapter three - The Divine purpose for sending the Prophets
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| The
Prophets were sent |
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to illuminate the way of mankind |
| to guide
people to the service of God |
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to teach God’s laws |
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to be examples |
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to establish the balance between this world and the next |
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to be God’s witnesses |
Chapter four - Some characteristics of the Prophets
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| The
Prophets |
| depended on Revelation |
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were sincere in every action |
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called people wisely and with kindness |
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called humankind to God’s Unity |
Chapter five - The essentials of Prophethood
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Introduction |
Truthfulness
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| The
Prophets were truthful in everything they said |
| Examples
of the predictions of God’s Messenger |
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Knowledge
of the Unseen |
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related to events that would follow his departure from the world |
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related to the distant future |
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concerning scientific developments |
Trustworthiness
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| The trustworthiness of God’s
Messenger |
The
Prophet’s trustworthiness concerning his mission in his
relations with creatures |
| Further
examples of the Messenger's and his followers' trustworthiness |
Communication
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Communication of
Divine Message was the ultimate reason for the sending of
the Prophets |
| Vital
questions everyone asks himself |
| The
Prophets |
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made a comprehensive invitation to God |
| asked no
wage from people |
| left the
results to God |
| The method
of conveying the Message |
| The
consistent effort of God’s Messenger in conveying
the message |
| Further
remarks on conveying the Message |
| Other
important points to note in conveying the Message |
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Intelligence |
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The Prophets practised what they preached |
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The Prophets asked for no reward |
Intellect
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Introduction |
| Examples
to show the intellectual capacity of the Messenger |
| The
concise nature of the Prophet’s sayings |
| Examples
to the concise sayings of God’s Messenger (1) |
| Examples
to the concise sayings of God’s Messenger (2) |
Infallibility
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| The
Prophets are infallible |
| Removing
doubts about the infallibility of the |
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Prophets Accusations or calumnies of the Bible against the Prophets |
| Individual
examples to clarify the infallibility of the
Prophets |
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The Prophet Adam, upon him be peace |
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The Prophet Noah, upon him be peace |
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The Prophet Abraham, upon him be peace |
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The Prophet Joseph, upon him be peace |
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The infallibility of the Prophet Muhammad |
God’s Messenger’s treatment of the prisoners of war
taken in the
Battle of Badr |
The Prophet’s granting exemption to hypocrites from the
expedition of
Tabuk |
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Surah al-‘Abasa or He Frowned |
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The offer made by the tribe of Thaqif |
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The Prophet’s marriage to Zaynab |
| The
Prophets were free from all bodily and mental defects |
Chapter six - The Prophet Muhammad as husband and father
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| The
Prophet and his wives |
| The
Prophet’s consultation with his wives |
| The choice
God’s Messenger gave to his wives |
| The
Prophet and children |
| The
educational atmosphere in the Time of Happiness |
Addendum:
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The
reasons behind the several marriages of the Prophet Muhammad
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