Q. What does revelation (Wahy) mean?
Revelation means that Al-lah began to
reveal His commands and words to Hadrat Muham-mad (peace be on him).
Q. How long did Hadrat Muham-mad (peace be
on him) remain alive after the first revelation to him?
He lived for twenty-three years after the
first revelation. Thirteen years he spent in the holy city of Makka and the
rest ten years in the hallowed city of Madina.
Q. Why did he shift to the hallowed city of
Madina?
When the Prophet (peace be on him)
preached monotheism to the inhabitants of the holy city of Makka and exhorted
them to give up idolatry and believe on One Al-lah the Almighty, all of them
became his bitter enemies because they worshipped the idols. They began to
tease and torture him in all possible ways. Hadrat Muham-mad (peace be on him)
continued to preach the unity of Al-lah, convey His commands to them, braving
all sorts of atrocities. But when their hostility exceeded all limits and they
conspired to take his life even, he left his beloved home under Al-lah’s
command and migrated to the hallowed city of Madina. The people of Madina had
already embraced Islam. They were anxiously waiting for the arrival of the Holy
Prophet (peace be on him).
When the Holy Prophet reached
Madina, the Muslims there helped him and his companions with their life, their
money and property. Getting to know of the migration of the Prophet to Madina,
other Muslims who were subjected to torture at the hands of the unbelievers also
gradually migrated to Madina one after the other. This migration of the holy
prophet is known as Hijrah (hegira). The Muslims who migrated to the hallowed
city of Madina leaving their hearths and homes in the holy city of Makka are
known as Muhajirs (emigrants). Those in Madina who helped the Holy Prophet and
the migrated Muslims are known as Ansars (helpers).
Q. What was the opinion of the Arabs about
the Prophet before he declared his Prophethood?
All people believed him to be extremely
truthful, pious and trustworthy. They called him Muham-mad, the Trustworthy
(Amin), which means that he was quite dependable and truthful for them. All the
people respected and honoured him immensely.
Q. What is the evidence to show that Prophet
Muham-mad (peace be on him) is the last Prophet and no other shall come after
him?
First, Al-lah described him as the
Khatimum-Nabiyyin (The last of the prophets). It implies that he is the last of
all the Prophets. Secondly, Muham-mad (peace be on him) himself has said:
Ana Khatamun-nabiyyain
La Nabiy-ya badi’
(I am the last of the Prophets. No other
prophet will come after me.)
Thirdly,
Al-lah says in the Holy Qur-an:
AL-YAUMA AKMALTU LAKUM DINAKUM WA ATMAMTU
‘ALAIKUM NI’MATI WA RADITU LAKUMUL-ISLAMA DINA.
(This day I accomplished the religion for
you and perfected my blessings upon you and have chosen the religion of Islam
for you.)
It proves that Al-lah has
perfected the religion through Hadrat Muham-mad (peace be on him) and Islam has
become a complete and perfect religion for all times to come.
Q. What is the evidence to show that Hadrat
Muham-mad (peace be on him) ranks the highest among all the prophets?
It is evident from many verses of the
Holy Qur-an that Hadrat Muham-mad (peace be on him) ranks the highest among the
prophets. He himself sasys:
ANA SAY-YIDU WULDI ADAMA YAUMAL-QIYAMAH
(I shall be the head of all the seeds of
Adam on the Day of Judgment)
Obviously,
the seeds of Adam include even the prophets and messengers (peace be on all of
them). Prophet Muham-mad (peace be on him), therefore ranks the highest among
all of them and is their head.
