Why are the prophets so important to Islam?

Answer 1

God send Prophet Mohammed to guide humankind.

All the people knows that they don't know nothing about them,where was they before birth?,What will happen after death?,What are they seeing earth,stars,moon,sun...etc. So a man will think. He asks his or her belongings whether god exists?,Any prophets camefor guidance and after searching he will get an answer.

So one have to know about Jesus,Buddha,Krishna to other religions

So Prophet Mohammed is so important to muslims

"PROUD TO BE MUSLIM"

Answer 2

Muhammad is important because he is the final Prophet sent to Mankind. He is the "Messenger of the Covenant". Google the words: "Muhammad in The Bible" and you will find many articles which prove that Muhammad is the long-awaited final prophet mentioned by Moses, David, Isaiah, Daniel, Haggai and even Jesus. www.freequran.org www.jews-for-allah.com

Answer 3

The prophets are so important to Islam because they set examples of how to act, and sometimes of how not to act.

For example, Ayyub, in English Jobe (pbuh), was the most patient of men in his time, and was tested by all sorts of misfortune. He passed the test and had a great life again.

Another prophet, whose name escapes me, ignored his job given to him by God, and was swallowed by a whale after being thrown overboard from a ship (I believe to lighten the load so as not to sink). After repentance, he escaped the whale's insides.

Answer 4

Answer 1he was the last prophet

Answer 2

He is the prophet who conveyed to his followers the Islam religion teachings per God Quran revelation to him through the angel Gabriel (or Jibril). Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is a good model of perfect man in all aspects of life and moralities. Refer to question below.

Answer 5

There are numerous reasons why Mohammed is central to Islam.

Prophethood/Messengerhood: Islam holds that there have been thousands of Prophets disseminated to the far corners of the planet to tell people to be monotheistic. However, there were only five Messengers of God. The difference being that a Messenger brings a Divinely Extant Book to the Earth by way of his prophecy. The five Messengers of God were Adam, Noah, Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed. Moses brought the people the Torah and Jesus brought the people the Gospel. These books, in Islamic belief, were originally perfect copies of the Divine Versions of these Scriptures. In time, they were corrupted from their original meaning. Mohammed brought down the Qur'an in an act of Finality. His act of Prophethood was so great and important that he was never to be followed.

Transmission of the Qur'an: Mohammed received the final message from God which was, in Islamic tradition, the only Divine Message that was properly recorded as given. The Qur'an, the Divine Book of Islam, is considered a verbatim recollection of the words imprinted onto Mohammed's heart. Since it is the clearest indicator of the Divine Will, his willingness and fortitude in transmitting it is praised.

Islamic State: Mohammed was not only a religious leader (a modern Imam), but was a theocrat, actively building and maintaining a community. In so doing, he set up a number of the systems and traditional mechanisms that hold a Muslim Community together and provide a blueprint for an Islamic State. The Islamic Community of Yethrib (now called Medina), which he founded and led prior to victory over Meccan Forces, is used as the "role model community" for nearly every strain of Islam. Feminists point to some of his edicts as being more feminist than other societies and Conservatives point to some of his edicts as being more traditional. Regardless, the desirability of replicating the Yethribi Community cannot be overstated.

Hakam: During his life as a leader of the Islamic Communities he served as a Judge or Arbitrator. This term is known as "Hakam" in Arabic. He would settle disputes between different Muslims or between Muslims and Non-Muslims or between groups of Non-Muslims. As a Hakam, he created much of Islamic Case Law or Hadith. The Hadith were remarks made by Mohammed or actions he took in response to these legal issues. The Hadith form a much larger corpus of law than the Qur'an strictly read.

Character: Muslims believe Mohammed's character to be unassailable and virtuous. Similarly to how they wish to emulate his community in their communities, they wish to emulate his lifestyle in their lives.

Warrior: Mohammed was a very capable warrior and was famed for being such a strong man than he would wear two sets of armor into battle. (Armor was heavy in those days.) This militant aspect to Mohammed was necessary as the Meccans (the dominant Arabian city-state) were opposed to Islam and made several attempts to conquer Yethrib and remove Islam. Had the Meccans been successful, Islam would not exist today. In addition to his heroism on the battlefield, Mohammed also was a good orator, preparing his followers before the battles for the hardship to come.

Islamic Imperialism: By conquering other Arabian Tribes, Mohammed set the precedent of how Islam would function. He tolerated non-pagan tribes in Arabia and made peace with them. At the same time he demanded conversion from pagans or henotheists to Islam. Furthermore, after the Fall of Mecca, the Islamic Empire (still under Mohammed) expanded rapidly to the entire Arabian Peninsula. This precedent of quick conquest (within a few years) also gave direction to the faith. The strength of these Empires served as a witness to many Muslims of the strength and veracity of their faith.

Answer 6

Mohammad was the prophet of Islam. Muslims believe that Mohammad is the final prophet of Allah. Jews and Christians do not accept Mohammad as a prophet.