PROPHETHOOD is not something acquired by a person who proves himself worthy, nor is it granted in recognition of piety.
Prophethood is an office to which God appoints a man in order to fill a particular need.
The Qur'an mentions four conditions under which prophets were sent to the world:
- When no prophet had ever been sent to a people before and no divine message had reached them .
- When the message of an earlier prophet had been forgotten by the people or the teachings of former prophets had been altered with time .
- When a second prophet was needed to assist a first one
- When a people had not yet received complete instruction from God.
In each of these cases a prophet was appointed to convey divine revelation updating previous messages and correcting deviations that man had introduced into the religion of God.
After God's message was completed through revelation to Muhammad and its preservation guaranteed, there was no further need for messengers to convey revelation; only for teachers and reformers to remind people of what God had revealed.
From the time of Muhammad's prophethood conditions in the world have been conducive to the transmission of God's message to all civilizations, making the appointment of additional prophets unnecessary.
This final message has undergone no amendment or alteration by man; not a single word has been added to it or deleted from it.
If God intended to send another prophet after Muhammad He would have made that fact clear in the Qur'an or commanded His Messenger to declare that a prophet would follow him.
But the Qur'an clearly affirms that God has completed His divine mission through the Prophet. Therefore, the office of prophethood has been canceled enabling the world to unite in allegiance to the final prophet and obedience to God.
For everyone who accepts Muhammad as the divinely appointed final messenger will seek instruction only within the message he conveyed.
Related articles
Introducing the Prophet of Mercy
For mercy there was sent a Prophet. Not only to show it, preach it, and teach it, but to be it: "We have only sent you as a mercy to the worlds." (Al-Anbiya’ 21: 107).
Haya Muhammad Eid
Who is Muhammad ﷺ and Why is he so Popular?
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him hailed from the noblest of families and was well-known to his people. He had never lied, never prostrated to an idol, and never did anything that would have blemished his character. His word was respected, his judgment final, because he was never unjust.
MuslimInk
His Manners and Ethics – The Prophet’s Humbleness (PBUH)
The Prophet was humble, he did not pursue the worldly pleasures, if he wanted, it would have been his. He wanted the reward of Allah and the afterlife. So, Allah blessed him with the pleasures of this world and the hereafter.
rasoulallah.net
Prophet Muhammad – Grateful for every kindness
Prophet Muhammad was poor, but his wife was rich. It was Khadijah who chose the Prophet after being very impressed with his character. Now she saw what was to her a new but highly commendable attitude, which is loyalty to those who had done him a kindness.
Adil Salahi
