The Seal of Prophets

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

وَلِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ

(Qur’an 13:07)

“Wa li-Kulli Qawmin Haad”

“And for every people is a guide.” Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying, for each nation Allāh ﷻ sent somebody to show them the way, the right way. Hād means who shows the way. Al-Hādi who shows us. One of the Names of Allāh ﷻ is Al-Hādi.

This means Allāh ﷻ sent for the whole humanity Prophets. There was until Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam 124,000. All of these were not only in the Middle East, everywhere you would find; even Europe, here or America or Australia or anywhere in the world.

Allāh ﷻ sent His ﷻ messengers to show people who they are, what they must do, what is the purpose of their life. So, nobody can say “We didn’t have a prophet.” Everybody had a prophet. But of course, it was not like these days that everybody can see or know. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent a special prophet to a place where there’s a population and people are in need for this. So there were 124,000 Prophets.

Of course, the most known ones were in this area, the area of the Middle East: like Makkah, Madinah, Hijāz, Yemen, Palestine, Syria, Türkiye and so. That area, the Middle East, which we said about, is where the most known prophets were. But others were in another places; everywhere in the world.

When we were two months ago in South America, there was one old place where they said they were worshipping many things. But they said that there was one who told them, “All of this is not our Lord. Our Lord is only one.” This even reached until this day. So in that time, I think he must have been a Prophet and taught them everything, but they only remembered this.

AlhamduliLlah, we are in the way of our ‎Prophet ﷺ, the Seal of Prophets, about which Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, “There’s isn’t any Prophet or messenger after me. This message and prophecy was completed with me,” Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said in ḥadīth.

So AlhamduliLlah, now the whole world knows about Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, about Islām. Whomever Allāh ﷻ gives hidāyah (guidance) are coming to that way. Whomever Allāh ﷻ does not give hidāyah are going out of this mercy of Allāh ﷻ.

May Allāh ﷻ keep us and give hidāyah to others also. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

•⁠ ⁠Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

17 January 2025/ 28 Rajab 1447

Fajr Prayer – Noor ul Islam Mosque; Bury, UK

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