Aymen Abi Oula Islamic studies year 8

What is imaan – who is a believer

Iman means faith. A believer is anyone who believes in the oneness of Allah.

To us Muslims and according to Sahih Muslim

“Abu Huraira reported: one day the messenger of ALLAH (may peace be upon him) appeared before the public that a man
came to him & say: prophet of ALLAH(swt) (tell me) what is Iman. Upon this he (the holy prophet) replied: that you affirm
your faith in ALLAH(swt)his angles, his book, his meeting, his messengers & that you Affirm in the resurrection hereafter.”

What is the different between the prophet & messengers

A prophet is a servant that ALLAH(swt) chooses give him revelation and he act in accordance to the revelation sent to him.

A messenger is a servant who ALLAH(swt)chooses to give him revelation and send him to disbelieving people.

As mentioned by Al-Qurtubee ( may Allah have mercy upon him) “ This is the correct stance, every Messenger is a Prophet,
but every Prophet isn’t a Messenger” [Tafsir 12/45]

Who are ‘Ulu’l Azmi Prophets’

The Ulu’l Azmi prophets are

1. Prophet Nuh(as)
2. Prophet Ibrahim(as)
3. Prophet Muse(as)
4. Prophet Isa(as)
5. Prophet Muhammad(saw)

What are the common characteristics of the Ulu’l Azm Prophets

The common characteristics of the Ulu’l Azm are:

1- They come from distinguished families mentioned in Quran

2- Being sent as a Messenger by a revelation of a holy book form Allah

3- Possessing Divine Law meaning they call people to be servant of only Allah and to worship only to Allah.

4-Being given superiority in some respects by Allah. Prophet Moses is described as Kalimallah, Prophet Jesus as Ruhallah
and kalimatullah, Prophet Abraham as Halilallah, and Prophet Muhammad as habiballah.

5- Possessing Strong Will and Perseverance Prophet Abraham’s father did not give up making idols which were opposite of
the faith his son was trying to spread. He did not support his son.

The 9 Miracles that happened between Musa (AS) and Pharaoh

The 9 Miracles that happened between Musa (AS) and Pharaoh are:

1. Musa’s staff turning into a serpent

2. Musa’s hand would glow when he placed it under his armpit
3. The years of famine due to no rain
4. The sea splitting to make passage for Bani Israel
5. The flood where the followers of Pharaoh were drowned and trapped for a whole week and all their gardens and
crops were destroyed due the waves.
6. The locust came in big numbers and they ate everything in their way from crops to people
7. The lice / weevils ate at the food supplies
8. The frogs - the Quran mentions that there were so many frogs that they were coming out of nowhere. The people
in Egypt were sleeping on frogs
9. The blood - The water from the Nile River was turned into blood for all of the Egyptians. They would see it in the
Nile as normal water but before they even got back to their homes it would have turned into blood but not for the
Bani Israel they could go drink water & use it
Aymen Abi Oula Islamic studies year 8

Verses in the quran where the miracles have been mentioned

ٍ ‫صٰل‬
‫ت‬ َّ ‫الط ۡو َفانَ َو ۡال َجـ َرا َد َو ۡال ُق َّم َل َوال‬
ٍ ٰ‫ضفَا ِدعَ َوالدَّمَ ٰاي‬
َّ ‫ت ُّم َف‬ ُّ ُ‫فَاسۡ ت َۡكبَ ُر ۡوا َوكَان ُۡوا َق ۡو ًما ُّم ۡج ِرم ِۡينَ َفا َ ۡرسَۡلنَا عَ َل ۡي ِهم‬

(7:133) Then We afflicted them with a great flood and locusts, and the lice, and the frogs, and the blood. All these were
distinct signs and yet they remained haughty. They were a wicked people.

َ َ ‫ت فَسۡ ـئ َۡل بَن ۤۡ ِۡى اِسۡ َر ۤۡاء ِۡي َل ا ِۡذ َجآءَه ُۡم َف َقا َل َل ٗه ف ِۡرعَ ۡونُ اِن ِۡى‬
‫َل ُظ ُّنكَ يٰ ُم ۡوسٰ ى َمسۡ ُح ۡو ًرا‬ ٍ ٍۢ ٰ‫َو َل َق ۡد ٰات َۡينَا ُم ۡوسٰ ى تِسۡ َع ٰاي‬
ٍ ‫ت بَي ِ ٰن‬
(17:101) We granted Moses nine clear signs.113 Ask the Children of Israel about that: when
these signs came forth, Pharaoh said to him: "Moses, I think that you are bewitched."114

Why is Musa (AS) the most mentioned Prophet in the Holy Quran
Musa (as) is the most mentioned prophet in the Quran because Musa(as) is mentioned 143 times because of one way
of giving an example from learning from the misteaches so that we learn own mistakes .

References

https://makashfa.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/five-punishments-and-people-of-pharaoh/

http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=7&verse=148

http://www.lastprophet.info/ulul-azm-prophets-and-their-common-characteristics

http://www.abuaaliyah.com/2014/10/20/the-difference-between-a-prophet-and-messenger/