What are the books revealed by Allah?
There are many Books of Allah, small and large, which were revealed to the prophets of Allah. The comprehensive books are known as
kutub (its singular is
kitaab) and the smaller ones are known as
suhuf (singular:
saheefah).
Four books are well-known. They are:
- Tauraah (Old Testament) which was revealed to Moosa :as:
- Zaboor (Psalms), revealed upon Dawood :as:
- Injeel (New Testament) upon 'Eesaa :as:
- Qur’aan, revealed to our Prophet Muhammad :saws:
The exact number of
suhuf is not known. Some were given to Adam :as:, some to Sheeth :as: and some to Ibrahim :as:. There are many more
suhuf which were revealed to other prophets.
Who are the Messengers of Allah?
Rusool (Messenger)
Nabiy (Prophet) are Allah’s servants and human beings. Allah commissioned them to convey His commands to other human beings. They were truthful. They never told lies. They performed miracles by the order of Allah. They did not commit sins. They were infallible. They delivered Allah’s commands in all completeness. They neither added anything to His commands nor dropped any part of them, nor did they hide any part of them.
There is a small difference between a
Nabiy and a
Rasool. Every prophet is a
nabiy. But a
rasool is the prophet who was given a new
sharee’ah (Divine Law) and a Book. A
nabiy followed the
sharee’ah that was given to the prophet before him. A
nabiy is not given a new
sharee’ah and new Book.
Adam :as: was the first of all prophets and Muhammad :saws: is the seal of all prophets, being the last and final messenger of Allah.
What is the Day of Judgement?
The Day of Judgment, or
Qiyaamah, is the day when all creatures will die and the whole universe will be destroyed. Mountains will fly like flakes of cotton, stars will break down. Everything will be shattered and destroyed.
What is taqdeer (fate)?
In Allah’s knowledge, there is an estimate and appraisal for everything good and bad. Allah knew this about every creature before anything was created. This knowledge and the estimate of Allah is called
taqdeer. Nothing, good or bad, is beyond Allah’s knowledge and estimate.
What is meant by life after death?
Everything will be destroyed on the last day but when the angel :as: will be asked to blow the trumpet for the second time, everything will come to life once again. Human beings will also come to life. All will assemble before Allah and an account of deeds will take place. The day on which this will be done is called
Yau-mul-Hashr or the Day of Resurrection,
Yau-mul-Jazaa and
Yau-mid-Deen (Day of Recompense) or
Yau-mul-Hisaab (Day of Reckoning).