Assalam alaikum, Amongst the beliefs held by pagan Arabs, those before them and dare I say even those after them was the belief that Prophets and Messengers were angels. This false belief is refuted by Allah Almighty in the Quran with the following three verses:
Allah Almighty said, "Jesus, son of Mary, was no more than a Messenger; many were the messengers that passed away before him: His mother was a truthful believer. They both used to eat food." [Quran 5: 75] Allah Almighty continued to say, "And We never sent before you any of the Messengers, but verily, they ate food and walked in the markets." [Quran 25:30] And Allah Almighty said, "And We created them with bodies that ate food, and they were not immortals." [Quran 21:8] When some people claimed that the Prophets and Messengers were angels form heaven, Ibn Abbas cited the above verse and then said, '(So) They were not from among the residents of heaven (i.e. angel) as you claimed.' [Ad-Dur al-manthur 4:595] The importantce of this message is to remind us that despite the Godly mission of bringing the truth or reaffirming the truth of Islam, the Prophets and Messengers were still human beings. Angels have their own category, as do Jinn. May Allah Almighty have mercy and guide us all, ameen. fi amanillah, assalam alikum, f ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
