8-Belief and Islam - Hakikat Kitabevi

Adâla (justness), ’Isma (purity), Fatâna (superintelligence) and
Amn al-’azl (security against dismissal from nubuwwa).
A prophet who brought a new religion is called a “rasûl”
(messenger). A prophet who did not bring a new religion but
invited people to the previous religion is called a “nabî”
(prophet). [1] In the communication (tablîgh) of commands and in
calling the people to Allâhu ta’âlâ’s religion, there is no
difference between a rasûl and a nabî. We have to believe that
all prophets, without exception, were devoted and truthful. He
who does not believe in one of them is regarded as not
believing in any.
Nubuwwa cannot be attained by working hard, by suffering
hunger or discomfort, or by praying very much. It is possessed
only with Allâhu ta’âlâ’s favour and selection. Religions were
sent through the mediation of prophets in order arrange a useful
life for people in this world and the next, and to prevent them
from harmful acts and make them attain salvation, guidance,
ease and happiness. Though they had many enemies and were
mocked and treated harshly, prophets did not fear the enemies
and showed no hesitation in communicating to people Allâhu
ta’âlâ’s commands about the facts to be believed and the things
to be done. Allâhu ta’âlâ supported His prophets with mu’jizas
to show that they were devoted and truthful. No one could stand
against their mu’jizas. The community of a prophet is called his
umma. On the Day of Judgement, prophets will be permitted to
intercede for their ummas, especially for the ones who were
gravely sinful, and their intercession will be accepted. Allâhu
ta’âlâ will permit also the ’ulamâ’, sulahâ’ and awliyâ’ among
their ummas to intercede, and their intercession will be
accepted. Prophets (’alaihimu ’s-salawâtu wa ’t-taslîmât) are
alive in their graves in a life we cannot know; earth does not
cause their blessed bodies to rot. For this reason, it was said in
a hadîth-i-sherîf, “Prophets perform salât and hajj in their
graves.” [2]
[1] ‘Rasûl’ is also translated as ‘prophet’ in the text.
[2] Today, in Arabia there are people called Wahhâbîs. They do not believe
such hadîths. They call true Muslims who believe these hadîths
“disbelievers.” Though they, on account of explaining wrongly the
inexplicit or dubious nasses away, do not become disbelievers, they
become people of bid’a. They greatly harm Muslims. Wahhâbism was
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