the prophet muhammad (saas) - Prophet Muhammad (SAW) for All

It is possible to see the Prophet (saas)'s trust in and submission and devotion to Allah in his every word
and deed. Even in the most difficult of times, the Prophet (saas) was certain that Allah would help him, that
the faithful would be victorious and that the disbelievers would be disappointed.
Say to those who disbelieve: "You will be overwhelmed and crowded into Hell. What an evil
resting-place!" (Surah Al 'Imran: 12)
The Prophet (saas) stated the following in one of the hadiths:
"Whatever you have been promised will surely come to pass, and you cannot escape (it)."61
He warned the disbelievers by reminding them of the hereafter
One of the most prominent characteristics of those who deny Allah is that they do not believe in the
hereafter. In the time of the Prophet (saas) too, such people would not believe that people would be
resurrected in the hereafter. The Prophet (saas) responded to their claims with the wisest and most concise
answers. The Prophet (saas) was commanded to employ such language in the Qur'an:
They say, "What! When we are bones and crumbled dust, will we then be raised up as a new
creation!" Say: "It would not matter if you were rock or iron or indeed any created thing that you think is
harder still!" They will say, "Who will bring us back again?" Say: "He Who brought you into being in the
first place." They will shake their heads at you and ask, "When will it happen?" Say: "It may well be that
it is very near." (Surat al-Isra': 49-51)
"When we are dead and turned to dust and bones will we then be raised up again alive? And our
earlier ancestors as well?" Say: "Yes, and you will be in a despicable state." (Surat as-Saffat: 16-18)
In the hope that they would turn to the true path and believe, the Prophet (saas) told them that the
hereafter is not far off:
"Paradise is nearer to any of you than the strap of his shoe, and so is the (Hell) Fire."62
He warned the disbelievers about Hell
One of the most important duties of Allah's messengers was to warn people and to make them fear His
punishment and Hell. The prophets are a means by which people come to fear Allah and adopt high morality,
and, for some of them, to live in Paradise in the hereafter. The Prophet (saas) also warned people about the
torments of Hell and tried to prevent them from wickedness, disbelief and atheism. Some verses concerning
the Prophet (saas)'s warnings about Hell read:
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