How and why was Mohamed made prophet? How did Allah chose him? What were the expected qualifications?
PS: I really want to know, so I’d appreciate succint answers in english prose. Thx
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
he was chosen by the Divine Will of Allah....
and no way can u or any other mortal have the ability to understand decisions of Allah....
u can go crazy asking urself all the "why" questions and never find answers to them....
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
Why not asking about the most basic Question and i-e Tawheed. All other things come afterwards. :)
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
very good question.
the only power can give you this answar is Allah him self.
i think even Sahaba had never asked this question from Prophet Mohammed(SAWW).
armughal
"u can go crazy asking urself all the "why" questions and never find answers to them...."
i agree with you.
zer01 if you talk about most basic question then it should be "who is Allah and where he came from" (Allah forgive me if i say somthing wrong)
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
He was from the Tribe of Quraish. Best place to pick a messenger from since the Quraish were leaders - and they had a big hand in promoting immoral acts and they were pretty much the determinants of the justice system in the meccan society. They were also in charge of the Kabah from what I remember. They were responsible for idol-worshipping going on in the Kabah. Keep in mind the Kabah was built by Abraham (Ibrahim) to worship one God (monotheistic worship).
He was illiterate. I think this is the funniest one. No one could really accuse the Prophet of pulling the Quran out of nowhere. A full lifetime would have been spent in just making up that stuff if it had been made-up, and that too by a skilled writer.
He travelled a lot. Saw a lot. Made a lot of connections in far-off lands. Saw the operations of other societies - the good and bad. So he had worldly experience, which is a pretty good experience. And don’t tell me that’s not a form of knowledge, otherwise colleges and grad schools of all kinds wouldn’t be looking for travel experience and life experiences ( 
)
He was well respected by all of society’s members. People had a great deal of trust in him.
He was a ladies man.
Basically, he was a good strategic choice.
I gotta go now, I’ll be back for more later.
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
Actually this question is not for majority of Sunni or for Shias to ask to, cuase they both believe that Mohammad (s) was existed in the nature of Nur before Allah created any thing else. You probably need to go to some Wahabi or Modern Khwarij forum who believe and propagate a lot of false issues on the life of Prophet Mohammed.
peace.
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
PCG - you are saying he (Mhd) was from the tribe that was involved in a lot of immoral deeds and that he was a 'ladies man'. wouldn't these disqualify him rather than qualify him to be prohet?
zer01 - don't understand what you said abt sunni & shia believing Mhd existed in nature of Nur before Allah created anything else - Are you saying Mhd was immortal? Are the stories aabout Mhd's birth, parents etc wrong then?
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
^ Sorry I fail to understand who Mhd is.
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
Atlantis, what zero1 is talking about is quite a metaphysical theory. In a sense, we all “existed” in some form of energy/matter, especially if you go for the superstrings theory 
PCG - you are saying he (Mhd) was from the tribe that was involved in a lot of immoral deeds and that he was a ‘ladies man’. wouldn’t these disqualify him rather than qualify him to be prohet?
Well I’m a Pakistani and Pakistanis are immoral to the bone, generally. But does this generalization mean that I’m the same? That you’re the same?
Just because he’s from that sort of a tribe doesn’t mean he’s like the others. In fact, he was the poor member of the tribe, since his parents died when he was young and they didn’t have much in the first place either. Just look at how many wealthy families of today have members here and there that are different from their families.
Duh.
And what’s wrong with being a ladies man? . I mean that he was well liked by all the ladies, was sensitive and gentle - he wasn’t your typical butch-manly-man kinda guy. More than half of the world’s population is female. I think any kind of ideal leader should be able to work with both sexes.
mohammad PBUHRe: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
Have you ever met, or wished to meet someone who had an answer to all your questions and brought you serenity, even in the harshest of times…? Have you ever met a person, whose character didn’t falter, neither in private nor in public…? Have you ever met a leader of thousands of people, who would wash another man’s urine from the walls…?
The Holy Prophet :saw:'s faith was unwavering, his obedience to Allah :swt:'s commands was unfaltering and his manners and gentleness were legendary…
Words fail me now to describe him to you Atlantis, but I’ll try…As best as I can…
He was the one who, in a world of animosity, stood alone with a message without fear…
He held his own life lower than a single word of Allah :swt:…
He was at the forefront of every Ghazwa (wars, totalling 12 I believe in which the Holy Prophet :saw: took part and led the Muslims)…
Contrary to media-spread popular belief about the screaming hell kinda Prophet, it was said about him (In authentic Ahadith, available upon request, so please do), that he was shier than a virgin in her room and so gentle that a slave could lead him by the hand…
In many Ahadith, when people came to the Masjid to learn about Islam, they couldn’t figure out who the Prophet was amongst the Muslims…
His servant, (Whose name I am forgetting), said that he served him for a number of years, yet the Holy Prophet :saw: never asked him, ‘Oh, whoever, why did you do this?’
There are also numerous Ahadith (Sayings of the Prophet :saw:) in which rights of animals are to be enforced, such as not overloading them and when slaughtering them for food, to make sure that the knives are honed to their best sharpness, so as to give as little pain as possible to the animal…(That is why on BaQra Eid, we have to make sure that knife the butcher is cutting the animal with is sharp…)
Atlantis…
Maybe someone else can enlighten you further and I’ll join in later on…
He was the simplest man on the planet, yet the toughest to describe…
How can one praise a creation like that? All I’ve told you is a drop in a river…
And all rivers lead to the ocean, and if all the the ocean’s water were ink, they would dry up writing just one page of the attributes of Allah :swt:…
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
You're welcome Atlantis..
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
Coz He had the abilities to be the most successful of all Prophets that came to the earth,He was a true leader,commanded respect from his community and followers much more tha any other Prophet in the history did(unlike Moses or Jesus who were betrayed and troubled by their followers),He was a great Teacher,a great Wartime commander and a wonderful person as human being whom people liked and had no hesitation to give their life for his love.He transformed a society of idol worshipper,Baduins into a monothiestic welfare society in jus 23 years,something none of his predecossors could do(unlike Jesus whose follwers had to cook a story of son giving his blood for sin of mankind to make sense of unfullfilled expectations)
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
According to the Quran, because the Jews and Christians had been told in their scriptures, that such a man would come, so he did. Thus Mohammad p provides proof that God of Abraham knew the future and revealed it to his prophets. Thus, it proves that He is an all knowing God. Something very few other religions can claim. Hopefully that was succinct.
regards,
bob
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
Circular reasoning. I know my God is all knowing because he said he was. All Abrahamic religions claim an all knowing God and so do many others.
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
Oh, so you and other Muslim guppies on this forum recognise Prophet Mohammed (s) by the name of Mhd. Thats something new! Since when Muslim start using abbreviations to talk about Prophet Mohammed (s)??
For me he is the most respected person of all times. There is no human above or equal to him. And I know him either with the name of Mohammed (s) or Prophet of Allah (Rasulallah) Mohammed (s). Not to mention that it is a must for me to add (s), (pbuh), (saww) or even (Salallah Ho Alyihi Wa Alihi Wasalam) after his name to show my respects and send my Darood o Salam on Him.
Allah (swt) sent 1,24,000 Prophets to us so we can RECOGNISE Him. He says in Quran:
[Shakir 112:1] Say: He, Allah, is One.
[Shakir 112:2] Allah is He on Whom all depend.
[Shakir 112:3] He begets not, nor is He begotten.
[Shakir 112:4] And none is like Him.
[Shakir 3:2] Allah, (there is) no god but He, the Everliving, the Self-subsisting by Whom all things subsist
**[Shakir 59:24] **Allah is the Creator (Al-Khâliq), the Maker of Perfect Harmony (Al-Bârî’), the Shaper of Unique Beauty (Al-Musawwir)..
So again, It does not make any sense that an atheist, a christian or hindu who believe in more then one gods, who do not recognise Allah (swt) as their God or even they deny the existence of Allah (swt) come to us and ask about Why Mohammed (s) was selected by Allah (swt).
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
"And those who believe in Allah and His messengers and make no distinction between any of them (in belief), to them He will grant their rewards."
(4:152)
Say (O Muslims), "We believe in Allâh and that which has been sent down to us and that which has been sent down to Ibrâhim (Abraham), Ismâ'il (Ishmael), Ishâque (Isaac), Ya'qûb (Jacob), and to Al-Asbât [the twelve sons of Ya'qûb (Jacob)], and that which has been given to Mûsa (Moses) and 'Iesa (Jesus), and that which has been given to the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we have submitted (in Islâm)."
(2:136)
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
^ "We make no distinction between any of them"
meaning: we don't make the mistake of believing in some of them and rejecting others; rather we believe in them all
p.s.
"Lo! those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers, and seek to make distinction between Allah and His messengers, and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and seek to choose a way in between; Such are disbelievers in truth; and for disbelievers We prepare a shameful doom. But those who believe in Allah and His messengers and make no distinction between any of them, unto them Allah will give their wages; and Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful." (Qur'an 4:150-152)
Re: Fundamental ? abt Islam #1: Why Mohamed?
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How and why was Mohamed made prophet? How did Allah chose him? What were the expected qualifications?
PS: I really want to know, so I'd appreciate succint answers in english prose. Thx
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No one can become prophet by exersize or by will. Allah choose them. He choose them before their birth. Their souls are unique. As Allah has taken propmise by their souls," Which is your righteoust Lord? The Prophets said,"It is you who is our Lord."
One can become Sufi by exersize but cant become Prophet. It is God granted.