Purpose of Sending Prophets

[Ghost14]

Re: Purpose of Sending Prophets

@BarbieCue

Bhai jan, I’m talking about the descendants of Hazrat Adam a.s. in the light of Islamic history, not the evolution of homo sapiens in the light of modern science. Why do you think I put “world began” in inverted commas? One of the questions posed here was why the prophets happened to be arabs and I tried to answer that by explaining why Arabia is the centre of Islam and how its historic significance goes back to the time of the first ever prophet.

Ghost, I thought there was no concept of one God before Islam. Can you be more specific about the influences you are talking about?

The earliest concept of monotheism can be attributed to Zoroastrianism. Even Plato’s writings contain concepts of it. As for other influences, Jesus bears a striking similarity to the Egyptian god Horus. Satan is very similar to the god Set. The flood myth I referenced earlier (Noah’s Ark) appears in Sumerian writings regarding Gilgamesh. Did Judaism incorporate these into it’s stories? It’s highly likely.

This does not disprove the existence of a God or creator, but does bring into question (for me at least) the authenticity of religion. And given what I’ve said above, I cannot fault someone for having considered religion and deciding to become an atheist.