Re: Purpose of Sending Prophets
There have been round about 124,000 prophets sent to humankind by God. Not all of the prophets were from Arab origin. There are only about 25/26 prophets mentioned in Quran specifically.. but the rest of the prophets Allah said were sent but who were they.. where did the live and who were they prophet to.. are all the questions which we do not have information about. But rest assured.. Allah says that he has sent his prophets to all nations of the world. The different kinds of religions that you see around the world are all based on the teaching of their leader/founder. Be it Zoroaster, Buddha, or Karishna. Though, these names are not mentioned by Allah in Quran but there for sure is a possibility that they were prophets of Allah as well. All the nations have been sent a prophet..their people corrupted the true teachings they brought.
Islam was originated in arabia. It had to originate from somewhere. It could have been India, South America or any other part of the world. Muhammad PBUH had to be from the progeny of Ismaeel (as) as was promised to Jesus(as) ( if i remember correctly .. since Jesus(as) was from the progeny of Ishaaq(as), another brother of Ismaeel (as) )... He(saw) could have been born else where too... and it was up to the humans to believe in his prophethood. Its very illogical to say why He was sent in one part of the world.. and why not in different part of the world. Like I said.. in Quran, Allah says that prophethood is his blessings and it is up to him whoever he bestows with prophethood, where ever he does it, and when he wills..theres no questioning his power over this.
Allah is maalik in that sense and not a judge. We cannot tell him the rules he should follow. You cannot tell him that since a person was a hindu/sikh/budhist, he should and must send him to hell and since you're a muslim, u deserve jannah. No. He will judge you and he will judge other religion's people as well.. but ultimately..its his will whomsoever he forgives and let them enter jannah and whomsoever he pleases he would throw them in hell. We cannot set our own laws on him and tell him to do this and not do that.
Why abrahamic religion were all based on arabia and around that region ..well ask yourself... would you not have had the same question if the religions were based in united states ?
Which religion has ever accepted the truthfulness of the religion which was sent by God before him? which religion has honored the leader of the religion which was sent before him..? it is the religion of Islam. Islam approves of all the prophets truthfulness and made it mandatory to believe in them to be called a muslim. Had it been man made, Islam would just make laws of shariya like any other religion and disapproves of prophets sent before. The truthfulness of abrahamic religion being sent by God is the continuous acceptance of a prophet before. Judaism believed in prophets before Moses(as), rejected Messiah. Christians accepted all prophets including moses and accepted Jesus(as). Islam accepted all prophets, moses, jesus etc and gave us the final shariyah.
Allah says that we are the exalted nation..since this shariya which is given to us is the most perfect and complete.
2:143 : And thus have We made you an exalted nation, that you may be guardians over men, and the Messenger of Godmay be a guardian over you. And We did not appoint the Qiblah which thou didst follow, except that We might know him who follows the Messenger of God from him who turns upon his heels. And this is indeed hard, except for those whom Allah has guided. And it does not behove Allah to let your faith go in vain; surely, Allah is Compassionate and Merciful to the people.
40:05 The people of Noah and other groups after them denied Our Signs before these people, and every nation strove to seize their Messenger, and disputed by means of false arguments that they might rebut the truth thereby. Then I seized them, and how terrible was My retribution!
