Since Allah has power over everything, why does He not address everyone individually and convey His message personally? Why did He find prophets necessary?
Dear Brother / Sister,
If Allah had talked to everybody individually and conveyed His message personally, He would have rendered everybody a prophet.
Prophets were sent to guide other people. If everybody had been a prophet, there would not have been any needs for prophets. Such a situation would have meant the elimination of the test devised for human beings.
However, Allah started a test in order to distinguish between god and bad people and to evaluate hardworking students and lazy students separately.
- The following verse indicates that such an idea is wrong: “Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out.” (al-Muddaththir, 74/52)
- The importance of the test is emphasized as follows: “If We had so willed, We could certainly have brought every soul its true guidance: but the Word from Me will come true. 'I will fill Hell with Jinn and men all together.'” (as-Sajda, 32/13)
If Allah had talked to everybody individually and conveyed His message personally, He would have rendered everybody a prophet.
Prophets were sent to guide other people. If everybody had been a prophet, there would not have been any needs for prophets. Such a situation would have meant the elimination of the test devised for human beings.
However, Allah started a test in order to distinguish between god and bad people and to evaluate hardworking students and lazy students separately.
- The following verse indicates that such an idea is wrong: “Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out.” (al-Muddaththir, 74/52)
- The importance of the test is emphasized as follows: “If We had so willed, We could certainly have brought every soul its true guidance: but the Word from Me will come true. 'I will fill Hell with Jinn and men all together.'” (as-Sajda, 32/13)
Questions on Islam
- Were there any prophets among the Jinn who lived before the creation of Hz. Adam’s offspring?
- What is the aspect of the secret of testing related to Allah?
- Belief in Qadar E19: Is man a prisoner of Qadar? (CHAPTER 6)
- What is the importance of self-sacrifice in our religion? What is the place of self-sacrifice for someone else?
- What is the importance of self- sacrifice in our religion? What is the place of self- sacrificing for someone else?
- Will a person who does not fulfill his duty of conveying the message of Islam to the people who need it be held responsible?
- Will Allah throw people into Hell for nothing? How should we understand the following verse: "If We had so willed, We could certainly have brought every soul its true guidance: but the Word from Me will come true,..." (as-Sajda, 32/13)?
- Does the Lord of the Quran make plans (set traps)? How can we answer those who make these claims by using some verses as excuses?
- Will you give information about the fact that Allah knows what we will do and qadar?
- Why were holy books sent down?
