A Simple Guide to ISLAM
Risalah – Prophethood
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tread in order to avert God’s displeasure and be worthy of His
blessings.
The prophets who brought books were called
rasul
, while those
who did not were called
nabi
.
Of the holy books, four find mention in the Qur'an: the
Sahifa,
scrolls given to Ibrahim; the
Tawrat
, the revelations to Musa; the
Zabur
, the psalms given to Dawud (David); the
Injil
, the teachings
given to Isa (Jesus). Each of these was originally a complete
revelation, but unfortunately, these books and teachings were not
properly preserved. Some, like the
Sahifa
, were lost completely.
Others were changed in various ways by human intervention. Thus
these previous scriptures are no longer in their original form. They
could best be described as edited versions of divine revelations,
which have been altered from time to time by editors and
commentators. Since these holy scriptures are no longer in their
original form.
