The Messengers of Allah
Allah’s way to make His will known to humans is through His Prophets and Messengers. He chooses a
person to receive His message. The person who receives this message becomes the Prophet of Allah.
Allah sends His message to the Prophets through Angel
Jibreel (). The Prophets then gave this message to people. Allah sent Prophets and Messengers to different people at different times. They spoke to people in Allah’s name and guided them.
The Prophets and Messengers of Allah were men. They were noble people.
The first Prophet was Adam (). The last Prophet was Prophet Muhammad ().
Some other Prophets were:
- Nuh
- Ibraaheem
- Is-haq
- Ya’qub
- Yusuf
- Musa
- Haroon
- Yunus
- Yahya
- Isa
- Fill in the blanks.
1. Allah makes His will known to humans through and
- Allah sent prophets to different
at different
- The first Prophet was
- The last Prophet was
Name some of the Prophets Allah has chosen to guide people.
The Messengers of Allah
When you wish to go to the toilet, you must set
aside any article on which there is some mention of
Allah, such as a ring, a pendant or anything of that kind. Before stepping into the toilet with your left foot
first, say:
Bismillah. Allaahumma innee a’oodhu bika
min al-khubthi wal-Khabaa’ith
In the name of Allah.
Allah, I seek protection in You from the male and
female devils
While using the toilet, you should keep your body screened from view.
While in the toilet, you should not engage in conversation. You should neither return the greeting of anyone who greets you, nor responds to anyone who talks to you. If you happen to sneeze, you should
praise Allah by saying (al Hamdulillah) only
in your heart, but not out loud.
Istinjaa
If you happen to answer the call of nature outdoors, then go to an out-of-the-way spot and make sure that the ground is right. Avoid facing the qiblah and relieve yourself. You should not relieve yourself on
any of the following places:
1. On a stone
- Under a tree, whether or not it is one that bears fruit, because people may seek the shelter of its shade and get their clothes dirty, while any fruit that falls will be polluted.
- In public places.
- In a source of water supply.
In the place you are using as a toilet, you should
not mention the name of Allah, out of respect for His
Name. Always use your left hand while washing yourself. When you have done what is needed to do
and cleanse yourself with water, leave the toilet with
your right foot first and say
Ghufraonok
I seek Your forgiveness, (Allah)
- How should a Muslim use the toilet?
1. Before entering the toilet, I should say
- I may not take anything with
- I must be careful to enter the toilet
- While relieving myself, I must not
- I must wash up with
When I’m finished I say
