Knowledge card

Nubuwwah (Prophethood)

Tawḥīd (Uṣūl al-Dīn)Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamāʿah

Belief that God chose human messengers to convey His guidance, of whom Muḥammad is one.

Essence
S1Every messenger called to the same root: worship God alone.

Dimension I

Definition

What it is — and what it is not

What it is: S2In the Sacred Law — That God chose human messengers, aided by signs, to convey His guidance to people. [1.1]
Wisdoms: S3Prophethood spares humanity from guessing at the unseen and the purpose of life.

Dimension II

How to deal with it

No practical guidance recorded yet.