If we look at the three major monolithic faiths from the time of Adam to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, throughout that period there has been a steady progression of prophets and messengers from God. Why is there no prophet of our time? Why has God chosen to be silent in our darkest time? It would be nice to hear the views of all religions on this subject.
Peace be on you.
There was long struggle and eventually Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) was successful in establishing the message of Unity of God which contained the message of human right. Various fallen human groups woke up and learned the ways of physical and spiritual life.
Prophets do make Prophecy by the knowledge given by God. Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) was foretold by God that even though he is given perfect teaching, his message still has to reach the corners of the earth but:
=The ways and means were yet to ripe.
=The global village phenomenon was yet to come.
=The grand spiritual duel between true faith and faithless-ness and corrupted faiths (which were true in nascent form) was yet to take place.
Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) was revealed by Allah the Exalted, in Holy Quran:
HOLY QURAN, SURAH JUMUA (CHAPTER 62)
[ch62:v3] He it is Who has raised among the Unlettered
people a Messenger from among themselves who recites unto them His verses, and purifies them, and teaches them the Book and wisdom, although they had been, before, in manifest misguidance;
[ch62:v4]And
among others from among them, who have not yet joined them. He is the Mighty, the Wise.
ABOUT THE VERSE (62:4)
The Companion Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
One day we were sitting with Holy Prophet when Surah Jumua was revealed. I enquired from the Holy Prophet, Who are the people to whom the words,
;And among others who have not yet joined them; Salman, the Persian was sitting among us. Upon my repeated asking him the same question the Holy Prophet put his hand on Salman and said;If faith were to go up to the Pleiades, a man from these would surely find it. [Ref: Book of Hadith, Bukhari]
POINTS
i- The coming of someone, at the time when faith had gone to Pleiades [metaphor for extreme weakness in practice of faith] is being told as the coming of Holy Prophet Muhammad himself, which is obviously a metaphor too.
ii- It does not mean Prophet Muhammad would come again in person. [No reincarnation]
iii- Such metaphor is used about Allah in Quran too;..It is said when Prophet Muhammad threw handful of dust towards opponents, it was the hand of Allah who did so;..It is said during the Pledge taking under the tree, it was hand of Allah over the hands of believers;..Believers are asked to get colour of Allah;..Obedience of Prophet is obedience of Allah.
PREVIOUSLY: Coming of Elijah before true Messiah was explained as coming of John the Baptist.
iv- Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) has foretold about latter days; He has foretold the Signs of latter days in such a chained manner which cannot be forged by anyone. He mentioned Signs in heavens, earth, morals, economy, health, inventions, human right awakenings, astronomical changes, and many things.
v- He has foretold that:
a---- Esa Nabi-Ullah (Jesus, prophet of Allah) [Reference: Long Hadith is book of Hadith called Sahih Muslim] would come for revival of faith.
b---- Mahdi would come. He (p.b.u.h.) said: Mahdi is none but Esa (Jesus)..[Ref: Ibne majah Hadith]
c---- Please see above, we wrote the verse (62:4) and Prophet (p.b.u.h.) explained someone would come for revival work; he placed his hand on the shoulder of Companion Salman (from Persia)
vi-The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) mentioned that there would be:
a-- Khilafat on the precept of Prophethood after him,
b-- then various eras of kingships with severity would come and
c-- then again khilafat on the precept of Prophethood would be established.
Then he did not say anything.
[Gist Ref: Narrator Companion Huziafa r.a. , Musnad Ahmad, Hadith]
vii-
HOLY QURAN TEACHES A PRAYER IN THE BEGINNING:
[ch1:v6] Guide us in the right path;
[ch1:v7] The path of those on whom Thou hast bestowed
Thyblessings, those who have not incurred
Thy displeasure, and those who have not gone astray.
WHAT ARE THESE BLESSINGS
[ch4:v70] And whoso obeys Allah and this Messenger
of His shall be among those on whom Allah has bestowed His blessings, namely, the Prophets, the Truthful, the Martyrs, and the Righteous. And excellent companions are these.
Clearly, Prophethood is the first blessings of the four blessings mentioned.
RESULTS according to Ahmadiyya Muslims
1= Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) is the last-Prophet-with-last-religious law (Shariah) Quran for all humanity.
2= In Latter days (current era of 1000 years), Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.)'s ardent devotee is prophesied to come [spiritually metaphorically imbibed in the colour of his master (p.b.u.h.)].
3= The ardent devotee of Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) was titled in prophecies as Esa, Jesus, to signify, no fight.
4=This ardent devotee was also called Esa, Jesus, to indicate re-establishment of Unity of God.
5=The ardent devotee was called Mahdi, means the guided one: signifies he would get direct guidance from God [Ref; Tadhkira, words of God to him how to serve Prophet Muhammad and Quran, alislam.org (books)]
The ardent devotee was to be subserviant Prophet as per (ch62:v4) and Sayings of Master Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on him).
6=Part vi above said that Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) foretold: ;c-- then again khilafat on the precept of Prophethood would be established;.These words are for the last era / this era. ;These words also tell that the promised reformer is a Prophet because 'precept of Prophethood' is said.
7=Accordingly to Ahmadiyya Muslims, the latter days is the ongoing era of (1000 years), the Promised Messiah Mahdi as Subordinate-Prophet to Last-Law-Bearing-Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) has been sent by God the Exalted in 1889 in India for the peaceful revival of faith, to bring humanity closer to God again. Under his fifth Khilafat, the Movement has reached in 206 countries of the world by the grace of Allah the Exalted.
8=It is also proved that there is Alive God, Who and His Messenger and Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) foretold the matter of coming of his ardent devotee subserviant Prophet with Khilafat, which are being proven before the eyes of everyone.
"Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the only Islamic organization to believe that the long-awaited Messiahhas come in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) (1835-1908) of Qadian. Ahmad(as) claimed to be the metaphorical second coming of Jesus(as) of Nazareth and the divine guide, whose advent was foretold by the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad(sa). Ahmadiyya Muslim Community believes that God sent Ahmad(as), like Jesus(as), to end religious wars, condemn bloodshed and reinstitute morality, justice and peace. Ahmad’s(as) advent has brought about an unprecedented era of Islamic revival. He divested Islam of fanatical beliefs and practices by vigorously championing Islam’s true and essential teachings. He also recognized the noble teachings of the great religious founders and saints, including Zoroaster(as), Abraham(as), Moses(as), Jesus(as), Krishna(as), Buddha(as), Confucius(as), Lao Tzu and Guru Nanak, and explained how such teachings converged into the one true Islam.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the leading Islamic organization to categorically reject terrorism in any form. Over a century ago, Ahmad(as) emphatically declared that an aggressive “jihad by the sword” has no place in Islam. In its place, he taught his followers to wage a bloodless, intellectual “jihad of the pen” to defend Islam. To this end, Ahmad(as) penned over 90 books and tens of thousands of letters, delivered hundreds of lectures, and engaged in scores of public debates. His rigorous and rational defenses of Islam unsettled conventional Muslim thinking. As part of its effort to revive Islam, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community continues to spread Ahmad’s(as) teachings of moderation and restraint in the face of bitter opposition from parts of the Muslim world."
Source:
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