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....AFTER
PROPHET MUHAMMAD
....When the last Prophet of Allah
Almighty, Hazrat Muhammad passed from this temporary world to
the realm of the hereafter, the mission to communicate Islam fell
upon the companions. Thus, the period of companions began.
....The companions had had the opportunity
to learn the Qur'an and the Traditions, in all their subtle details,
from their source, Prophet Muhammad. They had the opportunity
to practice them together with the Prophet.
....After the death of Prophet Muhammad,
they spread throughout the lands under Muslim control and began
to communicate Islam, explaining the rules of the Qur'an and the
Traditions in the finest detail.
....The companions of the Prophet
(the Sahaba) were followed by the followers (tâbiîn) and then
came the followers of the followers (taba'u't-tâbiîn).
....Thank God, passed from generation
to generation, Islam has reached us, and it will go on until the
end of the world.
....AN IMPORTANT TOPIC
.... Believing in the prophets without
discrimination is obligatory as far as the religion is concerned
and it is one of the principles of belief.
.... However, although belief in
the prophets is a required principle of belief, it is not necessary
to follow the commands of the former prophets and to practice
what they did.
.... For example, Jews and Christians
believe that Prophet Abraham was a prophet, Jews follow the commands
of Prophet Moses, and Christians those of Prophet Jesus.
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