Zakir Naik – Islam Meaning, Beginning and Mission

The topic

of this evening's talk of mine is Muhammad

peace be upon him, in the bible.

Islam comes from the root word salaam,

which means peace.

It's also derived from the Arabic word,

which means to submit your will to Allah

to

almighty God.

Islam in short means peace acquired

by submitting your will to Allah

to almighty God. And any person who acquires

peace by submitting his will to Allah

to almighty God is called as a Muslim.

Many people have a misconception

that Islam

is a new religion

which came into existence

1400 years back. And prophet Muhammad, peace be

upon him, is the founder of this religion.

In fact, Islam

is there since time immemorial, Since man set

foot on this earth. And prophet Muhammad, peace

be upon him, is not the founder of

this religion, but he is the last and

final messenger

of Allah

The last and final

messenger of this religion of Islam.

Allah says in the Quran, in

chapter number 35, verse number 24.

There has never been a nation or a

people without a warner having lived amongst them

in the past.

And to every nation, to every people have

we sent a guide.

There are

25 prophets

mentioned by name in the glorious Quran.

For example, Adam,

Noah,

Abraham,

Ishmael,

Isaac,

Moses, Jesus,

Muhammad, peace be upon them all. By

name, 25

prophets

have been mentioned in the Quran.

But, Allah also says in the Quran in

surah nisa chapter number 4,

verse number 164.

We narrate to you the stories

of some of the prophets. Of the others,

we don't.

Allah repeats the message in chapter

number 40, verse number 78.

We tell you the stories of some of

the prophets.

Of the others, we don't.

Our beloved prophet Muhammad

said, it is mentioned in the Sahih hadith,

in Mishka Al Masabi,

volume number 3, hadith number 5737,

which is also repeated,

in Abu Dhabi humble,

volume number 5,

Page number

265 and 266.

Our beloved prophet said,

there were

124,000

prophets

sent by Allah

on the face of this Earth.

But by name, only 25 are mentioned in

the Quran.

All the prophets, all the messengers

that were sent before Prophet Muhammad,

they were only sent for their people

and for their nation.

And the message which they brought

was supposed to be followed only till a

particular time period.

For example,

Moses, peace be upon him, was only sent

for the Jews.

Jesus Christ, peace be upon him. He was

sent only for the Bani Israel, for the

children of Israel, for the Jews. The Quran

says in surya al Imran,

chapter number 3, verse number 49,

We have appointed him, Jesus, peace be upon

him, as a messenger for the Bani Israel,

for the children of Israel, for the Jews.

In the Gospel of Matthew, chapter number 10,

verse number 5 and 6, where Jesus Christ,

peace be upon him, tells his apostles,

go ye not into the way of the

Gentiles,

into the city of the Samaritans,

ye shall enter not,

But rather go to the lost sheep of

the house of Israel.

Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, tells his

apostles, tells the disciples,

go ye not into the way of the

Gentiles.

Who are the Gentiles?

The Gentiles are the non Jews. The Hindus.

The Muslims, the Buddhists.

Into the city of the Samaritans,

entering not. But rather go to the lost

sheep of the house of Israel.

Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, says, it's

mentioned in the gospel of Matthew, chapter number

15, verse number 24.

I have not been sent but

to the lost sheep of the house of

Israel.

So Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, was

only sent for the Israel, for the children

of Israel, only for the Jews.