Thursday, August 21, 2008

Stages in The Development of Islam

Stage 1: Total failure. Rejection of Monotheism.

ProphetsHoly BooksNotes
Noah (Nuh)-Entire communities destroyed by God
Hud (Hud)-
Shiloh (Salleh)-
Lot (Luth)-



Stage 2: The Israelites are first people to accept monotheism - initial success. Later, Islam became corrupted that resulted in the formation of break away religions Judaism and Christianity.

ProphetsHoly BooksNotes
Abraham (Ibrahim)-
Isaac (Ishak)-
Jacob (Yaakub)-Son of God?
Exodus 4:22
Joseph (Yusof)-
Job (Ayub)
Ezekiel (Zulkifli)
Jonah (Yunus)
Moses (Musa)Torah (Taurat)God's punishment- Israel was attacked
several times, cities destroyed, people
taken into captivity.
Aaron (Harun)

Elias (Alias)
Eliza (Ilyasa)
David (Daud)Psalm (Zabur)Son of God?
Psalm 2:2
Solomon (Sulaiman)

Zachariah (Zakaria)
John (Yahya)
Jesus (Isa)Bible (Injil)Son of God?
John 3:18



Stage 3: Success

ProphetsHoly Books Notes
Ishmael (Ismail)-Eldest son of Abraham
MohammadKoraanMessage for the whole world.
The last prophet - there won't
be any more after him.

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