Allah created Adam from clay and asked the angels to bow
in respect to him Everyone complied except Iblees (Shaitan) who refused saying,
:He was superior to Adam as You had created Adam from clay and I was created
from Fire and Fire was superior to clay.: Allah ordered him to leave and that
he will be cursed till the Day of
Judgement. Allah told Adam and his wife Hawwa (Eve) to stay in Paradise
(worldly) and enjoy the life there. But Shaitan entered there also and forced
them to disobey Divine orders. They prayed Allah for repentance by taking Panjetan’s
names which was accepted.
But Allah ordered Adam, Hawwa, and Shaitan to go down to
earth and that they will be the enemies of each other. Allah advised Adam and
Hawwa that Guidance will be sent to them. Hazrat Adam was the first prophet
followed by 124,000 prophets all of whom preached Unity of Allah. The last prophet
was our Noble Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (s.a.w.a.s.). In between there were: Ululazam
Prophets like Noah, Ibrahim, Musa, and Iesa. The Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) was
born in Makkah. His father Abdullah(a.s.) and the mother was Amina (s.a.). His
father died when he was not born, and wad was raised by his grandfather Abdul
Muttalib(a.s.) and later by his uncle Abutalib (a.s.).
The infidels of Makkah were convinced by his Truthfulness
and Trustworthiness. Khadija (s.a.) was the richest lady in the Arab land. She
heard about him (s.a.w.a.s.) and offered to contract with him to take her
merchandise to Syria and Yemen and instructed her servant to observe his
dealings. After the first business trip, he (s.a.w.a.s.) produced enormous
profit. Her servant Maysum) reported many abnormalities like whenever he
(s.a.w.a.s.) would go in open, a piece of cloud would cover his body etc. and
that he was very humane with the traders. After many such trips, she was
convinced of his noble personality and confided in her friend and offered to
marry him. He told his uncle Abu Talib about it and other uncles also
unanimously agreed with this proposal. All elders of Banu Hashim went to ask
for the hand of Hazrat Khadija. The Nikah was solemnized by Hazrat Abu Talib
(a.s.)
He (s.a.w.a.s.) used to go to Mount Hira along with Imam
Ali (a.s.). One day the Archangel Gebril descended and brought the first revelation
Iqra Be Isme Rabbeka. After that he (s.a.w.a.s.) Hazrat Khadija (s.a.) and Imam
Ali (a.s.) quietly pray Namaz.
Allah ordered the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) to invite
his next of kins towards Islam. He (s.a.w.a.s.) asked Imam Ali (a.s.) to
prepare a feast. This was known as “Dawat-e-Zul’ashirah.” After the feast,
he(s.a.w.a.s.) said, “Whoever help me in this effort, he will be my
vicegerent, successor.”
No one responded except Imam Ali (a.s.), who was very young;
about 12, 13 years. The Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) said “Ali is my vice-gerent,
caliph and my successor.”
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