Al-Huda Foundation
THE PROPHETS OF ISLAM
It was
generally felt that whereas there is a lot of written material available on the
lives of the Prophets, the beginners, especially the young students are unable
to benefit from these voluminous works. This
problem became more obvious when I was teaching at Sunday School on Islam to
young children of the Nairobi Muslim Community.
Although no one is expected to know all the generally quoted number of
the prophets of one hundred and twenty four thousand, the children were
unfamiliar with even the names of those mentioned in the Qur'an.
To fill this gap, it was therefore felt that a brief narrative be
compiled about these prophets. This
is how this booklet came to be compiled.
The beginning of the book has an abbreviated Table of Genealogy of the Prophets, starting with Adam and concluding with Muhammed. This should provide an historical perspective to these greart personalities.
The
narratives are purposely kept brief to facilitate memorization and retention.
It is hoped
that this book will fulfil the need that was being felt.
With Sincere
Wishes Syed Muhammed Hussain Shamsi Nairobi, Kenya November 15, 1956