Prophet Muhammad (May the Peace and Blessing of Allah be upon him) was the last and final prophet that Allah sent to humanity. Muhammad explained, interpreted and lived the teachings of Islam.

The Prophet Muhammad is the greatest of all prophets for many reasons, but mainly because the results of his mission have brought more people into the pure belief in Oneness of God than any other prophet. Even though other religious communities claimed to believe in One God, over time they had corrupted their beliefs by taking their prophets and saints as intercessors with Almighty God. Some religions believe their prophets to be manifestations of God, “God Incarnate” or the “Son of God”. All of these false ideas lead to the creation being worshipped instead of the Creator, which contributed to the idolatrous practice of believing that Almighty God can be approached through intermediaries. In order to guard against these falsehoods, the Prophet Muhammad (May the Peace and Blessing of Allah be upon him) always emphasised that he was only a human being tasked with the preaching of Allah’s Message. He taught Muslims to refer to him as “the Messenger of Allah and His slave”.

To Muslims, Muhammad (May the Peace and Blessing of Allah be upon him) is the supreme example for all people – he was the exemplary Prophet, statesman, military leader, ruler, teacher, neighbour, husband, father and friend. Prophet Muhammad’s life story was meticulously recorded by his companions and is available for us to examine.

Even when his followers only numbered a few dozen, Allah informed Muhammad (May the Peace and Blessing of Allah be upon him) that he had been sent as a mercy to all of humankind. Allah took it upon Himself to protect the message revealed to Muhammad. This was because Almighty Allah promised not to send another messenger after him. Since all of Allah’s messengers have preached the message of Islam – i.e. submission to the Will of Allah and the worship of Him alone – Muhammad is actually the last prophet of Islam, not the first.

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