The Mission of the Prophets

THE MISSION OF THE PROPHETS The mission of the prophets was to help people lead their lives on monotheistic lines so that they may receive divine blessings in this world and the Hereafter. T hroughout human history, every prophet sent by God had a mission to guide man away from polytheism and towards the worship of one God alone. Their purpose was to help people reform their lives in accordance with this belief and receive divine blessings in both this world and the Hereafter. However, in the long history of humanity, the message of nearly every prophet was rejected by their contemporaries, especially those influential figures in society who failed to believe in and support the prophets. The Quran describes this historical reality as follows: “Alas for human beings! They ridicule every messenger that comes to them” (36:30). This neglect of God’s prophets reached such an extent that their messages were deemed unworthy of being recorded in the annals of human history. While stories of kings