07-03-2004, 07:57 PM
Alsalam 'alaykom
Joshua, as sister Muslimah said that there were many prophets sent and not mentioned in the Quran, and I would like to add something here, there is ayas in surat Al-Baqara that says :
30. And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "Verily, I am going to place (mankind) generations after generations on earth." They said: "Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, - while we glorify You with praises and thanks (Exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners) and sanctify You." He (Allâh) said: "I know that which you do not know."
31. And He taught Adam all the names (of everything) , then He showed them to the angels and said, "Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful."
32. They (angels) said: "Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise."
33. He said: "O Adam! Inform them of their names," and when he had informed them of their names, He said: "Did I not tell you that I know the Ghaib (unseen) in the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you have been concealing?"
see in aya 30, Allah Glory be to him, told the angels that he will place mankind on earth. So the angels said: O lord u will place mankind that will shed blood and kill each other, and we the angels glorify u and praise u. So Allah Glory be to him told them that he knows what the angels dont. So when he states such a sentence it means that the angels know nothing and do not know what will happen in the future, and they stated what they did which means that there were other races before our Father adam and his sons, who did lots of mischief on earth, that means that there were other races God created other than the human race, who were non beleiving and Allah the great distroyed them, but Adam and his sons will be a better race, from them there will be prophets, beleivers and martyrs who will die for the cause of Allah. And he taught our father Adam everything there is to know since the first day of his existance till our day and what to come, that is what it means by: he taught Adam all the names, everything Josh, even the names of the planets, names of his sons and dauhgters till the day of ressurriction everthing, so this is the difference between us and other races, we were taught everything by Allah the All knowing, and any1 who says I know everyhting with my own effort then he is the ignorant. So u c Joshua Allah is Merciful he will not leave his creations without messengers. And if u read in the Quran there are many stories mentioned of previous nations and because they disbeleived and fought Allah's messengers, So Allah pored on them severe torment , like the people of Ad and the pharaoh.
Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem :
6. Did you (O Muhammad ()) not see (thought) how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)?
7. Who were very tall like lofty pillars,
8. The like of which were not created in the land?
9. And (with) Thamûd (people), who cut (hewed) out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
10. And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh), who had pegs (who used to torture men by binding them to pegs)?
11. Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allâh).
12. And made therein much mischief.
13. So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
14. Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
This is an example to show u that whenever a creature that God created, wether humans or any others, Allah sobhanahu wa t'ala, will punish them if they worship any1 but him.
I hope this will satisfy u more Josh, any other questions dont worry, we will answer insha'Allah, all my brothers and sisters here are masha'Allah ready to help u, and yes as brother humanitylover told u, dont beleive everything that u c in the media, history is so much distorted, and I hope u will accept his offer
wasalam 'alaykom wa rahamat Allah