Fatrah
Question
Was there any Nabi between Nabi Isa (Alayhis Salaam) and Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)?
Answer
There was no Nabi between Isa Alayhis Salaam and Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam. This time period is known as Fatrah.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، حدثنا محمد بنثَابِتٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْبَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ الرَّقَاشِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ” كَانَ فِيمَنْ خَلَا مِنْ إِخْوَانِي مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ثَمَانِيَةُ آلَافِ نَبِيَّ ثُمَّ كَانَ عِيسَى ثُمَّ كُنْتُ أَنَا “
(البداية النهاية ج ٢ ص ١٨٣ مكتبة دار احياء التراث )
According to the majority of the scholars, there was no prophet between Isa Alayhis Salaam and Rasulullah Sallalahu Alayhi Wa Sallam. The intervening period which was approximately 570 years, was the period when Wahi (revelation) was suspended. It is known as the period of Fatrah.
(The lives of the messengers part 2 page 136)
- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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