Page 19 - The Struggle of the Messengers

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 17

Although Messengers are generally people who live within the
society of ignorance, they are people who were known for their
moral virtues, upright character, conscientious behavior, honesty
and nobility before Allah revealed these sacred responsibilities to
them. Our Prophet (saas), for example, was a highly virtuous

person known and admired by the name of "al-Amin," the faithful
and trustworthy one, even before the prophethood was bestowed
on him.
At a certain time in his life, a Messenger begins his duty as a
Messenger as Allah directs. Sometimes Allah puts it into his heart
something that enables him to know of His existence and to
realize how depraved his society is and sometimes this fact is
revealed to him through revelation. For example, the Prophet
Abraham (as) realized the existence of Allah and the perverted
nature of his society, which was unaware of this reality, with an

understanding that Allah inspired in him. The situation of the
Prophet Abraham (as) is described thus in the Qur'an:
Remember when Abraham said to his father Azar: "Do you
take idols as deities? I see that you and your people are clearly
misguided." Because of that, We showed Abraham the
dominions of the heavens and earth so that he might be one of
the people of certainty. When night covered him, he saw a star
and said: "This is my Lord." Then when it set, he said: "I do not
love what sets." Then when he saw the moon come up, he said:

"This is my Lord." Then when it set, he said: "If my Lord does
not guide me, I will be one of the misguided people." Then
when he saw the sun come up, he said, "This is my Lord. This is
greater." Then when it set, he said: "My people, I am free of
what you associate with Allah. I have turned my face to Him