LessonsFinality of Prophethood and the Protection of ProphetsQuiz

مَبْعُوثٌ إِلَى كَافَّةِ النَّاسِ، بَلْ إِلَى الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ
He was sent to all people, indeed to jinn and humankind.

The prophetic mission is not confined to an ethnicity, tribe or language. That its historical beginning occurred in Arabia does not restrict the scope of its message: a universal communication may be first proclaimed in a particular place.

The Qur'anic wording وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِ (Sabaʾ 34:28) expresses this universality. The inclusion of the jinn is based on revelation. Their status as recipients of the message should not be made dependent upon ordinary human sensory access to them.

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The universal scope of the mission

Finality of Prophethood and the Protection of Prophets

مَبْعُوثٌ إِلَى كَافَّةِ النَّاسِ، بَلْ إِلَى الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ
He was sent to all people, indeed to jinn and humankind.

The prophetic mission is not confined to an ethnicity, tribe or language. That its historical beginning occurred in Arabia does not restrict the scope of its message: a universal communication may be first proclaimed in a particular place.

The Qur'anic wording وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِ (Sabaʾ 34:28) expresses this universality. The inclusion of the jinn is based on revelation. Their status as recipients of the message should not be made dependent upon ordinary human sensory access to them.