This Is My Faith - Al-fatlawi, Ali - الصفحة ١٣٥ - More on the Benefits of Prophethood (Bi’tha)
Anwar: Please, present some reported evidence?
Hasan: Sure. Let’s start with Quranic evidence. The Almighty Allah say: (Mankind were one community, and Allah sent unto them Prophets as bearers of good tidings and as warners, and revealed therewith the Scripture with the truth that it might judge between mankind concerning that wherein they differed)٢;٢١٣.
There are several Hadith referring to the impotence of human reason to comprehend all that is best for him, and there are also more Hadith on the benefits of prophethood (Bi’tha) and the necessity of sending messengers.
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said: “No prophet and no messenger were sent unless to complete the reason…”
Amir Al-Mu’menin Imam Ali (PBUH) Said: “The Almighty Allah sent Mohammad (PBUH) to release His slaves from worshiping idols to worshiping Him and from obeying the Devil to obeying Him.”
Imam Ali (PBUH) also said: “…until the Almighty Allah sent Mohammad as His Messenger to fulfill His promise and to realize His prophecy…and the people of