The Quran and the ...

The Quran and the : According to the doctrine of Revelation, those who had the privilege of being the of the Prophet are divided into two groups. The first group includes those whom the Quran praises, mentioning them as the founders of the glorious palace of Islam. The following are Quranic passages concerning this group.

The Vanguard: The vanguard (of Islam) -- the first of those who forsook (their homes) and of those who gave them aid, and (also) those who follow them in (all) good deeds -- well pleased is God with them, as are they with Him: for them He has prepared gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever. That is the supreme felicity.

(9:100) Those Who Swore Allegiance (under the tree) Allah was well-pleased when they swore allegiance unto thee beneath the tree, and He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down peace of reassurance on them and has rewarded them with a near victory.

(48:18) The Muhajirun (the Immigrants): (Some part is due) to the indigent Immigrants, those who were expelled from their homes and their property, while seeking grace from God and (His) good pleasure, and aiding God and His apostle: such are indeed the sincere ones. (49:8) in the Conquest (of Mecca): Muhammad is the messenger of God; and those with him are hard against disbelievers and merciful amongst themselves.

(O Muhammad!) See them bowing and falling prostrate (in worship), seeking bounty from Allah and (His) acceptance. On their faces are their marks (being) traces of their prostration. (48:29) The second group of the Prophets consisted of black-hearted hypocrites whose true identity was revealed by the Holy Quran and the Prophet was warned against them.

They are referred to in the following Quranic passages: The Undisguised Hypocrites: when the Hypocrites come unto you (O Muhammad), they say, We bear witness that you are indeed Allahs messenger and Allah knows that you are indeed His messenger, and God bears witness that the hypocrites are speaking falsely.

(63:1) The Disguised Hypocrites: Certain of the desert Arabs round about you are hypocrites as well as (desert Arabs) among the folk of Medina; they are obstinate in hypocrisy: you know them not; We know them. (9:101) The Diseased-hearted: When the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease said: Allah and His Messenger promised us naught but delusions!