Lessons from the Missions of Prophets Nūḥ and Hūd to the Contemporary Missionaries

Abstract

Prophets Nūḥ and Ḥūd were representatives of Allah sent purposely to promote oneness of Allah and abhor various forms of indecency that were the order of the day in their communities. However, their messages were not received raptly by their people except a few weak people while the affluent among them flagrantly rejected the da‘wah. They mocked the prophets, ridiculed them, cast aspersions on them, derided them and labelled them. Yet, the Prophets were resilient, patient, consistent and steadfast in the delivery of the divine messages. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to infer lessons from the teachings of the duo for the benefit of the contemporary missionaries who also experience similar misdemeanours, pioneered by the disciples of the two Prophets, from the recipients of da‘wah . Through the use of historical method, this work unfolded that the ordeal of the two Prophets is replete with abundant lessons that can be harnessed to transform the contemporary missionaries for positive influence of their immediate environment.