Assalamu alaikum, fellow Muslims and non-Muslims. 

We may all know the importance of the Qur’an, the Holy Book written by Allah (swt). However, we may not necessarily follow the teachings of the Qur’an and follow the role models that were sent to the Earth to spread the word of Islam. In order to remind you of the important lessons taught by each of the significant prophets mentioned in the Qur’an, I will In Sha Allah, be starting a prophets series. This will contain lessons I learnt from each of the prophets. I am trying my best to In Sha Allah post every day of Ramadan about each prophet.

Today, we will talk about our twenty-seventh prophet, Daniel (pbuh). If you would like to know the story, sources are available below. If I also make any mistakes, I apologise and Allah (swt) knows the best. 

You should generally be part of the right minority.

The majority of people in Babylon worshipped idols, and the minority like Prophet Daniel (pbuh) used to worship Allah.

Only Allah can choose between life and death.

Allah is the one who can choose between life and death which is why when Prophet Daniel (pbuh) was about to be eaten by the lions due to the command of the king, Allah made the lions not attack him. Prophet Daniel (pbuh) was saved due to Allah’s miracle. You should never commit suicide as Allah can only choose when you will die.

Dreams can sometimes have a meaning.

The king of Babylon had a dream that his statue that people used to worship would be destroyed. Prophet Daniel (pbuh) had the interpretation that this meant that his whole kingdom would be destroyed.

Not all prophets are mentioned in the Quran and Hadiths.

Ibn Kathir is a good scholar to usually follow but Prophet Daniel (pbuh) is not mentioned in the Qur’an and Hadiths so we don’t know exactly where he died.

These were some of the lessons that I captured from Daniel (pbuh). The story of Daniel (pbuh) is beautifully said in this Youtube video and book which I used to create this article:

Please share this article with your family and friends to get some rewards this Ramadan. In Sha Allah you will stay well.

Thank you for reading and have a lovely day!