Prophets Of Islam
The Quran identifies a number of men as prophets of Islam. Such individuals are believed by Muslims to have been assigned a special mission by God ( Allah Almighty ) to guide mankind. In the Quran, prophets such as Moses, Jesus and Muhammad peace be upon him are appointed to spread the word of Allah Almighty (Divine Message). Many of these prophets are also found in the holy texts of Judaism and Christianity (see Similarities between the Bible and the Quran)
Each of these prophets is believed to have been instructed by God to warn his community against evil and urge his people to obey God and those prophets are considered "messengers". Of all the thousands of prophets, a tiny minority of these are believed to be messengers, or rasul. Only Muhammad peace be upon him is regarded as having undertaken a prophetic mission addressed to all of humanity rather than a specific populace.
Traditionally, five prophets are regarded as especially important in Islam: Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses), Isa (Jesus) and Muhammad. Although it offers many incidents from the lives of many prophets, the Quran focuses with special narrative and rhetorical emphasis on the careers of the first four of these five major prophets.
Prophets in the Quran
The following are listed as prophets in the Quran; their Biblical names are given in parentheses. |
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