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Prophets in Islam (Arabic: الأنبياء في الإسلام) include "messengers" (rasul, pl. rusul), bringers of a divine revelation via an angel (Arabic: ملائكة, malāʾikah);[1][2] and "prophets" (nabī, pl. anbiyāʼ), lawbringers that Muslims believe were sent by God to every person, bringing God's message in a language they can understand.[1][3] Knowledge of the Islamic prophets is one of the six articles of the Islamic faith,[4] and specifically mentioned in the Quran.[5]
Muslims believe that the first prophet was also the first human being, Adam (ادم), created by Allah (الله). Many of the revelations delivered by the 48 prophets in Judaism and many prophets of Christianity are mentioned as such in the Quran but usually in slightly different forms. For example, the Jewish Elisha is called Eliyas, Job is Ayyub, Jesus is Isa, etc. The Torah given to Moses (Musa) is called Tawrat, the Psalms given to David (Dawud) is the Zabur, the Gospel given to Jesus is Injil.[1]
Unique to Islam is Muhammad (Muhammad ibn ʿAbdullāh), who Muslims believe is the "Seal of the Prophets" (Khatam an-Nabiyyin, i.e. the last prophet); and the Quran, revealed to Muhammad but not written down by him,[6] which Muslims believe is unique among divine revelations as the only correct one protected by God from distortion or corruption,[7] destined to remain in its true form until the Last Day.[8] Muslims believe Muhammad to be the last prophet, although after the prophets there are still saints[9] (though some modern schools, such as Salafism and Wahhabism, reject the theory of sainthood[10]).
In Muslim belief, every prophet in Islam preached the same main Islamic beliefs, the Oneness of God, worshipping of that one God, avoidance of idolatry and sin, and the belief in the Day of Resurrection or the Day of Judgement and life after death. Each came to preach Islam at different times in history and some told of the coming of the final Islamic prophet and messenger of God, who would be named "Ahmed and Muhammad".
This narrative is found in "Chapter of the Ranks", Qur'an, 61:6 as Allah asked Jesus to remind the Children of Israel but they accused him of the prophecy:
وَإِذْ قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَـٰبَنِى إِسْرَٰعِيلَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللهِ إِلَيْكُم مُّصَدِقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَىَّ مِنَ ٱلتَّوْرىٰةِ وَمُبَشِّرًا بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِى مِن بَعْدِى ٱسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ قَالُواْ هَـٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبينٌ
wa-idh qāla ‘Īsā ’b·nu Maryama: "yā Banī Israā‘īla innī Rasūlu ’llāhi ilay-kum muṣaddiqal li-mā bayna yadayya mina ’t-Tawraāti wa-mubash·shiram bi-Rasūlin ya’tī mim ba‘dī ’s·mu-huū Aḥmadu, fa-lammā jaā’a-hum bi’l-bayyināti, qālū "hādhā siḥrum mubīn!"
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And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O Children of Israel! I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you, confirming the Law [=Torah] (which came) before me, and giving Glad Tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad." But when he came to them with Clear Signs, they said, "this is evident sorcery!"
— Quran, sura 61 (As-Saf), ayah 6
Contents
1 Etymology
2 Characteristics
2.1 Status
2.2 Numbers
2.3 Female prophets
3 Scriptures and other gifts
3.1 Holy books
3.2 Holy gifts
4 Prophets and messengers
4.1 Prophethood in Ahmadiyya
5 Other persons
5.1 Other special persons in the Qur'an
5.2 Other people mentioned in Islamic literature
6 See also
7 Notes
8 External links
Etymology
In Arabic and Hebrew,[11] the term nabī (Arabic plural form: أَنْبِيَاء anbiyāʼ) means "prophet". Forms of this noun occur 75 times in the Quran. The term nubuwwah (Arabic: نُبُوَّة meaning "prophethood") occurs five times in the Quran. The terms rasūl (Arabic plural: رُسُل rusul) and mursal (ِArabic singular: مُرْسَل mursal; plural: مُرْسَلُون mursalūn) denote "messenger with law given/ received by GOD" and occur more than 300 times. The term for a prophetic "message" (ِArabic singular: رِسَالَة risālah; plural: رِسَالَات risālāt), appears in the Quran in ten instances.[12]
The Syriac form of rasūl Allāh (literally: "messenger of God"), s̲h̲eliḥeh d-allāhā, occurs frequently in the apocryphal Acts of St. Thomas. The corresponding verb for s̲h̲eliḥeh—s̲h̲alaḥ, occurs in connection with the prophets in the Hebrew Bible.[13][14][15][16]
The words "prophet" (Arabic: نبي nabī) and "messenger" (Arabic: رسول rasūl) appear several times in the Old Testament and the New Testament.
The following table shows these words in different languages:[17]
| Arabic | Arabic Pronunciation | English | Greek | Greek pronunciation | Strong Number | Hebrew | Hebrew pronunciation | Strong Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
نبي | Nabi | Prophet | προφήτης | prophētēs | G4396 | נביא | navi /nəvi/ | H5030 |
رسول | Rasul | Messenger, Prophet | ἄγγελος, ἀπόστολος | ä'n-ge-los, ä-po'-sto-los | G32, G652 | מלאך (מַלְאָךְ) | mal'akh | H4397,H7971 |
In the Hebrew Bible, the word nabi ("spokesperson, prophet") occurs more commonly, and the Hebrew word mal'akh ("messenger") refers to Angels in Judaism. According to Judaism, Haggai, Zaqariah, and Malachi were the last prophets, all of whom lived at the end of the 70-year Babylonian exile. With them, the authentic period of Nevuah ("prophecy") died,[18] and nowadays only the "Bath Kol" (בת קול, lit. daughter of a voice, "voice of God") exists (Sanhedrin 11a).
In the New Testament, however, the word "messenger" becomes more frequent, sometimes in association with the concept of a prophet.[19] "Messenger" may refer to Jesus, to his Apostles and to John the Baptist. But the last book of the Old Testament, the Book of Malachi, speaks of a messenger that Christian commentators interpret as a reference to the future prophet John the Baptist (Yahya).[20]
Characteristics
In Muslim belief, every Islamic prophet preached Islam. The beliefs of charity, prayer, pilgrimage, worship of God and fasting are believed to have been taught by every prophet who has ever lived.[21] The Quran itself calls Islam the "religion of Abraham" (Ibrahim)[22] and refers to Jacob (Yaqub) and the Twelve Tribes of Israel as being Muslim.[23]
The Quran says
The same religion has He established for you as that which He enjoined on Noah—the which We have sent by inspiration to thee—and that which We enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: Namely, that ye should remain steadfast in religion, and make no divisions therein:...
— Quran, sura 42 (Ash-Shura), ayah 13[24]
Status
Islam teaches that prophets were "protected from sin" by God, so unlike lesser human beings they cannot commit a sin.[25][26] The Quran speaks of the Islamic prophets as being the greatest human beings of all time.[21] A prophet, in the Muslim sense of the term, is a person whom God specially chose to teach the faith of Islam.[21] Some were called to prophesy late in life, in Muhammad's case at the age of 40.[27] Others, such as John the Baptist, were called to prophesy while still at a young age and Jesus prophesied while still in his cradle.[28]
The Quran verse 4:69 lists various virtuous groups of human beings, among whom prophets (including messengers) occupy the highest rank. Verse 4:69 reads:[12]
All who obey Allah and the messenger are in the company of those on whom is the Grace of Allah—of the prophets (who teach), the sincere (lovers of Truth), the witnesses (who testify), and the Righteous (who do good): Ah! what a beautiful fellowship!
— Quran, sura 4 (An-Nisa), ayah 69[29]
Biblical stories retold in the Quran in the Arabic language (e.g., Job, Moses, Joseph (Yusuf) etc.) certainly differ from the Jewish Hebrew Bible, the Greek Old Testament and the Greek New Testament, in that the Quran always demonstrates that it is "God's practice" (sunnat Allah) to make faith triumph finally over the forces of evil and adversity. "We have made the evil ones friends to those without faith."[30] "Assuredly God will defend those who believe."[31][32] Thus the Islamic Isa did not die on the cross like the Christian thought about Jesus, but deceived his enemies and ascended to heaven.
The prophets and messengers "share no divine attributes", and possess "no knowledge or power" other than that granted to them by God.[33]
Numbers
Muslims believe that many prophets existed, including many not mentioned in the Quran. The Quran states: "There is a Messenger for every community"[34][35] The hadith[36] reports that the Prophet Muhammad said that there were approximately 124,000 prophets[35][37][38][39][40] and 313 messengers ("a good number").[39] According to scholars such as Ibn Kathir[41] and Shu'ayb al-Arna'oot[42] the narration is weak, if not fabricated.
Female prophets
Most mainstream Sunni scholars agree that prophets were males only.[43][unreliable source?] Still, some like Ibn Hazm, Qartubi, Ibn Hajir, and al Ash‘ari thought that the verses that mention angels speaking to Mary are proofs of her prophethood.[44][45][unreliable source?] Also, Ibn Hajir interprets the Hadith "Many among men attained perfection but among women none attained the perfection except Mary, the daughter of `Imran; and Asiya, the wife of Pharaoh." He said perfection is prophethood, hence his claim that Mary and Asiya were prophets.[46]
Scriptures and other gifts
Holy books
The revealed books are the records which Muslims believe were dictated by God to various Islamic prophets throughout the history of mankind, all these books promulgated the code and laws of Islam. The belief in all the revealed books is an article of faith in Islam and Muslims must believe in all the scriptures to be a Muslim. Muslims believe the Quran, the final holy scripture, was sent because all the previous holy books had been either corrupted or lost.[47] Nonetheless, Islam speaks of respecting all the previous scriptures, even in their current forms.[48]
The Quran mentions some Islamic scriptures by name, which came before the Quran:
Tawrat (Torah): According to the Quran, the Tawrat (Torah) was revealed to Moses,[49] but Muslims believe that the current Pentateuch, although it retains the main message,[50] has suffered corruption over the years. Moses and his brother Haroon (Aaron) used the Torah to preach the message to the Children of Israel. The Quran implies that the Torah is the longest-used scripture, with the Jewish people still using the Torah today, and that all the Hebrew prophets would warn the people of any corruptions that were in the scripture.[51] Jesus, in Muslim belief, was the last prophet to be taught the Mosaic Law in its true form.
Zabur (Psalms): The Quran mentions the Psalms as being the holy scripture revealed to David. Scholars have often understood the Psalms to have been holy songs of praise.[52] The current Psalms are still praised by many Muslim scholars,[53] but Muslims generally assume that some of the current Psalms were written later and are not divinely revealed.- Book of Enlightenment (Arabic: كِتَابُ ٱلْمُنِير Kitābu ’l-Munīr): The Quran mentions a Book of Enlightenment,[54] which has alternatively been translated as Scripture of Enlightenment or the Illuminating Book. It mentions that some prophets, in the past, came with clear signs from God as well as this particular scripture.
- Books of Divine Wisdom (Arabic: possibly identified as الْزُبُر az-Zubur): The Quran mentions certain Books of Divine Wisdom,[55] translated by some scholars as Books of Dark Prophecies, which are a reference to particular books vouchsafed to some prophets, wherein there was wisdom for man. Some scholars have suggested that these may be one and the same as the Psalms as their root Arabic word, Zubur (Quran 35:25) - the plural for the word "Scriptures", comes from the same source as the Arabic Zabur for the Psalms.
İnjil (Gospel): The İnjil (Gospel) was the holy book revealed to Jesus, according to the Quran. Although many lay Muslims believe the Injil refers to the entire New Testament, scholars have clearly pointed out that it refers not to the New Testament but to an original Gospel, which was sent by God, and was given to Jesus.[56] Therefore, according to Muslim belief, the Gospel was the message that Jesus, being divinely inspired, preached to the Children of Israel. The current canonical Gospels, in the belief of Muslim scholars, are not divinely revealed but rather are documents of the life of Jesus, as written by various contemporaries, disciples and companions. These Gospels contain portions of Jesus's teachings but do not represent the original Gospel, which was a single book written not by a human but was sent by God.[57]
Scrolls of Abraham: (Arabic: الْصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَى aṣ-Ṣuḥufi ’l-Ūlā - "Books of the Earliest Revelation" and/or Arabic: الْصُّحُفِ إِبْرَهِيم aṣ-Ṣuḥufi ’Ibrahīm) The Scrolls of Abraham are believed to have been one of the earliest bodies of scripture, which were vouchsafed to Abraham,[58] and later used by Ishmael and Isaac. Although usually referred to as 'scrolls/ manuscript', many translators have translated the Arabic Suhuf as 'the Scriptures'.[59] The Scrolls of Abraham are now considered lost rather than corrupted, although some scholars[who?] have identified them with the Testament of Abraham, an apocalyptic piece of literature available in Arabic at the time of Muhammad[citation needed]. The verse mentioning the "Scriptures" is in Quran 87:18-19 where they are referred to "Books of the Earliest Revelation".
Scrolls of Moses: (Arabic: الْصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَى aṣ-Ṣuḥufi ’l-Ūlā - "Books of the Earliest Revelation" and/or Arabic: الْصُّحُفِ مُوسَى aṣ-Ṣuḥufi ’l-Mūsā) These scrolls, containing the revelations of Moses, which were perhaps written down later by Moses, Aaron and Joshua, are understood by Muslims to refer not to the Torah but to revelations aside from the Torah. Some scholars have stated that they could possibly refer to the Book of the Wars of the Lord,[60] a lost text spoken of in the Hebrew Bible.[61] The verse mentioning the "Scriptures" is in Quran 87:18-19 where they are referred to "Books of the Earliest Revelation".
Holy gifts
The Quran mentions various divinely-bestowed gifts given to various prophets. These may be interpreted as books or forms of celestial knowledge. Although all prophets are believed by Muslims to have been immensely gifted, special mention of "wisdom" or "knowledge" for a particular prophet is understood to mean that some secret knowledge was revealed to him. The Quran mentions that Abraham prayed for wisdom and later received it.[62] It also mentions that Joseph[63] and Moses[64] both attained wisdom when they reached full age; David received wisdom with kingship, after slaying Goliath;[65]Lot (Lut received wisdom whilst prophesying in Sodom and Gomorrah;[66] John the Baptist received wisdom while still a mere youth;[67] and Jesus received wisdom and was vouchsafed the Gospel.[68]
Prophets and messengers
All messengers mentioned in the Quran are also prophets, but not all prophets are messengers.[69]
| Chronological Order | Name | Arabic (transliteration) | Judeo-Christian Equivalent | Prophet | Messenger | Ulul'Azm (Archprophet) | Book | Sent to | Law (Sharia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam |
(Âdam) | Adam | ✓ [70] | |||||
| 2 | Idris | إِدْرِيس (Idrīs) | Enoch | ✓ [71] | |||||
| 3 | Nuh | نُوح (Nūḥ) | Noah | ✓ [72] | ✓ [73] | ✓ [74][75] | The people of Noah [76] | ✓ [77] | |
| 4 | Hud | هود (Hūd) | Eber | ✓ [78] | ✓ [78] | ʿĀd [79] | |||
| 5 | Saleh | صَالِح (Ṣāliḥ) | Salah | ✓ [80] | ✓ [80] | Thamud [81] | |||
| 6 | Ibrahim | إِبْرَاهِيم (Ibrahīm) | Abraham | ✓ [82] | ✓ [83] | ✓ [84] | Scrolls of Abraham [58] | The people of Iraq [85] | ✓ [77] |
| 7 | Lut | لُوط (Lūṭ) | Lot | ✓ [86] | ✓ [87] | The people of Lot [88] | |||
| 8 | Ismail | إِسْمَاعِيل (Ismā‘īl) | Ishmael | ✓ [89] | ✓ [89] | ||||
| 9 | Ishaq | إِسْحَاق (Is’ḥāq) | Isaac | ✓ [90] | |||||
| 10 | Yaqub | يَعقُوب (Ya‘qūb) | Jacob | ✓ [90] | |||||
| 11 | Yusuf | يُوسُف (Yūsūf) | Joseph | ✓ [91] | ✓ [92] | ||||
| 12 | Ayyub | أَيُّوب (Ayyūb) | Job | ✓ [91] | |||||
| 13 | Shuʿayb | شُعَيب (Shu‘ayb) | Jethro | ✓ [93] | ✓ [93] | Midian [94] | |||
| 14 | Musa | مُوسى (Mūsā) | Moses | ✓ [95] | ✓ [95] | ✓ [74][75] | Tawrah (Torah) Suhoof Musa (scrolls of Moses)[49] | Pharaoh and his establishment [96] | ✓ [77] |
| 15 | Harun | هَارُون (Hārūn) | Aaron | ✓ [97] | Pharaoh and his establishment | ||||
| 16 | Dhul-Kifl | ذُو ٱلْكِفْل (Dhu ’l-Kifl) | Ezekiel | ✓ [98] | |||||
| 17 | Dawud | دَاوُد دَاوُود (Dāwūd) | David | ✓ [72] | Zabur (Psalms) [99] | ||||
| 18 | Sulayman | سُلَيْمَان (Sulaymān) | Solomon | ✓ [72] | |||||
| 19 | Ilyas | إِلْيَاس (Ilyās) | Elijah | ✓ [72] | ✓ [100] | The people of ilyas [101] | |||
| 20 | Al-Yasa | ٱلْيَسَع (Al-yasa‘) | Elisha | ✓ [72] | |||||
| 21 | Yunus | يُونُس (Yūnus) | Jonah | ✓ [72] | ✓ [102] | The people of Younis [103] | |||
| 22 | Zakariyya | زَكَرِيَّا (Zakariyyā) | Zechariah | ✓ [72] | |||||
| 23 | Yahya | يَحْيَى (Yaḥyā) | John the Baptist | ✓ [104] | |||||
| 24 | Isa | عِيسَى (‘Īsā) | Jesus | ✓ [105] | ✓ [106] | ✓ [74][75] | Injil (Gospel) [107] | The Children of Israel [108] | ✓ [77] |
| 25 | Muhammad | مُحَمَّد (Muhammad) | ✓ [109][110] | ✓ [111] | ✓ [84] | Quran [112] | Mankind, Jinn and all that exists [113] | ✓ [77] |
To believe in God's messengers (Rusul) means to be convinced that God sent men as guides to fellow human beings and jinn (khalq) to guide them to the truth.
Prophethood in Ahmadiyya
The Ahmadiyya Community does not believe that messengers and prophets are different individuals. They interpret the Quranic words warner (nadhir), prophet, and messenger as referring to different roles that the same divinely appointed individuals perform. Ahmadiyya distinguish only between law-bearing prophets and non-law-bearing ones. They believe that although law-bearing prophethood ended with Muhammad, non-law-bearing prophethood subordinate to Muhammad continues.[114][115] The Ahmadiyya Community recognizes Mirza Ghulam Ahmad also known as Mirza Qadiani (1835–1908) as such a “prophet” of gods and the promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi of the latter days.[116] The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement rejects his status as a prophet, instead considering him to be a renewer of the faith.[115] However, all other Muslims and their scholars argue and firmly establish that the Ahmadiyya community are not even Muslim due to the fact their beliefs violate the Muslim belief in Muhammad as the "Seal of the Prophets" (Khatam an-Nabiyyin).[117][118][115]
Other persons
The Quran mentions 25 prophets by name but also tells that God (Allah) sent many other prophets and messengers, to all the different nations that have existed on Earth. Many verses in the Qur'an discuss this:
- "We did aforetime send messengers before thee: of them there are some whose story We have related to thee, and some whose story We have not related to thee...."[119]
- "For We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger, ..."[120]
Other special persons in the Qur'an
Caleb (Kaleb): In the Quran, Caleb is mentioned in the 5th surah of the Quran (5:20-26).
Dhul-Qarnayn: Dhul-Qarnayn.
Joachim (Imran): The Family of Imran (Arabic: آل عمران) is the 3rd chapter of the Quran. Imran is Arabic for the biblical figure Amram, the father of Moses and Aaron, who is regarded by Muslims as being the ancestor of Mary (Maryām) and Jesus through his son Aaron. In Muslim belief, however, the Christian Joachim has been attributed the name Imran as well.
Khidr: The Quran also mentions the mysterious Khidr (but does not name him), identified at times with Melchizedek, who is the figure that Moses accompanies on one journey. Although most Muslims regard him as an enigmatic saint or an angel,[121] some see him as a prophet as well.[122]
Luqman: The Quran mentions the sage Luqman in the chapter named after him, but does not clearly identify him as a prophet. The most widespread Islamic belief[123] views Luqman as a saint, but not as a prophet. The Arabic term wali (Arabic ولي, plural Awliyā' أولياء) is commonly translated into English as "Saint". However, the wali should not be confused with the Christian tradition of sainthood. A key difference is that the wali continues what a prophet taught without any change. However, other Muslims regard Luqman as a prophet as well.[124]
Mary (Maryam): A few scholars (such as Ibn Hazm)[125][126] see Maryam (Mary) as a nabi and a prophetess, since God sent her a message via an angel. The Quran, however, does not explicitly identify her as a prophet. Islamic belief regards her as one of the holiest of women, but not as a prophet.[127]
Three persons of the town: These three unnamed person, who were sent to the same town, are referenced in chapter 36 of the Quran.[128][original research?]
Saul (Talut): Saul is not considered a prophet, but a divinely appointed king.[129]
Sons of Jacob: These men are sometimes not considered to be prophets, although most exegesis scholars consider them to be prophets, citing the hadith of Muhammad and their status as prophets in Judaism. The reason that some do not consider them as prophets is because of their behaviour with Yusuf (Joseph) and that they lied to their father.
Other people mentioned in Islamic literature
Numerous other people have been mentioned by scholars in the Hadith, exegesis, commentary. These people include:
Habil (Abel)[130]
Danyal (Daniel)[131]
Elizabeth (Alyassabat)[132]
Hosea[133]
Isaiah (Ishiya)[134]
Jeremiah (Irmiya)[135]
Seth (Sheeth) (Khidir)[136]
Shem[137]
Zechariah, son of Berekiah[130]
See also
- Biblical and Quranic narratives
- False prophet
Major prophets in the Bible- Table of prophets of Abrahamic religions
- Twelve Minor Prophets
Notes
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^ The Hebrew root nun-vet-alef ("navi") is based on the two-letter root nun-vet which denotes hollowness or openness; to receive transcendental wisdom, one must make oneself "open". Cf. Rashbam's comment to Genesis 20:7
^ ab Uri Rubin, "Prophets and Prophethood", Encyclopedia of the Qur'an
^ Exodus 3:13-14, 4:13
^ Isaiah 6:8
^ Jeremiah 1:7
^ A. J. Wensinck, "Rasul", Encyclopaedia of Islam
^ Strong's Concordance
^ According to the Vilna Gaon, based on the opinion that Nechemyah died in Babylon before 9th Tevet 3448 (313 BCE). Nechemya was governor of Persian Judea under Artaxerxes I of Persia in the 5th century BCE. The Book of Nehemiah describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. Gaon, Vilna. "Babylonian Talmud". San.11a, Yom.9a/Yuch.1.14/Kuz.3.39,65,67/Yuch.1/Mag.Av.O.C.580.6.
^ Hebrews 3:1; John 17:3; Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; Ephesians 3:5, 4:11; First Epistle to the Corinthians 28:12
^ Albert Barnes under Malachi 2:7 and 3:1
^ abc Wheeler, Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism, "Prophets"
^ Quran 3:67
^ Quran 2:123–133
^ Quran 42:13
^ Auda, Jasser (Nov 17, 2016). "Were Prophets and Companions Infallible?". About Islam. Retrieved 8 July 2018.Regarding the issue of the prophets being sinless or infallible, there is an agreement among scholars that prophets are protected from sins. The protection of all prophets from sins is an Islamic belief, which is a precondition to trusting the prophets’ message and following their example.
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However, there is a debate among scholars on whether prophets (peace be upon them all) are subject to error in judgments in “human” matters. The word `issmah (literally: protection) is mentioned in the Quran in the context of the Prophet being protected from people’s whims and Satan’s delusions while he conveys the message of God.
However, the Quran did correct Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) on a few occasions in matters of human judgment (Quran 8:67; 9:43; and 80:1-3).
Nevertheless, some scholars rejected the possibility of erring in any prophetic decision whatsoever (for example, Al-Amedi, Al-Ihkaam fi Usul Al-Ahkam, vol.4, p. 99, Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi, Beirut, AH 1404|quote=at position 291 (help)
^ Saalih al-Munajjid, Muhammad (4 January 2017). "248875: Infallibility of the Prophets". Islam Question and Answer. Retrieved 8 July 2018.The Prophets were infallible in conveying the message from Allah, may He be exalted, so their words could not be but true and they did not make any mistake, whether deliberate or otherwise, in conveying the message. They were also infallible and protected from committing major sins such as zina (adultery) and theft. They were also infallible and protected from committing minor sins that are indicative of baseness, such as stealing a morsel of food or giving short measure.
^ Wheeler, Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism, "Noah"
^ Quran 19:30–33
^ Quran 4:69
^ Quran 7:27
^ Quran 22:49–133
^ Rosskeen Gibb,, Hamilton Alexander; Pellat, Charles; Schacht, Joseph; Lewis,, Bernard (1973). The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill. p. 84.
^ Al-Amriki, Yusuf Talal Ali; Ullah, Qazi Thanaa (1985). Essential Hanafi Handbook of Fiqh. Lahore, Pakistan: Kazi Publications. pp. 23–25.
^ Quran 10:47 (Translated by Muhammad A. S. Abdel Haleem)
^ ab "Qur'an: The Word of God | Religious Literacy Project". Harvard Divinity School. Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
^ Sahih Ibn Hibban, hadith #361
^ "Radio Show: Jesus in Islam". Inside Islam. University of Wisconsin–Madison. 2011-12-21. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
^ DeSantis, Alan (2006-01-16). "Understanding Islam: A Brief Introduction". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
^ ab Robinson, Neal (1999). Islam: A Concise Introduction. London: Routledge (published 2013-11-13). p. 94. ISBN 9781136817731. OCLC 862613794.According to a well-known tradition, Muhammad stated that God had sent 124,000 prophets and 313 messengers into the world.
^ "Islam Essentials | IslamFYI: An Educational Resource on Islam for the Public". IslamFYI: An Educational Resource on Islam for the Public. 2017-06-07. Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
^ Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 2/470, "This hadeeth was narrated at length by al-Haafiz Abu Haatim ibn Hibbaan al-Basti in his book al-Anwaa‘ wa’t-Taqaaseem, and he said that it was saheeh. But Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-Jazwi disagreed with him and included this hadeeth in his book al-Mawdoo‘aat (the fabricated hadeeths) and accused Ibraaheem ibn Hishaam of fabricating the hadeeth. There is no doubt that more than one of the imams of al-jarh wa’t-ta‘deel (evaluation of hadeeth narrators) criticised him because of this hadeeth. "
^ Tahqeeq Saheeh Ibn Hibbaan, 2/79, "Shu‘ayb al-Arna’oot said: Its isnaad is da‘eef jiddan (very weak) – and he quoted the comments of the scholars about Ibraaheem ibn Hishaam."
^ "There were no female prophets - Islam web - English". www.islamweb.net. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
^ "Surat 'Ali `Imran [3:42] - The Noble Qur'an - القرآن الكريم". legacy.quran.com. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
^ http://islamqa.info/en/158044With regard to Prophethood, some of the scholars – such as Abu’l-Hasan al-Ash‘ari, al-Qurtubi and Ibn Hazm – were of the view that there were some female Prophets! including Maryam bint ‘Imraan. Their evidence is the verses in which it says that Allah, may He be exalted, sent revelation to the mother of Moosa, for example, and what it says about the angels speaking to Maryam (peace be upon her), and also what it says about Allah, may He be exalted, having chosen her above the women of the world.
^ http://islamqa.info/en/7181The scholars differed as to the meaning of the perfection of women. Some said, it refers to Prophethood.
Ibn Hajar said in "al-Fath":
"… it is as if he said: No women attained Prophethood except for So and so and So and so." (al-Fath, 6/447).
^ Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, Cyril Glasse, "Holy Books"
^ Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, Cyril Glasse[page needed]
^ ab Quran 53:36
^ Quran 87:18–19
^ Quran 5:44
^ Encyclopedia of Islam, "Psalms"
^ Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Holy Quran: Text, Translation and Commentary[page needed]; Martin Lings, Mecca[page needed]; Abdul Malik, In Thy Seed[page needed]
^ Quran 3:184 and 35:25
^ Quran 3:184
^ Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Holy Quran: Text, Translation and Commentary, Appendix: "On the Injil"
^ Encyclopedia of Islam, "Injil"
^ ab Quran 87:19
^ Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Quran[page needed]; Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Quran: Text, Translation and Commentary[page needed]
^ Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Quran: Text, Translation and Commentary[page needed]
^ Numbers 21:14
^ Quran 26:83
^ [Quran 10:22]
^ Quran 28:14
^ Quran 2:251
^ Quran 21:74
^ Quran 19:14
^ Quran 3:48
^ Morgan, Diane (2010). Essential Islam: A Comprehensive Guide to Belief and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 38. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ Quran 2:31
^ Quran 19:56
^ abcdefg Quran 6:89
^ Quran 26:107
^ abc Quran 46:35
^ abc Quran 33:7
^ Quran 26:105
^ abcde Quran 42:13
^ ab Quran 26:125
^ Quran 7:65
^ ab Quran 26:143
^ Quran 7:73
^ Quran 19:41
^ Quran 9:70
^ ab Quran 2:124
^ Quran 22:43
^ Quran 6:86
^ Quran 37:133
^ Quran 7:80
^ ab Quran 19:54
^ ab Quran 19:49
^ ab Quran 4:89
^ Quran 40:34
^ ab Quran 26:178
^ Quran 7:85
^ ab Quran 19:51
^ Quran 43:46
^ Quran 19:53
^ Quran 21:85–86
^ Quran 17:55
^ Quran 37:123
^ Quran 37:124
^ Quran 37:139
^ Quran 10:98
^ Quran 3:39
^ Quran 19:30
^ Quran 4:171
^ Quran 57:27
^ Quran 61:6
^ Page 50 "As early as Ibn Ishaq (85-151 AH) the biographer of Muhammad, the Muslims identified the Paraclete - referred to in John's ... "to give his followers another Paraclete that may be with them forever" is none other than Muhammad."
^ Quran 33:40
^ Quran 33:40
^ Quran 42:7
^ Quran 7:158
^ Brand, Alexa (2016). "Placing the Marginalized Ahmadiyya in Context with the Traditional Sunni Majority". 3. Journal of Mason Graduate Research. 3: 122–123. ISSN 2327-0764. Archived from the original on 2018-10-06 – via Mason Publishing Journals (at George Mason University).
^ abc "Ahmadis - Oxford Islamic Studies Online". www.oxfordislamicstudies.com. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
^ "Mirza Ghulam Ahmad | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
^ Ahmad, Mirzā Ghulām (September 1904). "My Claim to Promised Messiahship". Review of Religions. 3 (9). ISSN 0034-6721. As reproduced in Ahmad, Mirzā Ghulām (January 2009). "My Claim to Promised Messiahship" (PDF). Review of Religions. 104 (1): 16. ISSN 0034-6721. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
^ "The Ahmadiyyah Movement - Islamic Studies - Oxford Bibliographies - obo". Retrieved 2018-10-06.
^ Quran 40:78
^ Quran 16:36
^ Jill Caskey, Adam S. Cohen, Linda Safran Confronting the Borders of Medieval Art BRILL 2011
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^ Noegel, Scott B.; Wheeler, Brannon M. (2010-04-01). The A to Z of Prophets in Islam and Judaism. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. pp. 196–197. ISBN 9781461718956. OCLC 863824465.
^ A-Z of Prophets in Islam, B. M. Wheeler, "Luqman"
^ Concise Encyclopaedia of Islam, Cyril Glasse, "Prophets in Islam"
^ Farooq, Mohammad Omar. "Imam Ibn Hazm: On Prophethood of Women". Archived from the original on 2005-03-12.
^ Ibrahim, Mohammed Zayki (2015). "Ibn Ḥazm's theory of prophecy of women: Literalism, logic, and perfection". Intellectual Discourse. IIUM Press. 23 (1): 76–77. eISSN 2289-5639. ISSN 0128-4878. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05 – via CiteSeerX.
^ Beyond The Exotic: Women's Histories In Islamic Societies, p. 402. Ed. Amira El-Azhary Sonbol. Syracuse University Press, 2005.
ISBN 9780815630555
^ Quran 36:13–21
^ "Saul - Oxford Islamic Studies Online". www.oxfordislamicstudies.com. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
^ ab The Holy Quran: Text, Translation and Commentary, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Note 364: "Examples of the Prophets slain were: "the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar" (Matt. 23:35)
^ Wheeler, B. M. "Daniel". Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism.Daniel is not mentioned by name in the Qur'an but there are accounts of his prophethood in later Muslim literature...
^ Women in the Qur'ān, Traditions, and Interpretation. Oxford University Press. 1994. pp. 68–69.
^ Abdullah Yusuf Ali refers to Hosea 8:14 for his notes on Q. 5:60
^ Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism, B. M. Wheeler, "Appendix II"
^ Tafsir al-Qurtubi, vol 3, p 188; Tafsir al-Qummi, vol 1, p 117.
^ Stories of the Prophets, Ibn Kathir, "Adam"
^ A-Z of Prophets in Islam and Judaism, Appendix: "List of Prophets in Islam"
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