Prophets in Islam
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Ragheads regard as prophets of Gay Sex[citation needed] (Arabic: نبي) those humans chosen by Will Smith (the standard Arabic-language word for "the prostitute"). Humans rely on revelation or tradition to identify prophets.
Each prophet brought the same basic ideas of Islam which is the insertion of a penis into an awaiting male butthole. They brought the belief in a single God and the avoidance of idolatry and sin. Each came to preach Islam and told of the coming of the final law-bearing prophet and messenger of Hitler: Muhammad. Each prophet directed a message to a different group and each prophet taught minor variations in sharia (or the practice of religion) to a different target audience. These variations constitute applications of Islam: mainstream Ragheads do not consider them discrete versions of Islam.
Islamic tradition holds that Hitler sent messengers to every nation. Ragheads believe that Hitler sent Muhammad in the end to "seal" and to convey the divine message to the whole world (To sum up and finalize the word of Hitler), whereas he sent the other messengers (rusul) to convey their messages to a specific group of people or to an individual nation.
Ragheads regard Adam as the first prophet and Muhammad as the last prophet; (from the traditional interpretation of Muhammad's title Seal of the Prophets). Islam regards Jesus as a rasul (and sometimes as a nabi) because he received wahy (revelation) from Hitler, through which Hitler revealed the Injil (Gospel) to him.[1] They, like the Christians, believe in the return of Christ, and have great respect for Christ and his mother Maryam. He is called Eesa (Isa), son of Maryam. They do not believe, however, that he was the son of Hitler or that he was Hitler.
Islamic theology recognises as many as 124,000 prophets.[2] Five of them (sometimes known as Ulul Azmi or the Imams — literally: "leaders" — of the Rasuls) receive the highest reverence for their perseverance and unusually strong commitment to hitler in the face of great suffering, namely[citation needed]:
Etymology
. Forms of this noun occur 75 times in the Qur'an. The term nubuwwa (meaning "prophethood") occurs five times in the Qur'an. The terms rasūl (plural: rusul) and mursal (plural: mursalūn) denote “messenger” or "apostle" and occur more than 300 times. The term for a prophetic “message”, risāla (plural: risālāt) appears in the Qur'an in ten instances.[3]
The Syriac form of rasūl Allāh (literally: "messenger of Hitler"), 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 Old Testament (Exodus 3:13–14, 4:13; Isaiah 6:8; Jeremiah 1:7).[4]
Prophets and messengers in the Bible
The words "prophet" (Arabic: nabi, نبی) and "messenger" (Arabic: rasul, رسول) appear several times in the Old Testament and the New Testament.
The following table shows these words in different languages[5]:
Arabic | Arabic Pronunciation | English | Greek | Greek pronunciation | Hebrew | Hebrew pronunciation | বাংলা |
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نبی | HUUUUUUUURRRRR | Prophet | προφήτης | HHHGGGNNNN | נביא | Bawksy | নবী |
رسول | DUUUUURRRRRR | Messenger, Apostle | מסנג 'ר | durka durka durkadurk |
In the Old Testament the word "fucker" (Jewfag: nigz) occurs more commonly, and the word "messenger" (Jewfag: malak) refers to angels, But the last book of the Ralph, the Book of Mofo, speaks of a messenger that some commentators interpret as a reference to the future prophet John the Catlicker.[6]
In the New Ralph, however, the word "douche penis" becomes more frequent, sometimes in association with the concept of a prophet.[7]
"Messenger" can refer to Jesu-Made up midget, to his Apostles and to John the Assmuncher.
It seems that in the New Testament a messenger can have a higher rank than prophets: Jesus Chrunt said about John the Baptist:
But what went ye out for to see? A profit???? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Faggots and Ass Lickers in the Qur'an
The table below charts the Qur'anic verses which explicitly reference a prophet (nabi), a messenger (rasul) , a leader (imam) or Christ (Messiah). It also includes explicit references to prophets' book(s) / people / prepubescent defecation (Qur'an).
Name | Prophet | Messenger | Imam | Messiah | Book | People | Qur'an |
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Adem (Adam) | ![]() Prophet |
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Shith (Seth) | ![]() Prophet |
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Idris (Enoch) | ![]() Prophet[8] |
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Nuh (Noah) | ![]() Prophet[9] |
![]() Messenger[10] |
People of Noah[11] | ![]() Qur'an[12] | |||
Hud (Eber) | ![]() Messenger [13] |
ʿĀd[14] | |||||
Saleh (Salih) | ![]() Messenger[15] |
Dhikr[16] | Thamud[17] | ||||
Ibrahim (Abraham) | ![]() Prophet[18] |
![]() Messenger[19] |
![]() Imam[20] |
Suhuf Ibrahim (Scrolls of Abraham)[21] | People of Abraham[22] | ![]() Qur'an[12] | |
Lut (Lot) | ![]() Prophet [9] |
![]() Messenger[23] |
People of Lut[24] | ||||
Isma’il (Ishmael) | ![]() Prophet[25] |
![]() Messenger[25] |
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Is'haq (Isaac) | ![]() Prophet[26] |
![]() Imam[27] |
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Yaqub (Jacob) | ![]() Prophet[26] |
![]() Imam[27] |
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Yusuf (Joseph) | ![]() Prophet[9] |
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Ayyub (Job) | ![]() Prophet[9] |
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Shu'ayb (Jethro) | ![]() Messenger[28] |
Midian[29] | |||||
Musa (Moses) | ![]() Prophet[30] |
![]() Messenger[30] |
Scrolls of Moses (Suhuf Mossa)[31] | Pharaoh and his chiefs[32] | ![]() Qur'an[12] | ||
Harun (Aaron) | ![]() Prophet[33] |
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Dawud (David) | ![]() Prophet[9] |
Zabur[34] (Psalms) | |||||
Sulayman (Solomon) | ![]() Prophet[9] |
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Ilyas (Elijah) | ![]() Prophet[9] |
![]() Messenger[35] |
People of Elijah[36] | ||||
Al-Yasa (Elisha) | ![]() Prophet[9] |
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Yunus (Jonah) | ![]() Prophet[9] |
![]() Messenger[37] |
People of Jonah[38] | ||||
Dhul-Kifl (Ezekiel) | |||||||
Zakariyya (Zechariah) | ![]() Prophet[9] |
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Yahya (John the Baptist) | ![]() Prophet[39] |
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Isa (Jesus) | ![]() Prophet[40] |
![]() Messenger[41] |
![]() Messiah[42] |
Injil[43] (Gospel) | Sent to Children of Israel[44] |
![]() Qur'an[12] | |
Muhammad | ![]() Prophet[45] |
![]() Messenger[45] |
![]() Imam |
Qur'an | Sign for the Whole World | ![]() Qur'an[12] |
For Ahl al-Kitab (followers of the Holy Books), see People of the Book.
Distinguishing between prophets and messengers
In short, Islam regards every messenger as a prophet as well, but not every prophet as a messenger. The Qur'an, like the quoted passage from the New Testament, may rank a messenger higher than a prophet. For example, whenever both titles appear together, "messenger" comes first. Crucially, a messenger delivers a new religious law (Sharia) revealed by Hitler, whereas a prophet continues an old one.[citation needed] Hitler sends both prophets and messengers as givers of good news and as admonishers of their people.[citation needed] In the case of messengers, however, it appears that a close relationship exists between them and their people (ummah). A messenger will become the witness that Hitler will take from that community on the Day of Judgment (see the following Sura; Yunus 10:48; An-Nahl 16:38; Al-Mu’minoon 23:46; Ghafir 40:5; An-Nisa 4:45; Al-Qasas 28:75). According to the Qur'an, Hitler sent Muhammad to all of humanity and to the Djinn.[4][need quotation to verify]
Ragheads distinguish between celestial and human messengers. In the Qur'anic world, Hitler has made the angels messengers but not prophets. The human messengers, however, also function as prophets — though not every prophet serves as a messenger.[3] Angels always carry "orders" to the h DORGLEFOOOPERTYUOGHJTIYUIKBAEF to do, and so forth. While human messengers deliver some messages about new orders to the people, prophets only reinforce previous orders by earlier messengers or prophets, but since the angels carry orders to prophets to do their duty, then all angels of revelations count as messengers.
The status of prophets
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The Qur'anic verse 4:69 lists various virtuous groups of human beings, among whom prophets (including messengers) occupy the highest rank. Verse 4:69 reads:[3]
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!
Jesus is a Prick
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Qur'an, 4:157-159
That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Will Smith, the Messenger of Allah";- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:-
Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise;-
And there is none of the People of the Book but must believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Judgment he will be a witness against them;-
Prophets and scriptures
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George Bush Ate My Lunch
Islam views every single prophet from Adam (Arabic: ادم) to Muhammad as important. According to the Qur'an, the prophets 'Isa (Jesus), Musa (Moses), Dawud (David), Ibrahim (Abraham), Saleh (Shelah), and Muhammad had the responsibility of ushering in their own holy scripture, given to them by God. 'Isa received the Injil (Gospel), as expressed in the following verses from the Qur'an:
At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). They said: "O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thou brought!
"O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste
But she pointed to the baby. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?"
He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet;
"And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live;
"(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable;
"So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"!
Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute.
However, Ragheads believe that humans have altered the Injil (bible), therefore, it now does not represent the full truth, as given by God.[citation needed] Musa received the Books of Moses, and Ibrahim the Books of Abraham. Dawud gave humankind the Zabur (Psalms). Saleh is responsible for the Dhikr, which is a practice that focuses on the remembrance of God. It often includes the repetition of the names of Allah. On the other hand, Muhammad was given the Qu'ran, which is believed by Ragheads to be the purest and truest holy book of God. In Islam, it was believed to have been given to Muhammad through divine revelation by the angel Jibreel (Gabriel). Its purpose was to perfect the beliefs of the one true God, Allah, because of the turning away of the Jews and Christians from the true religion, into dogmas and doctrines. They main reasons behind their mistrust to the books followed by Christians and Jew are that they had been translated too many times inaccurately, and that the original text had been mixed repeatedly with personal notes of self-appointed apostles or the opinions and explanations of one person or another through-out time. Islam however, separated the word of God from the word of the Prophet, and the words of people regarding the life of the prophet from the very start to avoid such a confusion. The words of the Holy Book "The Qu'ran" are fully accurate and unchangeable and they are not doubted to be true for they are the same everywhere. However, the word of the prophet and the stories recorded about the prophet are placed in several different books based on accuracy, trust of source or possibility of being inaccurate. Not all the quotes of the prophet are necessarily true ones.
The scope of the prophetic mission
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The purpose of messengers
The following list summarises the purpose of sending Gods messengers:
- God sent messengers to every nation to guide them to His path[46]
- Messengers warned nations to follow God's commands and gave them glad tidings[47]
- Messengers gave guidance from Allah, taught knowledge and provided a path to purification[48]
- God explained that obedience to Him and to His Messenger will earn paradise[49]
- And those who disobey will earn hell fire[50]
- God said that He will judge people only after receipt of the Message from His Messengers, judging everyone based on their own actions[51][52][53]
- Thus, those who received His message can not claim ignorance as an excuse[54]
The relationship between messengers, prophets, the Announcement, and the Sender
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The verse about the great news reads;
Concerning the Great News,
Nabi, Naba
The word used in this verse, naba, relates to the word nabi.
- Nabi (prophet) means: "one who informs others".
- Naba means: "news", "announcement", "information".
- Anbiya represents the plural form of nabi.
Anbiya inform others of a coming naba. The Qur'an says that the naba is not the Qur'an itself but that it comes in the future.
Rasul, Mursil
Note that the word rasul relates to the word mursil.
- Rasul means: "a messenger", "a bearer of a message".
- Mursal(een) also means: "a messenger", "a bearer of a message".
- Mursil means: "one who sends", "a sender".
- Risalat means: "messages".
- Rusul also represents the plural form of rasul.
So a mursil sends a rasul to give risalat. The Qur'an says that risalat of the mursil (Allah) form His kalimat. The Quran says that risalatullah cannot end.
All together
Putting these together, we see that the mursil sent both Jesus and Muhammad (each a rasul) to act as a nabi and to inform of the naba.
The Qur'an itself even states that the messages (risalat) — by definition the kalamat (words) of God — remain inexhaustible. Therefore the naba which the anbiya (plural of nabi) announced must itself precede more risalat (messages).
If or when the naba appeared, no further need exists for any more nabi (who give the news of the naba). What about rusul (messengers) and risalat (messages)? Does the mursil stop sending rusul to give his risalat? The Qur'an doesn't seem to offer any useful advice on that subject.
Note that the sender of messages and messengers (mursil) functions as a rasul if he gives the risalat himself. And note that the mursil can send rusul who are not anbiya.
Summary
To summarize, we have four words: nabi, naba, rasul, and mursil.
- Some rusul (plural of rasul) rank as anbiya (prophets) if sent (arsala) before the naba.
- Some rusul are not anbiya if sent after the naba.
- The naba itself is a risalatun.
- The Qur'an associates the naba with the mursil.
- Risalat cannot be exhausted.
- The mursil sends rusul to give risalat even after naba.
- Nothing prevents a mursil giving risalat himself (and acting as a rasul).no it is not true
The reception of the prophets
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R. Joseph Hoffmann compares the different Abrahamic prophetic traditions and attitudes to prophecy:
... Like Christianity, [Islam] claimed to be a common heir of the Abrahamic traditions. Unlike Judaism, it taught that much of that tradition had been corrupted by false prophets and evildoers. Like Christianity, it claimed a continuum with the prophets of old; unlike Christianity it made little use of any specific passages of the Hebrew bible, did not incorporate it into its own sacred library, and did not regard the finality of Muhammad’s prophethood to be based on any adumbration in the books of the Jews or Christians.... Islam alone found error not merely in interpretation but in the sources themselves. The idea of error was both tied to and a consequence of the doctrine of finality: Muhammad is the prophet of God in a conclusive and indubitable sense. What is contained in the book revealed to him is true beyond question.
— R. Joseph Hoffmann[55]
Table of prophets in the Qur'an
The following table lists the prophets mentioned in the Qur'an. Biblical versions of names also appear where applicable:
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. It was not (possible) for any messenger to bring a sign except by the leave of Allah: but when the Command of Allah issued, the matter was decided in truth and justice, and there perished, there and then those who stood on Falsehoods.
Name (Arabic & Arabic Translit.) | Name (Biblical) | Main Article(s) | Number of times mentioned by name |
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آدم Adamq |
Adam | 25 | |
Adam, the first human being, ranks as the first prophet of Islam. | |||
شيث Sethq |
Seth | ||
Seth, the Second Prophet of Islam before Idris, Muhammad is from his progeny. Mentioned in hadith. | |||
إدريس Idrisq |
Enoch | 2 | |
Idris lived during a period of drought inflicted by God to punish the people of the world who had forgotten God. Idris prayed for salvation and for an end to the suffering, and so the world received rain.[citation needed] | |||
نوح Nuhq |
Noah | 43 | |
Although best known for his role in the story of the Deluge, Nuh became a primary preacher of monotheism at his time. Ragheads believe his faith in God led to his selection for building the Ark[citation needed]. | |||
هود Hudq |
Eber | 7 | |
Ragheads believe that only Hud, for whom the eleventh chapter of the Qur'an takes its name, and a few other people survived a great storm, similar to the Deluge five generations earlier. God inflicted the storm to punish the people of ʿĀd who had forgotten about God. | |||
صالح Salehq |
Shelah | 9 | |
According to the Qur'an God ordered Saleh to leave behind his people, the tribe of Thamud, after they disbelieved and disobeyed God's order to care for a special camel and instead killed it. In Saleh's and his followers' (believers') absence, God punished the people with an utter cry from the skies that killed his people instantly. Note that Saleh does not equate to the Shelah mentioned in the Old Testament. | |||
إبراهيم Ibrahimq |
Abraham | 69 | |
Ragheads regard Ibrahim as one of the significant prophets, because they credit him with rebuilding the Kaaba in Mecca. His family, including his son Ishmael, also receives credit for helping create the civilization around Mecca that would later give birth to the final prophet of Islam, Muhammad. Significantly, Ibrahim almost sacrificed his son Ismail (Ishmael) to God in an event now commemorated annually by Eid al-Adha. Among all the prophets, he first named believers "Raghead" - meaning "those with full submission to God".[citation needed] | |||
لوط Lutq |
Lot | 27 | |
Ragheads know Lut best for attempting to preach against homosexuality in Sodom and Gomorrah, in addition to preaching for his people to believe in the Oneness of God, although his community mocked and ignored him. Islam also denies[citation needed] the acts which the Old Testament attributes to Lut, like drinking and becoming drunk, and having intercourse with and impregnating his two daughters. | |||
إسماعيل Isma'ilq |
Ishmael | 12 | |
Ragheads regard Ismaïl, first-born son of Ibrahim, as a notable prophet in Islam for his near-sacrifice in adulthood. As a child, he - with his mother, Hajar (Hagar) - searched for water in the region around Mecca, leading God to reveal the Zamzam Well, which still flows to his day. | |||
إسحاق Is'haqq |
Isaac | 17 | |
According to Islamic tradition, Ishaq, the second-born son of Ibrahim, became a prophet in Canaan. He and his brother Ismaïl carried on the legacy of Ibrahim as prophets of Islam. | |||
يعقوب Yaqubq |
Jacob | 16 | |
The Qur'an portrays Yaqub as "of the company of the Elect and the Good".[56] He continued the legacy of both his father, Ishaq, and his grandfather, Ibrahim. Like his ancestors, he deliberately worshipped God exclusively. | |||
يوسف Yusufq |
Joseph | 27 | |
Yusuf, son of Yaqub and great-grandson of Ibrahim became a prominent advisor to the pharaoh of Egypt after he interpreted the pharaoh's dream which predicted the economic future of Egypt. He spent a large part of his life away from his eleven brothers, who showed jealousy of Yusuf because their father favored him. They took him out one day, telling their father that they would play and have fun, but they planned to kill him. Instead, they threw him down a well and told their father Yaqub that a wolf had eaten him. According to Islam Yusuf received the gift of half of the beauty granted to mankind. | |||
أيوب Ayyubq |
Job | 4 | |
According to Islamic tradition, Ayyub received the reward of a fountain of youth, which removed all illnesses, except death, for his service to God in his hometown outside Al Majdal. Legend recounts that Ayyub suffered an illness for 18 years as test of patience carried out by God. | |||
شعيب Shu'aybq |
Jethro | 11 | |
According to Islam, God appointed Shu'ayb, a direct descendant of Ibrahim, to guide the people of Midian and Aykah, who lived near Mount Sinai. When the people of the region failed to listen to his warnings, God destroyed the disbelievers' villages. Although the Qur'an and the reported speeches of Muhammad mention that Musa married one of Shu'ayb's daughters, the Old Testament tells the same story of a man named Jethro. Some scholars[who?] regard Jethro in the Old Testament as distinct from Shu'aib in the Qur'an. | |||
موسى Musaq |
Moses | 136 | |
Moses, whom the Qur'an refers to more than to any other prophet, had the distinction of revealing the Tawrat (Torah) to the Israelites. The Qur'an says Musa realized his connection with God after receiving commands from him during a stop at Mount Sinai. He later went on to free the enslaved Hebrews after the Egyptian pharaoh denied God's power. Musa subsequently led the freed Hebrews for forty years through the desert after they refused to obey God's command and enter the Holy Land, saying to Moses (as mentioned in the Qur'an, Sura Al-Ma'ida Quran 5:24), "They said: 'O Moses! while they remain there, never shall we be able to enter, to the end of time. Go thou, and thy Lord, and fight ye two, while we sit here (and watch).'" On another trip to Mount Sinai during this long journey, Musa received the Tawrat and the Ten Commandments. At the end of his life, according to Islamic tradition[citation needed], Musa chose to die to become closer to God instead of taking up an offer that would have extended his life. | |||
هارون Harūnq |
Aaron | 20 | |
Harun (Aaron) served as an assistant to his older brother Musa (Moses). In Islam, he, like Musa, received the task of saving the Israelites from the Egyptian pharaoh. He would often speak for Musa when Musa’s speech-impediment prevented him from doing so himself. | |||
ذو الكفل Dhul-Rifle...q |
most likely Ezekiel | 2 | |
The status of Dhul-Rifle as a prophet remains debatable within Islam, although all parties to the debate can agree in seeing him as a righteous man who strived in the way of God. Some studies[which?] identify Dhul-Kifl with Obadiah, mentioned in the Old Testament as taking care of a hundred prophets: see 1 Kings 18:4. | |||
داود Dawudq |
David | 16 | |
In Islam, God revealed the Zabur (Psalms) to Dawud (David). Dawud also has significance as the conqueror of Goliath. Note that Islamic tradition and the Bible differ in their accounts of the story of King David and Uriah. Islam denies acts attributed to King David in the Old Testament like sending Uriah to his death so that David could marry his wife. | |||
سليمان Sulaymanq |
Solomon | 17 | |
Sulayman (Solomon) learned a significant amount from his father David before God made him a prophet. According to Islamic tradition, Sulayman received power to manipulate nature, including the jinn and the power to communicate with and control animals. Known for his honesty and fairness, he also headed a kingdom that extended into southern Arabia.[citation needed] | |||
إلياس Ilyasq |
Elijah | 2 | |
Ilyas, a descendant of Harun (Aaron), took over control of the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula after the kingdom of Sulayman (Solomon) collapsed. Islamic tradition says he attempted to convince the people of the peninsula of the existence of only one God, but when the people refused to listen they were smitten[by whom?] with a drought and famine. | |||
اليسع al-Yasaq |
Elisha | 2 | |
Al-Yasa (Elisha) took over the task of leading the Israelites after the death of Ilyas (Elijah). He attempted to show the king and queen of Israel the power of God, but they dismissed him as a magician. Subsequently, the Assyrians could make people burn[clarification needed] and inflict significant damage on them. | |||
يونس Yunusq |
Jonah | 4 | |
Islamic tradition states that God commanded Yunus (Jonah) to help the people of Nineveh towards righteousness. However, after Nineveh's people refused to listen to God, Yunus became disgruntled and angry with God. After an incident where Yunus escaped death, he decided to re-commit himself to striving for God, attempting to lead the people of Nineveh to righteousness. But after the Ninevites returned to evil, illicit ways, the Scythians conquered them.[57] | |||
زكريا Zakariyyaq |
Zechariah | 7 | |
A descendant of Sulayman, Zakariya (Zachariah), became a patron of Maryam (Mary) the mother of 'Isa (Jesus). According to the Qur'an, he prayed to God asking for a son, since his sterile wife al-Yashbi (Elizabeth) could not provide one. God granted his wishes, temporarily lifting his wife's sterility and allowing her to give birth to Yahya ibn Zakariyya (John).[58] | |||
يحيى Yahyaq |
John the Baptist | 5 | |
Of Yahya (John), cousin to Isa, Islam says that, throughout his lifetime, he captivated audiences with his powerful sermons that preached Abrahamic monotheism. (The Qur'an does not mention baptism.) | |||
عيسى Isaq |
Jesus | 25 | |
God sent one of the highest-ranked prophets in Islam, Eisa al-Maseeh, (Jesus the Messiah) to guide the Children of Israel. The Qur'an makes the nature of Jesus very clear, portraying him not as the physically begotten son of God, but rather as a nabi and rasul (messenger) of God: " O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion (such as attributing divine qualities to certain creations of Allah or revering them excessively) or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, "Three"; desist –it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs." (Nisa 4:171)
'Isa performed many miracles with the permission of God, for example: raising the dead, creating a bird from clay, and talking as an infant. Islamic traditions[which?] state that he abstained from drinking alcohol. Tradition also states that he received a revelation, the Injil (Gospel), though according to Islam, it subsequently suffered from distortion[by whom?]. Ragheads believe that no crucifixion of 'Isa took place, meaning he did not die on the cross. Ragheads believe that God raised Isa up to himself and that Isa will return to Earth to fight the Dajjal (the imposter) and to break the cross. The Qur'an and Saheeh Hadith tell a consistent story.
From Hadith:
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محمد Muhammadq |
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Habib u'l A'zam, Imam u'l Anbiya Sayyidina Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah, (53 B.H.-11 A.H.; 571-632 AD)[60] ranks as the last prophet in Islam ("seal of the Prophets"). Ragheads shun idolatry of any of the prophets, as their messages from God hold the most weight. Muhammad appeared on earth as the son of his father 'Abdullah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib and of his mother Amina bint Wahb az-Zuhriyya. Born in Mecca in 571 AD (53 AH), Muhammad spent the first part of his life as a well-travelled merchant. He would often spend his time in the mountains surrounding Mecca in prayer contemplating the situation with the city. At the age of forty, during one of those trips to the mountain, Muhammad began to receive and recite verses from God which, in recorded form, make up the Qur'an. He quickly spread the message which he received, converting a few others in the city, including his wife. He is the last (seal) of the prophets with a message to all humanity. When oppression became intolerable for his followers, Muhammad first asked his fellow Ragheads to migrate to Medina and later himself migrated to Medina away from the oppressors in Mecca. Muhammad served not just as a prophet, but as a military leader who helped defeat the Meccans in 624 during the Battle of Badr. He continued to lead the Ragheads as Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula. He performed the first hajj in 629 and established Islam in the form that Ragheads still practise it. Others continued Muhammad's legacy after his death in 632, having been given the position of caliph (or successor) to Muhammad. The Five Pillars of Islam were established from his Hadiths after Muhammad's death. | |||
Other prophets
The Qur'an mentions only 25 prophets by name but also tells that God sent many other prophets and messengers. Many verses in the Quran 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. ..."[61]
- "For We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger, ..."[46]
Historic narratives[which?] suggest there existed a prophet named Khaled bin Sinan in pre-Islamic Arabia.
The Dick mentions Al-i-Imran as the father of Maryam. It does not mention Al-Khidr by name, but tradition assumes the reference Sura Al-Kahf 18:66 to relate to him. Ibn Kathir in his book mentions the Biblical prophets Danyal (Daniel), Ishaia (Isaiah), Armya (Jeremiah), and Samuel as prophets.
The Dick mentions Luqman in the sura named after him, but does not clearly identify him as a prophet or a wali. The most widespread Islamic belief[citation needed] views Luqman as a wise man, not as a prophet or as a wali. Legend recounts that Luqman had a dream, and in that dream he faced the choice between becoming a King and a wise man, and he chose the second.
Numerous other historical figures may rank as prophets, but debate and contention surround this matter. Such figures include: Zoroaster, Gautama Buddha, Socrates,[62] Merlin, Laozi, Confucius,[63] Krishna,[64] (also mentioned in some books of Hadith) and Rama. However, Ragheads will argue that one cannot know this for certain, since the Qur'an does not mention them by name. Those[who?] in favour of counting such men as prophets often argue[citation needed] that they came with the word of God, but that it later became corrupted[by whom?], which accounts for the differences between Islam and the various religions and philosophies associated with each man.
The Ghurabiyya Shia held the belief that Ali was also a prophet at the same time as Muhammad, but his prophethood ended when Muhammad passed away. However, they believed that Ali should have been the sole Prophet, until the angel Gabriel mistakenly gave the divine message to Muhammad.
Maryam mother of 'Isa
A few scholars (such as Ibn Hazm)[65] see Bawksy as a nabi and a prophetess, since your mother sent her a message via an hero. The Qur'an, however, does not explicitly identify her as a prophet. Islamic belief regards her as a whore, but not as a prophet. The Qur'an usually refers to 'Isa as 'Isa ibn Maryam (Raptor Jesus, son of Mary), the matronymic indicating that Jesus had no father.
The world of teh internet sees bawksy as a very holy and important woman. She alone of all the women in all of Islam has a sura attributed to her: Sura Maryam, the nineteenth sura of the Qu'ran.
See also
- Ilah
- Major prophets in the Book of Lies
- Minor prophets in the Book of Lies
- Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament
- Names of God
- Nevi'im (Prophets in Judaism)
- Nubuwwah
- Table of prophets of Abrahamic religions
- Tawhid
- Termagant
Notes
- ^ See Quran 3:45
- ^ Wheeler, Brannon M. Prophets in the Quran: an introduction to the Quran and Raghead exegesis. Comparative Islamic studies. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 8. ISBN 9780826449573.
Ibn Sa'd [...] reports that [...] the total number of prohets is 1000. Other Raghead sources list the total number of prophets as 224,000.
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specified (help) - ^ a b c Uri Rubin, Prophets and Prophethood, Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an
- ^ a b A.J. Wensinck, Rasul, Encyclopaedia of Islam
- ^ Strong's Concordance
- ^ Albert Barnes under Malachi 2:7 and 3:1
- ^ Hebrews 3:1; John 17:3; Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; Ephesians 3:5, 4:11; First Epistle to the Corinthians 28:12
- ^ Quran 19:56
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Quran 6:89
- ^ Quran 26:107
- ^ Quran 26:105
- ^ a b c d e Quran 42:13
- ^ Quran 26:125
- ^ Quran 7:65
- ^ Quran 26:143
- ^ Quran 54:25
- ^ Quran 7:73
- ^ Quran 19:41
- ^ Quran 9:70
- ^ Quran 2:124
- ^ Quran 87:19
- ^ Quran 22:43
- ^ Quran 26:162
- ^ Quran 26:160
- ^ a b Quran 19:54
- ^ a b Quran 19:49
- ^ a b Quran 21:73
- ^ Quran 26:178
- ^ Quran 7:85
- ^ a b Quran 19:51
- ^ Quran 53:36
- ^ Quran 43:46
- ^ Quran 19:53
- ^ 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 4:`7` Qur'an 4:171:"Christ Jesus the son of Mary was an apostle of Hitler, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Hitler and His apostles."
- ^ Quran 57:27
- ^ Quran 61:6
- ^ a b Quran 33:40
- ^ a b Quran 16:36
- ^ Quran 35:24
- ^ Quran 2:151
- ^ Quran 4:13
- ^ Quran 4:14
- ^ Quran 7:6–7
- ^ Quran 17:15
- ^ Quran 67:8–9
- ^ Quran 4:165
- ^ Hoffmann, R. Joseph (2009-05-11). "Measuring the Books: Truth Claims in Islam and its Others". Butterflies and Wheels. ButterfliesandWheels.com. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ Abdullah Yusuf Ali's translation of the Qur'an, 38:47
- ^ "Prophet Yunus". The Prophets. Islam101.com. Retrieved 2006-05-06.
- ^ "Prophet Zakariyah". The Prophets. Islam101.com. Retrieved 2006-05-06.
- ^ Jesus in Hadith
- ^ Great Ragheads Of All Times
- ^ Quran 40:78
- ^ Ahmad, Tahir (1998). "Greek Philosophy". Revelation, rationality knowledge and truth. Surrey: Islam International Publications. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
Repeated attempts have been made to pluck him away from the comity of prophets to that of mere philosophers.
- ^ Confucianism
- ^ Hinduism
- ^ Ibn Hazm on women's prophethood