1. Prophets Of Islam 1. The six Pillars of Iman 2. Allah Sent Prophets to All Nations 3. How many Prophets and Messengers did Allah Send? 4. We Must Believe in All Prophets 5. Names of Prophets Mentioned in The Holy Qur’an

2. The Six Pillars of Iman Belief in Allah Belief in the Prophets Belief in the Books Belief in the Angels Belief in the Hereafter Belief in Al-Qadar

3. Introduction The Arabic word for prophet is Nabi Its plural is Anbiya’ The Arabic word for Messenger is Rasool Its plural is ‘Rusul’. Prophets were all human beings. They taught their people by example.

4. Allah Sent Prophets to All Nations Allah says in the Qur’an: وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولٌ ( یونس :47) And for every nation there is a Messenger. إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَإِن مِّنْ أُمَّةٍ إِلَّا خلَا فِيهَا نَذِيرٌ ( فاطر :24) Verily We have sent you in truth, as a bearer of glad tidings, and as a warner. And there never was a people, without a warner having lived among them (in the past). [35:24]

5. How many Prophets and Messengers did Allah Send? A Hadith reported by Imam Ahmad ibn Hibban on the authority of Abu Tharr puts the total number of messengers at 315 and prophets at 124000. Only 25 prophets have been mentioned by name in the Qur’an. But there is no contradiction between the Qur’an and Hadith as will become clear from the following Ayah.

6. We Must Believe in All Prophets وَرُسُلاً قَدْ قَصَصْنَاهُمْ عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَرُسُلاً لَّمْ نَقْصُصْهُمْ عَلَيْكَ (4:164) And We told you about some messengers, while We did not tell you about others. Muslims must believe in and respect all the prophets mentioned in the Qur’an. They should believe that Allah sent many prophets and messengers whose names are not known and respect them too.

7. آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللّهِ وَمَلآئِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لاَ نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ وَقَالُواْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ The Messenger believed in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believes in Allah, His angels, His books, and His apostles. "We make no distinction (they say) between one and another of His apostles." And they say: "We hear, and we obey: (We seek) Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the end of all journeys."

8. Names of Prophets Mentioned in The Holy Qur’an Qur’anic NameBiblical Name 1Adam 2IdreesEnoch 3NuhNoah 4Hud 5Salih 6IbraheemAbraham 7Isma’eelIshmael 8IshaqIsaac 9LutLot 10Ya’qoobJacob 11YousufJoseph 12Shu’ayb 13AyyoobJob

9. Names of Prophets Mentioned in The Holy Qur’an Qur’anic NameBiblical Name 14MusaMoses 15HaroonAaron 16Thul-kiflEzekiel 17DawoodDavid 18SuleymanSolomon 19IlyasElias 20Al-Yasa’Elisha 21YounusJonah 22ZakariyyaZachariah 23YahyaJohn 24‘IsaJesus 25Muhammad

10. Fast Facts 18 prophets’ names have been mentioned in Surat-ul-An’aam in four continuous Ayaat. (7:83-86) The rest of the prophets have been mentioned in other Suwar.

11. Assignment What is the significance of belief in prophets? What are the Arabic words for prophet and messenger? How did the prophets teach their people? How can we be sure that Allah sent prohets to all nations? Which Qur'anic verse tells that there are more prophets than are mentioned in the Qur'an? Why couldn't an angel serve as an ideal prophet?