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Questions tagged [prophets]

Prophets are selected individuals whom Allah has chosen to deliver His message. Their commandments were valid for specific era, specific nations/tribes. They received the revelations sometimes directly from Allah, by the angels or in the form of dreams. The Quran mentions 25 Prophets.

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How are Muslims to tell the difference between a true and a false prophet?

When a person claims they are seeing the angel Gabriel giving them a message from Allah, there are a number of possibilities: The experience is real. This person is sincere, but experiencing a mental illness. This person is manipulating the…
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What prophets came before Muhammad PBUH?

I am interested in researching the words of the other prophets as well as Muhammad PBUH, but I am unclear on who came before. I would like to know where people lost, confused, or abandoned their messages. Wikipedia has an entry, but I'd prefer…
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Who is Elisha (الْيَسَعَ)?

Prophet Elisha (Arabic: الْيَسَعَ) is mentioned in a couple of ayaat of Qur'an. I can't recall ever reading about him or hearing anything about his biography. Who is he? Do we have any details from the Qur'an and sunnah (and perhaps also…
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What is the status of Elijah in Islam?

I heard somewhere that jews and some Christians too invoke Elijah in their prayers and feasts. He is considered to be the most important after Moses in Judaism. So what I wanted to know is if Elijah is mentioned in Quran and what his status is in…
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How many days did Prophet Yunus / Jonah remained inside the whale?

I want to ask does anybody know, How many days did Prophet Yunus / Jonah remained inside the whale until he was carried to the shore "according to the Quran"?
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Is there any prophet who is alive?

In this week's Friday prayer that I attended at a new mosque, the speaker told a story of a Prophet was praying and the angel of death came to him and told him he is there to take his spirit. The Prophet cried and the angel asked him the reason to…
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Were there any prophets who were sent to places other than the middle east?

For example, are there any records of prophets being sent by Allah to China, Europe, India, or Africa?
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what is sahifa?

as far as I Heard or Know that , allah revealed sahifa to nabi and Kitab (Quran,Injil,etc) revealed to rasul ... Is it true ? what is sahifa ? Looking clarification...
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Did Allah sent a prophet to every ethnicity?

Salam alaikoum, I am wondering if Allah ta'ala sent to each ethnicity a prophet, for example countries like Russia, Japan, South america.. Thank you.
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Besides Muhammad, who else claim that they are prophets around his time and place?

I've heard that there are many "copycats". They claim they are prophets too. Of course, anyone can claim they are prophets. They have many followers too. Who are they? Any lists? Anyone compile lists of them? I am not questioning whether they are…
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According to Islamic sources, did any prophet kill people for having the wrong religion?

If I remember correctly, the Bible mentions the fact that Elijah was killing people (directly or by ordering for them to be killed) because they were worshiping some idols and Baal and maybe to some other gods. Also Moses ordered the killing of the…
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Did the Prophets fail?

As per the data, Allah sent a large number of Prophets into this world to spread his word and establish Islam. But it did not happen until Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). So did all the previous prophets fail to establish the tenets of Islam? Can we say it…
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Kings chosen by Allah

Hello my name is Hussein and I’m from Tanzania. My question is how many people did Allah make be king? And who were they? I know Dhul Qarnain was a king though he wasn’t a prophet and he was made to be a king by Allah. Apart from Dhul Qarnain who…
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Where was Noah's wife during the flood?

Where was Noah's wife during the flood? Was she on board the ship with Noah or not? The fact that Prophet Noah (PBUH) prayed to G-d during the flood to save his son and only requested for his son and doesn't include his wife in that request could…
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Who was the mother of Noah's drowned son?

Does the Quran give any information about who was the mother of Prophet Noah (PBUH)'s son who was drowned during the flood? G-d said that that son was not Prophet Noah's real son, if I am not interpretating the verse incorrectly. PS I forgot which…
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