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Muslims believe that a prophet was selected for every nation at some point in its history. Some of the prophets of God include Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad, peace be upon them all.
Each prophet conveyed the consistent divine message of worshiping one God and living a morally upright life. However, the message of these prophets was lost, abandoned, or changed over time, with only parts of the original message remaining intact. God sent Muhammad (peace be upon him) as the final prophet to all of humanity in the 7th century C.E. to restore the divine message of all prophets.
Islam, Judaism and Christianity share the core concept that God sent prophets to guide their fellow people. However, Islam also differs from these two faiths on important aspects related to prophethood. For instance, Islam teaches that all prophets of God were of high moral character and did not succumb to the sins their people committed. Therefore, Islam exonerates Aaron even though the Old Testament depicts him as someone who was involved in the worship of the golden calf. In addition, Islam strongly rejects deification of prophets. So, Jesus is revered as a prophet of God. At the same time, Islam recognises that prophets were capable of human errors of judgment, but these unintended mistakes did not diminish their superior integrity.
Muslims are obligated to believe in and honour all of the prophets, and to testify that prophethood has been completed with the coming of Prophet Muhammad:
Many Prophets, One Message
A CALL TO THE TRUTH
