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Isaiah, an important Biblical prophet, in fresco on the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo. In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people.
Muhammad [a] (c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE) [b] was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. [c] According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets.
The text of the Book of Isaiah refers to Isaiah as "the prophet", [11] but the exact relationship between the Book of Isaiah and the actual prophet Isaiah is complicated. The traditional view is that all 66 chapters of the book of Isaiah were written by one man, Isaiah, possibly in two periods between 740 BC and c. 686 BC, separated by ...
Islamically, Moses is described in ways which parallel the Islamic prophet Muhammad. [151] Like Muhammad, Moses is defined in the Quran as both prophet (nabi) and messenger , the latter term indicating that he was one of those prophets who brought a book and law to his people. [152] [153] Maqam El-Nabi Musa, Jericho
Brigham Young (1801–1877, prophet of the Latter Day Saint movement) Hong Xiuquan (1814–1864, founder of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom) John Bosco (1815–1888, founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco) Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910, founder of Christian Science) Ellen G. White (1827–1915, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church)
"Prophets, true and false" series by Arthur L. White in Advent Review and Sabbath Herald issues of 1967. Part 1, "A people sensitive to God's special leading" v144, Jun 8, p[1],4-5; part 2, "When Mrs. White was gone" v144, Jun 15, p6-8; part 3, "Testing later claims to special illumination" v144, Jun 22, p4-7; part 4, "What may we expect in ...
Behold, he was always true to his promise, and was an apostle [of God], a prophet, who used to enjoin upon his people prayer and charity, and found favour in his Sustainer's sight." [19] As a descendant of Ishmael, Muhammad is the Prophet and continues the line of prophets from ancient times.
[36] [37] [38] Believing Muhammad is the last prophet is a fundamental belief, [39] [40] shared by both Sunni and Shi'i theology. [41] [42] Although Muhammad is considered to be the last prophet sent, he is supposed to be the first prophet to be created. [43]