A Prophet is a person who is assigned a mission by God to guide mankind to Monotheism, the worship of one God.
A prophet would receive Gods word through revelations, prophecies and commandments and convey the message to their people. Muslims must believe in, honour and respect all prophets:
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24 times
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Turning his staff into a serpent before Pharaoh Turning the waters of the Nile into blood Bringing forth the plague of frogs upon Egypt Striking the dust to produce the plague of gnats Standing between the living and the dead with a censer to immediately stop a plague His dead wooden staff miraculously budding, blossoming, and producing ripe almonds overnight
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Miraculously surviving a blazing furnace after being thrown in by King Nimrod Fathering a child naturally with Sarah when he was 100 and she was 90 years old Receiving a supernatural vision of a smoking firepot and a blazing torch passing between divided animal pieces
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His sudden physical creation directly from the dust of the ground by God Receiving an immediate, divinely infused language and complete knowledge to name all living creatures
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Receiving the supernatural "Mark of Cain" from God to prevent anyone from killing him
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Supernaturally recalling and interpreting King Nebuchadnezzar's forgotten dream of the statue Interpreting King Nebuchadnezzar's dream of the massive chopped tree Deciphering the mysterious, supernatural disembodied handwriting on the wall during Belshazzar's feast Surviving completely unharmed after spending an entire night inside a sealed den of starved lions Receiving massive, detailed prophetic visions of future empires and the end of days from angels
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18 times
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Defeating the heavily armoured giant Goliath with a single slingstone guided by divine force Supernaturally escaping multiple direct javelin throws from an enraged King Saul at close range Receiving divine military strategies, such as hearing the sound of marching in the tops of balsam trees
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Accurately prophesying that the barren Hannah would give birth to Samuel
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Declaring a complete drought upon Israel that lasted for three and a half years Being supernaturally fed bread and meat twice a day by wild ravens while hiding at the Kerith Ravine Commanding a widow's small jar of flour and jug of oil to never run empty during the years of drought Raising the deceased son of the widow of Zarephath back to life Calling down fire from heaven to consume his water-soaked altar on Mount Carmel Praying to instantly end the three and a half year drought with a massive rainstorm Running faster than King Ahab's chariot over a distance of roughly 15 miles through divine strength Being supernaturally sustained for 40 days and nights on a single meal provided by an angel Calling down fire from heaven to twice destroy groups of fifty soldiers sent to arrest him Striking the Jordan River with his rolled-up cloak to part the waters so he could cross on dry ground Escaping physical death by being caught up directly into heaven by a chariot of fire and horses of fire
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2 times
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Striking the Jordan River with Elijah's fallen cloak to part the waters a second time Purifying a toxic, barren spring of water in Jericho by throwing a bowl of salt into it Calling out a curse that caused two female bears to emerge from the woods and maul forty-two mockers Filling a desert valley with water without any wind or rain to save a combined army from thirst Multiplying a poor widow's single jar of oil until it filled every spare vessel she could borrow Prophesying that a wealthy, barren Shunammite woman would bear a son the following year Restoring the Shunammite woman’s young son to life after he died of a sudden head ailment Purifying a large pot of wild, poisonous gourd stew by throwing a handful of flour into it Multiplying twenty small barley loaves to completely feed one hundred men with leftovers remaining Curing the Syrian army commander Naaman of his advanced leprosy by commanding him to wash in the Jordan River Transferring Naaman's leprosy onto his own greedy servant, Gehazi, and his descendants permanently Causing a heavy, sunken iron axe-head to float to the surface of the water so it could be retrieved Supernaturally hearing the secret war room conversations of the King of Syria and revealing them to Israel Blinding an entire Syrian army that had surrounded his home city of Dothan Restoring the sight of the blinded Syrian army after leading them directly into the capital city of Samaria Causing a deceased man to instantly spring back to life when his corpse accidentally touched Elisha’s bones
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3 times
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Being supernaturally translated or taken directly to heaven by God without experiencing physical death
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6 times
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Her supernatural physical creation from the rib of Adam by God
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Experiencing the massive divine vision of the four-faced living creatures and the swirling wheels Being physically lifted up by his hair by a divine hand and transported spiritually between earth and heaven Prophesying to a valley filled with dry bones, causing them to rattlingly reassemble and grow flesh Commanding the wind to breathe life into the reassembled bodies, creating a vast living army Experiencing an extensive, detailed architectural vision of a future holy temple shown by a brass-like man
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16 times
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His miraculous birth to a 90-year-old barren mother and a 100-year-old father
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12 times
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The miraculous bubbling up of the fresh well of Zamzam in the barren desert to save him from dehydration
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19 times
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Beholding a supernatural vision of a ladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending and descending Wrestling physically through the night with a divine angel and surviving the encounter Supernaturally breeding spotted and speckled goats by placing peeled rods in front of the flocks
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His supernatural conception and birth to a young virgin mother Speaking clearly as an infant in his cradle to defend his mother's honour (Islamic tradition) Shaping birds out of clay and breathing life into them so they flew away (Islamic tradition) Turning six stone jars of water into high-quality wine at a wedding feast in Cana Healing a royal official's dying son from a distance with a single spoken phrase Causing his disciples to catch a massive, net-breaking load of fish after a night of catching nothing Casting an unclean spirit out of a man in the synagogue at Capernaum Instantly curing Simon Peter's mother-in-law of a high fever Healing a man covered in advanced leprosy by touching him Healing a paralyzed man who was lowered through a roof by forgiving his sins and telling him to walk Healing a man's withered hand on the Sabbath day in a synagogue Healing a Roman centurion's paralyzed servant from a distance through the commander's faith Raising a widow’s dead son from his coffin during a funeral procession in the town of Nain Commanding a furious, life-threatening storm on the Sea of Galilee to be completely still Casting a legion of demons out of a wild man and into a herd of two thousand pigs Instantly curing a woman who had suffered from a chronic, twelve-year issue of bleeding when she touched his clothes Raising the twelve-year-old daughter of a synagogue leader named Jairus from the dead Restoring sight to two blind men who followed him into a house Muting a demon-possessed man and immediately restoring his ability to speak Healing a chronic invalid who had been paralyzed at the Pool of Bethesda for thirty-eight years Multiplying five barley loaves and two small fish to feed five thousand men, plus women and children Walking out onto the surface of the crashing waves of the Sea of Galilee during a midnight storm Healing a Canaanite woman's demon-possessed daughter from a distance Curing a deaf man who also had a severe speech impediment by putting fingers in his ears and spitting Multiplying seven loaves of bread and a few small fish to feed four thousand people Restoring sight to a blind man at Bethsaida using a two-stage healing process with spit and hands His physical Transfiguration on a high mountain where his clothes shone white and he conversed with Moses and Elijah Casting out a violent, mute spirit from a young boy that his disciples were unable to expel Directing Peter to catch a fish containing a exact temple-tax coin inside its mouth Healing a man who had been born completely blind by rubbing clay on his eyes and telling him to wash Curing a woman who had been physically bent over double by a spirit for eighteen years Healing a man suffering from severe dropsy (fluid swelling) at a Pharisee’s house Instantly cleansing ten men suffering from leprosy simultaneously as they walked away Restoring life to his friend Lazarus after he had been dead and buried inside a tomb for four days Restoring sight to a blind beggar named Bartimaeus outside the city of Jericho Cursing a leafy, fruitless fig tree, causing it to completely wither away to its roots by the next morning Instantly reattaching and healing the severed right ear of Malchus, a servant of the high priest, during his arrest His own physical Resurrection from the dead three days after being crucified and entombed Appearing physically through locked doors to his frightened disciples after his resurrection Causing a second miraculous catch of 153 large fish for his disciples on the Sea of Galilee His physical Ascension up into a cloud into heaven before the eyes of his followers
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His total, sudden physical healing from painful boils and the doubling of his immense wealth after his trials
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While biblical and historical records explicitly state that John the Baptist performed no physical miracles during his ministry, Islamic tradition highlights several miraculous signs associated with his life. These include his miraculous conception to elderly parents, being granted divine wisdom as a young child, and his unique naming directly by God.
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5 times
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Surviving completely alive inside the stomach of a specially prepared giant fish for three days and nights The supernatural growth of a leafy vine overnight to provide him with shade from the intense sun A worm supernaturally destroying the protective vine overnight to teach him a lesson on compassion
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40 times
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Accurately interpreting the symbolic dreams of Pharaoh's imprisoned cupbearer and baker Accurately interpreting Pharaoh's dreams of the thin cows and withered grain to predict a fourteen-year climate cycle
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Parting the flooded Jordan River so the entire nation could cross into Canaan on dry ground Causing the thick, massive walls of Jericho to collapse outward after the army shouted and blew trumpets Calling down a supernatural storm of giant hailstones that killed more enemy soldiers than the actual battle Commanding the sun to stand completely still over Gibeon and the moon over Aijalon for an extra full day
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Being rescued from a hostile mob by two angels who struck the entire crowd with total blindness
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43 times
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Conceiving and carrying the Messiah to term while remaining a complete virgin Fresh, out-of-season summer and winter fruits miraculously appearing in her prayer sanctuary (Islamic tradition)
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Encountering a burning bush that blazed with fire but was not physically consumed by the flames Turning his wooden shepherd's staff into a living serpent, and then back into a staff Making his hand become white with leprosy, and then instantly restoring it by placing it in his cloak Turning water taken from the Nile River into literal blood when poured onto the dry ground Turning the entire Nile River and all open water sources in Egypt into blood for seven days Bringing a massive plague of frogs out of the rivers to completely cover the land of Egypt Striking the loose dust of the earth to turn it into swarms of gnats across Egypt Sending thick swarms of flies into the houses of the Egyptians while sparing the land of Goshen Striking all the livestock belonging to the Egyptians with a sudden, fatal disease Tossing soot into the air to cause painful, breaking boils on the skin of all Egyptian men and animals Calling down a cataclysmic storm of thunder, rain, and fire-infused hail that destroyed Egyptian crops Bringing an unprecedented east wind that carried swarms of locusts to eat every remaining green plant Bringing a thick, tangible darkness over Egypt for three days that prevented anyone from moving The overnight death of every firstborn human and animal in Egypt during the Passover night Leading millions of Israelites by a pillar of cloud by day and a towering pillar of fire by night Stretching out his rod to part the Red Sea, creating massive walls of water so Israel could cross on dry land Closing the parted Red Sea to completely drown the pursuing chariot army of Pharaoh Throwing a piece of wood into the bitter waters of Marah to instantly make them sweet and drinkable Calling down a daily rain of fine, white Manna from heaven six days a week for forty years to feed Israel Striking a massive rock at Rephidim with his staff to cause a torrent of fresh water to gush out Causing the Israelite army to win a battle by holding his hands in the air with the help of Aaron and Hur Ascending into a thick, fiery cloud on Mount Sinai to speak face-to-face with God for forty days and nights The skin of his face supernaturally radiating blinding rays of light after descending the mountain Commanding the earth to split wide open and swallow the rebellious Korah, Dathan, and Abiram alive Calling down fire from heaven to consume two hundred and fifty men offering rebellious incense Striking a rock twice at Kadesh to bring forth a massive stream of water for the thirsty congregation Erecting a supernatural bronze serpent on a pole that instantly healed anyone bitten by venomous snakes
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728 times
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The supernatural delivery, linguistic structure, and absolute preservation of the text of the Quran Gently gesturing toward the sky to physically split the moon into two distinct halves before witnesses Causing clean, fresh water to spring directly from between his fingers to provide a drink for his army Multiplying a meager amount of food to fully satisfy thousands of hungry companions during the Battle of the Trench An old, dry date palm tree trunk audibly weeping and crying out when he stopped using it as a pulpit The Night Journey where he traveled from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended through the seven heavens in one night Instantly healing the severely injured, swollen eye of his companion Ali ibn Abi Talib during the Battle of Khaybar Wolf packs and inanimate stones audibly speaking aloud to testify to his status as a prophet Causing a dried-up, barren goat belonging to Umm Ma'bad to miraculously produce an abundance of milk A small handful of dust thrown by him blinding and confusing an entire advancing enemy army at the Battle of Badr
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56 times
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Supernaturally gathering mating pairs of every animal species on earth to peacefully enter the Ark together Surviving a global Deluge where the fountains of the deep burst and rain fell for forty days, wiping out the earth
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Halting a deadly, spreading divine plague in the Israelite camp by executing a rebellious prince and a Midianite woman
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Calling down a terrifying, unseasonal thunderstorm of rain and thunder during the dry wheat harvest season
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Surviving the global Flood inside the Ark
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23 times
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Given an unparalleled degree of divine wisdom and discernment exceeding all kings of the earth The unique ability to speak to, understand, and translate the languages of all animals, birds, and insects Absolute command over the winds, allowing him to travel massive distances through the air Complete authority over armies of Jinn (spirits) and demons, forcing them to construct his massive palaces Supernaturally melting copper like water to easily pour and mold heavy bronze temple structures
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Being struck completely mute and unable to speak by the angel Gabriel until his son John was born and named
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