Who is Muiz Bukhary?Muiz Bukhary, born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, is a gifted scholar who mastered the Qur'an at age 14 and specialized in classical Arabic, Islamic jurisprudence, Hadith, and other Islamic sciences. He currently serves as a professor at the International Islamic Institute of Colombo and as Imam and Khateeb of the largest Jumu'ah Masjid in Colombo.
What is a Prophet?In religion, a prophet is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on that entity's behalf. They claim to be serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people. The message that the prophet conveys is called a prophecy. In Islam, all prophetic messengers are prophets (such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad) though not all prophets are prophetic messengers. The primary distinction is that a prophet is required to demonstrate God's law through his actions, character, and behavior without necessarily calling people to follow him, while a prophetic messenger is required to pronounce God's law (i.e. revelation) and call his people to submit and follow him.