Prophet is someone who has been chosen and favoured by Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala to convey his
message to the people on earth and to bring them to believe in and worship him alone.
The differences between Nabi and Rasul;
1. A Rasul was a messenger of Allah who was given a new Shariat (codes of law) from Him. And a Nabi was
also the messenger of Allah, but he was not given any new Shariat and followed the shariat of earlier
Rasul. “Every messenger is a Prophet [Nabi], but not every Prophet is a Rasul [Apostle]. All Rasuls were
Nabi but all Nabis were not Rasuls.
2. A Prophet is always a Nabi by birth, but a Prophet become Rasul when he officially receives the post
and declares it. For example, our Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu #alaihi wasallam was Nabi by birth, but
became Rasul when he officially got and delivered the message of Risalat at the age of 40.
3. The Rasul [Apostle] receives the message from Allah in many different manners such as, vision during
sleep, direct communication with angels when he is awake. i.e., he can see and speak to the angels during
communication of Divine message. But the Nabi [Prophet] differs from the Rasul in that he does not see
the angels when awake but sees during sleep.
4. The Rasul is higher in rank than a Nabi.
25 Prophets Mentioned in the Quran
1. Adam as (Adam)‫آدم‬
2. Idris as (Enoch) ‫يس إدر‬
3. Noah as (Nuh) ‫نوح‬
4. Hud as (Hud) ‫هود‬
5. Shaleh as (Saleh) ‫صالح‬
6. Ibrahim as (Abraham) ‫إبراهيم‬
7. Lut as (Lot) ‫لوط‬
8. Ismail as (Ishmael) ‫إسماعيل‬
9. Ishaq as (Issac) ‫إسحاق‬
10. Yaqub as (Jacob) ‫يعقوب‬
11. Yusuf as (Joseph) ‫يوسف‬
12. Ayyub as (Job) ‫أيوب‬
13. Shu’aib as (Jethro) ‫شعيب‬
14. Musa as (Moses) ‫موىس‬
15. Harun as (Aaron)‫هارون‬
16. Dzulkifli as (Ezekiel) ‫الكفل ذو‬
17. Dawud as (David) ‫داود‬
18. Sulaiman as (Soloman) ‫سليمان‬
19. Ilyas as (Elijah) ‫إلياس‬
20. Alyas’a as (Elisha) ‫اليسع‬
21. Yunus as (Jonah) ‫يونس‬
22. Zakaria as (Zachariah) ‫زكريا‬
23. Yahya as (John) ‫يحي‬
24. Isa as (Jesus) ‫عيىس‬
25. Muhammad saw ‫محمد‬
5 Books of Allah
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The scrolls (given to Abraham)
The psalms (given to David)
The gospel (given to jesus)
The torah (given to moses)
The Qurán (given to Muhammad (s.a.w))
Angels in Islam & Their Roles
Angels in Islam and Their Roles and Duties: The second article of faith that a Muslim must embrace
is the belief in the Angels. The Angels are part of the unseen world which we cannot comprehend and
cannot prove scientifically. One cannot see the Angels unless God allows for and enables their vision.
Muslims believe in Angels because they are mentioned numerous times throughout the Holy Quran, and
in the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him; a body of work which Muslims call Hadith.
Angels have been assigned different tasks and duties in the unseen and physical worlds. A group
of Angels is recorded by name in the Holy Quran and Sunnah (Hadith), which include:
1. Angel Gabriel (Jibreel): Responsible for communicating Allah’s Revelation to His Prophets.
2. Angel Mikael (Mekaeel): Responsible for directing rain, food, crops, and sustenance with the Will of
God.
3. Angel Raphael (Israfeel): Responsible for blowing the trumpet to mark the Day of Judgment.
4. Angel Maalik: Leader of the Guardians/Gatekeepers of the Hellfire.
5. Angel Munkar & Angel Nakir: Responsible for questioning people in the grave after death.
6. Angel Harut and Angel Marut: Who were sent to the people of Babylon to test their faith.
7. Angel Ridwan: Guardian of Heaven.
8. Angel of Death: (Malak Al-Maut): Responsible for taking possession of souls from bodies after death by
the Will of God.