A Nabi, or prophet, is a messenger who delivers a new scripture, while a Rasoul is a messenger who confirms existing scripture; every prophet is a messenger, but not every messenger is a prophet.1
A true messenger of God advocates worship of God alone and abolition of idol worship, never asks for a wage, and is given incontrovertible proof; anyone failing these is a false claimant.1, 2
During his Hajj, before sunrise on December 21, 1971, Rashad Khalifa's soul was taken to a place in the universe and introduced to all the prophets as God's Messenger of the Covenant.1, 2
Every messenger of God must present proof and is supported by incontrovertible divine signs, such as Moses' staff, Jesus' healing, Saleh's camel, Abraham surviving the fire, and Muhammad's Quran.1, 2
God supports His true messenger with invisible soldiers and His treasury and guarantees him and the believers victory, so his truthfulness prevails while a fake messenger is eventually exposed.1, 2, 3
It is illogical that God would give a prophet a scripture to keep for himself, and Aaron, called a prophet, did receive the scripture together with Moses.1, 2
People have always tended to reject a living contemporary messenger; Joseph was declared the last messenger, yet many messengers came after him.1
Sending messengers to provide final solutions and new information is a mercy from God, and believers must accept their teachings without the slightest hesitation.1, 2
The Quran prophesies that the Messenger of the Covenant comes after all the prophets and all of God's scriptures, and the prophets pledged to believe in and support him.1, 2
The souls of the dead prophets and believers are alive in the Garden of Eden where Adam and Eve lived, though they cannot come back to our world.1, 2
The Gospels quote Jesus saying that he was sent by God, could do nothing of himself, and spoke only what God commanded him to say.1, 2, 3, 4
The Quran teaches that Jesus was a human messenger of God whose sole mission was to deliver God's message, that he never possessed any power, and that he is now dead.1
God alone knows the future and permits no one to unveil it, except that He reveals future and past events through the messengers He chooses.1
It is mathematically coded into the Quran that Abraham, Muhammad, and Rashad are the three messengers of Islam, which is Submission.1
The killing of God's prophets and messengers is not new; the Quran teaches that several were killed by disbelievers who rejected their message to worship God alone.1, 2
Every community receives a warner, and each messenger asked no wage yet was ignored, taunted, or even killed by his people.1, 2
God sent many messengers, including Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad, and they all delivered the same message of worshiping God alone.1
God sent the same message through many messengers and prophets, and all scripture has been sent by God.1, 2
No human being can communicate with God except through inspiration, from behind a barrier, or through a messenger by whom He reveals what He wills.1
After Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, and their followers continued the pilgrimage to the Ka'aba to worship the same God and preach a common message.1, 2
All messengers came with the same basic message: there is no god except the one God.1
God alone guides, and He does so through messengers sent as guiding teachers, while those who scorn His revelations and are sent astray can never find a guide.1, 2
Messengers are a blessing from God, and they ask no money from people and seek no exaltation or personal attention.1
Messengers are sent to corrupted communities, and their only duty is to deliver God's message and warn people about evil works and idol worship.1, 2
People reject, ridicule, or even kill God's messengers, not because they dislike them personally but because they cannot stand their message.1
Jesus spoke as an infant to reassure his mother and her family that he was a messenger, declaring himself a servant of God given the scripture.1, 2, 3
God sends every messenger to preach in the language of his people so that people can understand him.1, 2
Jonah abandoned his mission in protest, then implored God from the darkness of the fish's belly, declaring God's oneness and confessing a gross sin.1, 2
Ezra is mentioned only once in the Quran, which does not identify him as a messenger, though since he was idolized it is reasonable to assume he was a saintly man if not a messenger.1, 2
God sends instructions through scriptures delivered by messengers, and anyone who obeys God's will in them is guaranteed a happy life now and redemption in the Hereafter.1
Submission to God's will is the religion of strict monotheism followed by Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, and all messengers, and the God-fearing silent majority of Muslims should speak up for it.1
Only God truly guides, although His guidance can and does come through His messengers and others.1, 2, 3, 4
God chooses His messengers, inspires them, distinguishes them, and makes them do as He chooses.1
Messengers and prophets such as Moses, David, and Abraham praised and glorified God frequently.1, 2, 3
No human should exalt another human; God exalts whom He wills, and prophets and messengers disapprove of those who exalt them.1, 2
The prophets and messengers were only humans who ate and walked in the markets just like us.1
No one blessed with scripture and prophethood would tell people to idolize him, the angels, or the prophets; he would tell them to devote themselves to God alone.1
The lives of the messengers strip away excuses: Joseph forgave after betrayal, Job stayed steadfast in suffering, Solomon stayed humble in wealth, and Noah preached 950 years with few followers.1, 2, 3
The Quran is not a storybook but a manual for salvation, and the history of the messengers in it is a lesson for those who possess intelligence.1, 2
Every messenger of God was supported by miracles, such as Moses' staff turning into a serpent and Jesus giving life to clay birds and healing by God's leave.1
There is only one religion approved by God, preached by all His prophets, and Islam is not a name but a description of devotion to God alone, practiced by a small minority in every religion.1, 2
Every prophet and messenger, including Abraham, Joseph, Jacob, and Solomon, was tested, and each passed through steadfastness and perseverance.1, 2, 3, 4
The Old Testament states that the prophets and messengers who came before Jesus worshipped and prayed to God alone.1