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| Five Pillars (Sunni) | |
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Shahādah - Profession of faith |
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| Six articles of belief (Sunni) | |
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Tawhīd - Oneness |
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| Principles of the Religion (Twelver) | |
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Tawhīd - Oneness |
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| Practices of the Religion (Twelver) | |
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Ṣalāt - Prayers |
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| Seven Pillars (Ismaili) | |
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Walāyah - Guardianship |
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Kharijite Sixth Pillar of Islam. |
In Islam, a Messenger (Arabic: رسول rasūl, plural رسل rusul) is a prophet sent by Allah with a shariah "Divine Law" (see distinction between Prophets and Messengers).
In Christianity, the Greek term angelos "messenger" is used to refer to supernatural beings sent by God. However, Islam does not consider Messengers to be supernatural beings and employs a separate term for "angels" (Arabic: ملائكة malā’ikah).
The Messengers
According to the Qur'an, Allah has sent many prophets to mankind. However, a messenger entertains a 'rank' higher than a prophet, bringing a new Sharia to the people, while prophets reinforce old ones. Twenty-five prophets are mentioned by name in the Qur'an, but according to the hadiths there have been over 124,000 prophets in total sent to all portions of the Earth to preach and spread the message of Islam.
Of these, the Qur'an highlights twelve Messengers, the five mightiest ones being Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim, Musa, Isa and Muhammad.[1]
References
- ^ "University of Southern California Compendium of Muslim Texts". http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/glossary/term.RASUL.html. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
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