Prophets in Islam
Islam claims to honor all biblical prophets while fundamentally changing their messages. Explore how Islamic tradition reimagines these figures.
The Claim of Corruption
Islam claims that biblical prophets were Muslims who taught Islam, and that Jews and Christians later corrupted their scriptures. However, there is no historical evidence for these "original" Islamic teachings, and the Dead Sea Scrolls and other manuscripts show the Bible has been faithfully preserved.
Featured Prophets
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All Prophets in the Quran
Islam recognizes 25 prophets by name, though claims there were 124,000 total
The Islamic Claim About Prophets
All Prophets Were Muslims
Islam claims that every prophet from Adam to Muhammad taught the same religion: Islam. Abraham, Moses, David, and Jesus were all supposedly Muslims who taught submission to Allah and pointed to Muhammad's coming.
The Problems With This Claim
- •No historical evidence exists for "original" Islamic teachings by biblical prophets
- •The Dead Sea Scrolls and ancient manuscripts match modern biblical texts
- •Jesus clearly claimed to be God's Son and rose from the dead - claims Islam denies
- •The Quran contains historical and theological errors about biblical figures
- •Islam emerged 600+ years after Christianity - the burden of proof is on the newer claim