V1:24- The number of prophets and messengers
24- The number of prophets and messengers
Q: How many prophets and messengers were sent to mankind? What is the difference between a prophet and a messenger?
A: There is no Hadith Sahih (authentic) Hadith which indicates the number of prophets and messengers. It is narrated that the number of messengers is about 300 while the number of prophets is 124,000. Although this Hadith is Da`if (weak), the number of prophets is more than the number of the messengers. A messenger is one to whom a system of law is revealed and who is commanded to convey it, whilst a prophet is one who receives revelation but is not commanded to convey it. Scholars believe that messengers were those sent to an Ummah (community) while a prophets were sent with the Shariah (laws) of the messengers who came before them such as the prophets of the Children of Israel, who were sent after Musa (Moses). The correct view is that these two titles can be used interchangeably; a messenger is called a prophet; and a prophet is called messenger. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) states: Never did We send a Messenger or a Prophet before you but when he did recite the revelation or narrated or spoke. Allah called both messengers, Never did We send a Messenger or a Prophet before you but when he did recite the revelation or narrated or spoke, Shaitan (Satan) threw (some falsehood) in it. (Surah Al-Hajj, 22: 52) Allah named all those whom He sent as messengers. The one who conveyed the revelation to people is called a messenger, while a prophet is not commanded to convey the revelation but is ordered to do good and shun all evil.
[Vol. 1, Page No. 78-79]
Q: How many prophets and messengers were sent to mankind? What is the difference between a prophet and a messenger?
A: There is no Hadith Sahih (authentic) Hadith which indicates the number of prophets and messengers. It is narrated that the number of messengers is about 300 while the number of prophets is 124,000. Although this Hadith is Da`if (weak), the number of prophets is more than the number of the messengers. A messenger is one to whom a system of law is revealed and who is commanded to convey it, whilst a prophet is one who receives revelation but is not commanded to convey it. Scholars believe that messengers were those sent to an Ummah (community) while a prophets were sent with the Shariah (laws) of the messengers who came before them such as the prophets of the Children of Israel, who were sent after Musa (Moses). The correct view is that these two titles can be used interchangeably; a messenger is called a prophet; and a prophet is called messenger. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) states: Never did We send a Messenger or a Prophet before you but when he did recite the revelation or narrated or spoke. Allah called both messengers, Never did We send a Messenger or a Prophet before you but when he did recite the revelation or narrated or spoke, Shaitan (Satan) threw (some falsehood) in it. (Surah Al-Hajj, 22: 52) Allah named all those whom He sent as messengers. The one who conveyed the revelation to people is called a messenger, while a prophet is not commanded to convey the revelation but is ordered to do good and shun all evil.
[Vol. 1, Page No. 78-79]
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