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• Prophet


  A person who announces and teaches the message of God
• Risalah


  The belief that prophets are an important channel of communication between God and humans
• Prophethood


  When God makes someone a prophet to send and communicate His message to people
• Iblis (Satan)


  A spiritual being, created from fire, who was thrown out of paradise for refusing to bow to Adam
• Qur'an 10:47: 'Every community is sent a messenger, and when their messenger comes, they will be judged justly; they will not be wronged'
• Qur'an 32: 7 & 9: 'He first created man from clay… Then he moulded him; He breathed from His spirit into him, He gave you hearing, sight and minds'
• Qur'an 7:10: 'In paradise, Allah had only one rule for Adam and Hawa: He said to them 'O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and enjoy (its good things) as ye wish but approach not this tree, or ye run into its harm and transgression''
• Named prophets in the Qur'an


  • 25
  • Around 124,000 prophets sent to every nation
• Important prophets in Islam


  • Adam
  • Ibrahim (Abraham)
  • Musa (Moses)
  • Isa (Jesus)
  • Muhammad (pbuh) - the final messenger and prophet in Islam
• Prophethood


  A gift given to humans by God to help understand his message and his commands
• Prophethood


  • Communication between God and humans
  • Teaches people how to live life the way that God wants them to
• When humans forgot God's message, or misunderstood it or failed to follow it


  God sent prophets to help mankind get back to the right path
• Prophets


  • Perfect role models for Muslims
  • They lived by God's word and His will
• Out of respect, images of God and the prophets are not allowed at all so mosques are decorated with Arabic writing/patterns instead
• Prophet Adam


  Created by Allah, the first man on earth
• Muslims believe Adam was the first prophet and Allah created him from the Earth's dust/clay
• Muslims hold great respect for Adam as he is seen as the first to pass on Allah's message and he is the father of the human race
• Allah told the angels to bow down to Adam


  1. One angel (now known as Iblis) refused to

  2. Iblis was banished from paradise and lost his angel status
• Hawa (Eve)


  The first woman, lived with Adam in the Garden of Bliss
• Allah instructed Adam and Hawa not to eat from the forbidden tree


  1. Iblis tempted them to eat from it

  2. They did eat from it

  3. Allah removed them from paradise and sent them to Earth
• Their actions bought sin into the world and now everyone will be judged on Judgment Day
• Allah gave Adam much understanding and knowledge including what Muslims can eat and how to repent
• The Quran discusses how Adam was the first to plant seeds, harvest crops and cook food