Sublime

The answer is to be found in first recognizing its positive claim. The assertion is that since Abraham, the Prophets, and even Jesus actually were Muslims who all confessed “there is no god worthy of worship but Allah,” then it follows that we are all talking about the same God (the God of Noah, Abraham, David, and Jesus). However, this must be

This is not to say that Jesus did not regard his prophetic ministry as in some way unique, and able to be combined with other roles. It certainly does not rule out the possibility of him, and/or his followers, regarding his work as in some way climactic within Israel’s long story. As we shall see, this is in fact highly likely to have been the

This was the primordial faith that had been preached to the whole of humanity by the prophets of the past.

In 1 Corinthians 14:29–32, Paul indicates that prophecy involves the spontaneous reception of revelation or oracles from God.21 This is evident from verse 30, for a revelation is suddenly given to a prophet who is seated. Clearly a prepared message is not involved, for the person sitting down receives a revelation from God without warning and

To every people (was sent) a messenger:150 when their messenger comes (before them), the matter will be judged between them with justice, and they will not be wronged.

As “the supreme Arab event,” to quote Kenneth Cragg, the Quran is regarded by most Muslims as Muhammad’s sole miracle. Like the prophets who came before him, Muhammad was repeatedly urged to prove his divine mission through miraculous acts. But whenever he was challenged in this way, he insisted that he was nothing more than a messenger, and his