Prophet

The status of Muhammad (pbuh) is stated in the Qur'an (33:40):

Muhammad is not the father of any man among you. He is the Messenger of God, and the Seal of the Prophets.

Also, every messenger brought a miracle (or more than one). The Qur'an testifies to Allah raising the dead and healing the sick through prophet Jesus (pbuh), for example. The Prophet's miracle was the Qur'an itself. It is the "standing miracle", which exists to our time.

Proph"et (?), n. [F. prophete, L. propheta, fr. Gr. , literally, one who speaks for another, especially, one who speaks for a god an interprets his will to man, fr. to say beforehand; for, before + to say or speak. See Fame. ]

1.

One who prophesies, or foretells events; a predicter; a foreteller.

2.

One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name, or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc.

3.

An interpreter; a spokesman.

Ex. vii. 1.

4. Zool.

A mantis.

School of the prophets Anc. Jewish Hist., a school or college in which young men were educated and trained for public teachers or members of the prophetic order. These students were called sons of the prophets.

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