What is the name of the Messenger
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It occurred to me when I was reading other posts that people who follow quran alone don't know the name of the messenger and yet they still refer to the prophet as Muhammad.
embrace Allah and His Messenger, Muhammad.
It also occurred to me that there is little indication as to the identity of the messenger in the quran and why is this when he is the last prophet. For example the gospel refers to the prophet Jesus hundreds of times by name and in the torah Moses is also referred to by name over and over. But the quran makes no clear reference to the actual name of the final messenger.
In Sura 3144 the word muhammadun is used but this appears to be a term meaning ?the beloved? and not an actual person?s name
Wama muhammadun illa rasoolun qad khalat min qablihi alrrusulu afa-in mata aw qutila inqalabtum AAala aAAqabikum waman yanqalib AAala AAaqibayhi falan yadurra Allaha shay-an wasayajzee Allahu alshshakireena
YUSUFALI Muhammad is no more than a messenger.....
A better translation of 3144 would be "The beloved is no more than a messenger....."
Does anyone have anyone any options on why the messenger isn't referred to by name in the quran and are "Quran alone" followers right in calling the messenger "Muhammad" because it appears from the quran that the messenger?s real name isn't known.