Salam QAlone QALone wrote Notice Those whom we have given the Scripture, Law and Prophethood, If THEY...Who is they? the Jews, thus this verse is directly related to the fact that the Jews as a people were given the Scripture, Law, and Prophethood, how did you come up with the conclusion that these or they means JEWS here , saying them Jews are completely out of context ? Please read these verses again Such was our argument, with which we supported Abraham against his people. We exalt whomever we will to higher ranks. Your Lord is Most Wise, Omniscient. And we granted him Isaac and Jacob, and we guided both of them. Similarly, we guided Noah before that, and from his descendants (we guided) David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron. We thus reward the righteous. Also, Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elias; all were righteous. And Ismail, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot; each of these we distinguished over all the people. From among their ancestors, their descendants, and their siblings, we chose many, and we guided them in a straight path. Such is GOD's guidance, with which He guides whomever He chooses from among His servants. Had any of them fallen into idolatry, their works would have been nullified. Those were the ones to whom we have given the scripture, wisdom, and prophethood. If these people disbelieve, we will substitute others in their place, and the new people will not be disbelievers. to my understand these eighteen Prophets recieved scripture are well within the Quranic context between verses 83 -89 of sura 6 Please express your comment Peace ASM

Salaam Brothers and Sisters, I would like to add my two cents worth regarding the Subject of Messenger and Prophet. My position is that Some Messengers can be appointed Prophets, thus All Prophets are not messengers. The Qur'an affirms the fact that the messenger's duty was only to deliver the message to mankind. The Qur'an also affirms the fact that the messenger recited the words he heard spoken to him, verbatim. Therefore we are able to conclude from the above facts that the messenger delivered God's word directly to mankind. If the Messenger delivered God's Word to mankind, we must also assume that the messenger brought God's word to the Man, Muhammad, since Muhammad is considered part of the human race. Of course this make logical sense, especially considering the fact that the messenger delivered the message verbatim, thus not having time to understand the message he was delivering. Thus, the messenger delivered the message to Muhammad and all the other believers. Now, the interesting fact is in understanding the term Prophet. A prophet is a believer of the message delivered. The Qur'an affirms the fact that the prophets duty was to Judge by what God had delivered(through the messenger). The Prophet is also one who is appointed the leader of the believers by God to guide his and only his generation under the banner of Islam. Here is some Qur'anic proof that backs the above view. 469 Qur'an And whoever obeys God and the messenger will be among those whom God has blessed from the PROPHETS and the truthful and the martyrs and the upright. What an excellent companionship! MYcase has been affirmed by Allah in verse 469. Those who obey Allah and the Messenger are those who are blessed, thus the Prophets(Muhammad) obey God and the Messenger as do the truthful and Martyrs, therefore they are the ones who are blessed. In other words,Prophet Muhammad obeyed God and the Messenger(message) . Thus he obeyed the message that God spoke through him as the Messenger, thus obeying himself which inturn made him Obey Allah. The distinction has been made. Muhammad was a Messenger and a Prophet who had Obeyed the Messenger(message). There is much more Qur'anic proof, but the time I have at this moment is limited, thus the short summary. Salaam