The prophets

God did not leave humanity without guidance. Throughout history He chose men of excellent character as prophets and messengers, to teach people to worship Him alone and to live with goodness and justice.

Many of them will be familiar to you: Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, John the Baptist and Jesus — peace be upon them all. Muslims believe in every one of them, love them and honour them. A Muslim may not reject any of them.

Jesus (ʿĪsā) holds a special place in Islam. He is the Messiah, born miraculously to the Virgin Mary without a father, and he performed miracles by God’s permission. Muslims believe he was a great prophet and servant of God — not God himself, and not the son of God.

Their laws differed with their times, but their core message was always the same: there is no god but the One God, so worship Him alone. The last of these messengers is Muhammad ﷺ.