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Number of prophets and messengers

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How many prophets and messengers of Allaah are there?

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All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and messenger.

There are 124,000 prophets, 315 of which were messengers, may Allaah exalt their mention, as mentioned by the Prophet . [Ahmad]

Allaah Knows best.

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Number of prophets and messengers

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Portraying Prophets and Messengers

State of Belief of Prophets Before Prophecy

Maryam Was Neither the Biological Daughter Nor Sister of Prophet Haaroon

The Message of all Prophets Is Same

Every nation received Warner

Believing in prophet after Muhammad is Kufr

Whether Allaah named all the Prophets

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