Rasul
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In Islam, a rasul (Arabic: رسول, "messenger," plural rusul) is a prophet sent by God with a Shariah ("Divine Law"). According to the Qur'an, God has sent many prophets (anbiyaa, sing. nabi) to mankind. Twenty-five are mentioned by name in the Qur'an (see Prophets of Islam), but according to the hadiths of the prophet Muhammad, there have been over 124,000 prophets in total sent to all portions of the Earth to preach and spread the message of Islam. Of these, the Qur'an names five as rasul: Ismail (Ishmael), Daud (David), Musa (Moses), Isa (Jesus), and Muhammad.[1] But it is also mentioned in the Quran that God has sent many revelations [aside from the five mentioned].
The Greek: aγγελος, angel meaning "messenger" has the meaning of a supernatural being. Islam does not consider the five "messengers" to be supernatural beings. The Arabic word for angelic supernatural beings is Malā’ikah (ملائكة).
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- ^ University of Southern California Compendium of Muslim Texts. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
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| Adam | Idris | Nuh | Hud | Saleh | Ibrahim | Lut | Ismail | Is'haq | Yaqub | Yusuf | Ayoub |  |
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| آدم | إدريس | نوح | هود | صالح | إبراهيم | لوط | إسماعيل | إسحاق | يعقوب | يوسف | أيوب | ||
| Adam | Enoch | Noah | Eber | Shelah | Abraham | Lot | Ishmael | Isaac | Jacob | Joseph | Job | ||
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| Shoaib | Musa | Harun | Dhul-Kifl | Daud | Sulayman | Ilyas | Al-Yasa | Yunus | Zakariya | Yahya | Isa | Muhammad | |
| شُعيب | موسى | هارون | ذو الكفل | داود | سليمان | إلياس | إليسع | يونس | زكريا | يحيى | عيسى | مُحمد | |
| Jethro | Moses | Aaron | Ezekiel | David | Solomon | Elijah | Elisha | Jonah | Zechariah | John | Jesus | Joshua |
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