Features of Prophethood in the Qur'an

Abstract

The research briefly dealt with the features of the prophets and messengers in the Holy Qur’an, Knowing at the outset the difference between the Prophet and the Messenger, Then the number of the prophets declared in the Qur’an or who were not mentioned in the Qur’an and mentioned by the Sunnah, and to which people were they sent. He mentioned some of the descriptions of the prophets, then the research talked about some of the characteristics of the prophets, and about the nature of God’s choice of his prophets and his selection of them. Concluding the research by talking about the infallibility of the prophets and their humanity, and the nature of the error in their right, The aim of this research was to clarify the picture drawn by the Qur’an in the method of presenting prophecy, and that prophecy is the means by which the laws of heaven were sent to earth to guide people and to establish the argument against them. Note that the features of prophecy are many and cannot be addressed in some pages.