Important People of Islam

In Islamic religion there had been many prophets, who all brought Allah’s message, but there are three prophets which are the most recognized for Muslims: Muhammad, Jesus and Abraham.

*Muhammad is said to be the most important prophet for Muslims because he is the founder of the religion of Islam, and is considered the restorer of a faith of other different prophets that came before him. He was born in Mecca, and raised by his uncle. He had many different jobs until one day he was tired and he went to a distant cave to meditate, and there he received his first revelation from Allah.

After that episode, he started spreading Allah’s messages and proclaiming that they had to complete surrender to Allah because he was the only God. Muhammad gained a lot of followers which, after some persecutions, helped him to spread the religion of Islam. For having a really big influence on the Arabian Peninsula and for his revelations, Muhammad became the most important prophet for Muslims, which is mentioned many times in the Koran.

*Jesus is also considered a messenger of God, which was sent to guide the people of Israel. Muslims, like Catholics, believe that Jesus was born to Mary as a virginal conception, and he was given the ability to make miracles, but as a difference from Catholic religion, Muslims don’t believe he was killed nor crucified, they think he was raised alive up to heaven. Jesus is considered to have been a Muslim, and the religion of Islam rejects that he was the son of God, and see him as a normal person which was chosen to spread God’s message. Jesus is mentioned 25 times in the Koran.

*Abraham is commonly called as the Father of the Prophets. He was also a messenger of God which made an important sacrifice, by almost killing his own son, just to show his faith and trust in Him. This act of love towards God is remembered in one of the Five Pillars of Islam, the Hajj, which is a pilgrimage to Mecca. Abraham’s life is narrated in the Koran, showing him as an important prophet, and he is also mentioned for times in each of the five daily prayers of Muslims, making him a very important person in the Islamic religion.



Author: Maria Andrea Ramirez
Co-Editors: Melissa Lopez and Sara Aguirre