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A comparative Study of Prophet in the Holy Quran and the Testaments
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Authors: Ashraf Sadat Noei Baghban (Iran) , Hojjatul Islam Mahdi Sazindagi (Iran)
Reccive: 2013/9/21 Accept: 2014/3/19
Abstract
In this paper, citing from the Holy Quran, the Testaments and also referring to available
sources especially Commentaries (Tafasir), the common and special basis about
prophecy and revelation have been determined and considered. In this comparison
between the Holy Quran and the Testaments, we reached this conclusion that the holy
prophets were mediums to reveal the words of God to this world, but in the old testament,
this word (prophet) was also applied to other people and in the new testament, the word
prophet applies to the messengers and apostles of Jesus and those who used to receive the
God’s message and deliver it to the people. Another point is that the selection of prophet
by the God’s providence and will is a common point between the Holy Quran and the Old
Testament. The Holy Quran emphasizes on the eternity of prophecy for a prophet but the
Old Testament doesn’t accept this issue. Difference between prophets with respect to
their degree of grace and perfection is one of the commonalities of the holy Quran and
the Testaments. The Holy Quran and the Testaments mention the necessity for people to
obey the prophets. Teachings of the prophets are also a common point between the Holy
Quran and the Testaments, and likewise monotheism, resurrection and eternal life are
also the common points between the Holy Quran and the New Testament. Muslim
scholars and the clerics of the Old Testament have common belief in the meaning of
miracle. Knowing God as the origin of all the miracles, the Holy Quran and the
Testaments refer some of miracles to the prophets provided that this is by the permission
of God. The Holy Quran and the Testaments accept the infallibility of prophets in
reception and propagation of the revelation. The practical and doctrinal infallibility of
prophets are special to the Holy Quran. The Holy Quran and the Testaments describe
Hazrat Musa (AS) as “Kalim-ul-Allah” (the one who speaks to God). He is a prophet who
is privileged and prominent because of the abundance in miracles. From the perspective
of the Holy Quran and the Old Testament, revelation is a type of ultra-human awareness
and a sacred-heavenly teaching and an occult knowledge and is not a result of internal
unveiling or enlightenment of the prophet. Unveiling specific to God in Jesus (AS) is not
accepted by the Holy Quran and the Old Testament. The last thing is that the common
point of all the divine religions is salvation and liberation of the human being and this job
is done through revelation. The Old Testament and the holy Quran insist that the revealed
rules and divine laws result in salvation and liberation.
Keywords: Quran, Prophet, Gospel, Torah, Bible

1. Confirming Student Almustafa Open University, hozeh_noei@yahoo.com
2. Professor of Almustafa Open University, sazmahdi@gmail.com