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  • Is Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم Rasul Or Nabi?

    Posted by Ahmad Shoaib on May 4, 2021 at 7:45 pm

    At-Tahrim – 66:1

    Arabic

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَآ أَحَلَّ ٱللَّهُ لَكَۖ تَبۡتَغِى مَرۡضَاتَ أَزۡوَٰجِكَۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    An-Nisa’ – 4:80

    Arabic

    مَّن يُطِعِ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَقَدۡ أَطَاعَ ٱللَّهَۖ وَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَفِيظًا

    Both titles are used. So which one is he صلى الله عليه وسلم ?

    Faisal Haroon replied 3 years ago 3 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Is Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم Rasul Or Nabi?

    Faisal Haroon updated 3 years ago 3 Members · 6 Replies
  • Arsalan Riaz

    Member May 4, 2021 at 8:09 pm

    I think all rasool are nabi as well but all anbiya are not rasool

    • Ahmad Shoaib

      Contributor May 4, 2021 at 8:16 pm

      Yes so why are both words used? Is the duty of a nabi different to the duty of a rasool?

    • Arsalan Riaz

      Member May 4, 2021 at 8:33 pm

      This is Dr. Israr Ahmed’s interpretation.

  • Faisal Haroon

    Moderator May 5, 2021 at 7:52 am

    Prophet Muhammad SAW was both a nabi and a rasool. The details have been explained before:

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    • Ahmad Shoaib

      Contributor May 5, 2021 at 7:53 am

      As a person is it different? Because wherever in the Quran we are told to obey him صلى الله عليه وسلم we are told to obey the Rasul. And when he is reprimanded eg in surah tahrim he is always called nabi.

    • Faisal Haroon

      Moderator May 5, 2021 at 8:06 am

      That’s a great observation, I have not looked at it from this angle before. But of course, it makes sense that in his position as a rasool – a direct vicegerent of God on earth he had to be obeyed.

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