In other aspects they do not differ from other human beings.

In other aspects they do not differ from other human beings. Exactly like others, they are born, eat, drink, sleep, procreate, rear children, and live their span of life, and then pass away. The Qur'an says of Mohammed (pbuh&hf): "Say, I am only a man the like of you, it is revealed to me that your God is the only God, so whoever, he hopes for encounter with his Lord, shall work righteously, and in the worship of his Lord admit no one as His partner." --Sura 18: verse 110.

Islamic teaching concerning all messengers of God, among them Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus is the same. They are all men raised to the station of prophecy and their only distinction is that they receive God's revelations to hand over to their fellowmen. 26: Miracles by Prophets Qur'an speaks, too, of miracles worked by the prophets , but in many verses it is stressed that to work miracles is not left at their discretion.

They do not possess an extra faculty to those we own, thus working miracles on request. Those opposed to Islam constantly requested miracles from the Prophet. They would say that if he was truly a prophet of God he ought to be able to do extraordinary things without further ado.

The Prophet would reply: "It is not left to me to perform miracles at your caprice." The miracles you have heard of God's prophets are God's works performed exceptionally when conditions have rendered them necessary, regardless of the personal inclination of the prophet concerned. Accordingly, miracles do not raise a prophet above the station of other men. See Qur'an, Sura 6, verse 109, Sura 17, verses 90-93 and many other verses.

27: Science, Reason And Revelation Before coming to know the prophets of God we have only one source of knowledge, experiment and thought, science and reason. Once we have known the messengers of God and got sure that they utter nothing but from God we have gained a new source to realise the truth, i.e. the teachings of the prophets which originate from the revelation.

Man has no better source of acquainting himself with God, the problems of the hereafter and a way of life both pleasing his God and resulting in eternal happiness. Previous…