Messenger/prophet-GET RID of unquranic definitions (A must read)
The definitions of Rashad Khalifa that "prophet brings the book and messenger not" and that "every prophet is a messenger but not every messenger is prophet" are FALSE DEFINITIONS - UNQURANIC definitions.
His argumentation was just like sunnie`s(no offense we are just discussing) ...
1.They quote the verses where God says that he revealed "kitab/book and hikmah/wisdom" and extricate from it that it must be that kitab and hikma are two separate things(because of conjunction waw/and)- two revelations Kitab=Quran and Himkma= sunnah/hadith...
2.And RK qouted the verse where God say that he "did not send before you any messenger, nor a prophet" and you conclude that it must be two separate and distinct things(because of conjunction wa/and-translated as nor). (prophet who brings the book and messenger who do not brings the book)
This is pure sunnism....
1.Kitab/book and hikmah/wisdom are two inseparable aspects of the one same thing -Quran.
and, in regards to humans,
2.messenger and prophet/announcer are two *inseparable* aspects of one same thing...the man who is sent from God with God`s message to humanity to announce it to them
And the words messenger and prophet are used INTERCHANGEABLY IN WHOLE QURAN...warning And I REPEAT,Khalifas definitions are false - UNQURANIC definitions.
See these verses below( as well as many others in Quran)...
2:285, “The messenger believes in what has been sent dawn to him from His Lord and so do the faithful. They all believe in God and His malai’ka , His books and **His messengers**/rusulihi, we make no distinction among any of His messengers/rusulihi.”
2:177, “ The righteous one is he who believes in God and the last day, and His mala’ika and His books and His **prophets/nabiyyeen**.”
You see in one verse they believe in messengers and in the other they believe in prophets...
Also...
2:136, “ Say: “ We believe in God and that which is sent down to us and what was sent down to Ibrahim and Isma&eel and Ishaq and Ya&qoob and the tribes and what was given to Musa and &isa and what was given to the NABIYYOON/prophets from their Lord, we make no distinction among any of them.”
Connect it with 2/285 where they make no distiction among messengers....
Specially see this verse:
“All who obey God and the messenger (ar rasool) are in the company of those on whom is the grace of God.- of the prophets/(nebijjeena) the sincere (lovers of the truth) (as sidiqeena) and the witnesses (wash shuha daa) and the righteous. How beautiful is their company.” 4:69
So according to RK those who obey messenger will not be in company of messengers in heaven ???
They will be in company of prophets only???
And messengers will not be in heaven??
Also...
In 3:144, God says: “ wa ma muhamadun ila rasoolun qad khalat min qablihir rusul”
“Muhamed is but a messenger many messengers have passed away before him…”
So, according to RK Muhamad is only a messenger and not a prophet????
But muhamed is called messenger as well as prophet in Quran...
Specially see this, they(BOTH) bring The book:
2/213: Mankind were one community, and Allah sent (unto them)***prophets*** as bearers of good tidings and as warners, and revealed therewith THE BOOK with the truth that it might judge between mankind concerning that wherein they differed.
57/25 We verily sent Our ***messengers*** with clear proofs, and revealed with them THE BOOK and the Balance, that mankind may observe right measure;
SO IT IS CLEAR LIKE DAYlight THAT MESSENGER AND PROPHET ARE TWO TERMS USED INTERCHANGEABLY IN QURAN and two INSEPARABLE facets of one same person/thing
And there is no room for those who claim that they are messengers but not prophets...