Ask Islam: Prophecy and Prophethood

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Can the phase prophecied to come after 900 years be avoided?

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How did a false concept regarding the finality of prophethood get introduced into Islam despite the fact that there mujaddids (reformers) and Imams had been clarifying this issue throughout Islam's history?

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Can people who are not prophets, such as Nostradamus, make true prophecies?

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If the mission of Jesus Christ was limited to the Jews while the mission of the Promised Messiah was for all of mankind, how can one draw similarities between the two messiahs?

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Does God sometimes comfort people by revealing the Muslim greeting ,"assalaamo alaikum" (peace be upon you), to them?

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Does God directly inform the enemies of the believers about their eventual failure, just as he informs the believers about their eventual success?

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How would one respond to those who say that since everything is finite except God, then prophethood must also be finite?

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Why are there no female prophets?

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What is the different between a messiah and a prophet?

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What is the meaning of the term "Messiah"?

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What is the meaning of the Arabic phrase "Khataman Nabiyeen?"

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Why were most prophets from Arab and Jewish descent?

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Is it true that, according to the Quran, a true prophet cannot be murdered?

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If there have been multiple religious cycles and multiple "Adam's", then does that mean that there were other "Khatame Nabiyeen's" (Seals of the Prophets)?