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[[File:Signorelli-Antichrist and the devil.jpg|400px|thumb|Painting depicting [[the Devil]] whispering false prophecies to the Antichrist]] | [[File:Signorelli-Antichrist and the devil.jpg|400px|thumb|Painting depicting [[the Devil]] whispering false prophecies to the [[Antichrist]]]] | ||
A '''prophet''' is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people. The message that the prophet conveys is called a prophecy. | A '''prophet''' is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people. The message that the prophet conveys is called a prophecy. | ||
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The Quran states that Muhammad is the "Seal of the Prophets", which is understood by mainstream Sunni and Shīʿa Muslims to mean that anyone who claims to be a new prophet after him is a false prophet. | The Quran states that Muhammad is the "Seal of the Prophets", which is understood by mainstream Sunni and Shīʿa Muslims to mean that anyone who claims to be a new prophet after him is a false prophet. | ||
Jesus is rejected in every branch of Judaism as a failed Jewish Messiah claimant and a false prophet. | Jesus is rejected in every branch of [[Judaism]] as a failed Jewish Messiah claimant and a false prophet. | ||
==Satanic Verses== | |||
The [[Satanic Verses]] are words of "[[satan]]ic suggestion" which the [[Islam]]ic prophet Muhammad is alleged to have mistaken for divine revelation. The words praise the three pagan Meccan goddesses: ''al-Lāt'', ''al-'Uzzá'', and ''Manāt'' and can be read in early prophetic biographies of Muhammad by al-Wāqidī, Ibn Sa'd and the tafsir of al-Tabarī. | |||
Religious authorities embraced the story for the first two centuries of the Islamic era. However, beginning in the 13th century, Islamic scholars started to reject it as being inconsistent with Muhammad's "perfection," which meant that Muhammad was infallible and could not be fooled by Satan. | |||
[[Category:Religious Concepts]] | [[Category:Religious Concepts]] | ||