Muslims call Mohammed this because they believe that he was the last to receive direct revelation from God, "Allah" in Arabic. According to Islam, there have been no more prophets since Mohammed.
He was also a political and military leader, skills which he developed in response to rejection and religious persecution of his followers by the ruling Arabs in the city of Mecca. In this way his role resembles that of Moses and David, but not of Job or Jesus, all of whom are considered prophets in the Muslim tradition. Find a partial list of Muslim prophets here.
After Mohammed's death there were religio-political splits in Islam, the largest and oldest being the one between Sunni and Shi'a, but consistent with all schools is the belief that Mohammed was the last and greatest leader whom God educated explicitly with unique revelation of His will, recorded in the Q'uran.
Current Events » in reply to Seems to be a reasonable sort of person. And I'm curious as to his definition of "prophet"
The Seal of the Prophets
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- Making sense of the Muslim outrage over the cartoons.
- They do not understand "Freedom of the Press".
- The more I think about it.
- One Muslim's view:
- "Jesus in a gay bar, with a "Jesus is a fag" caption. I would imagine that fundamental Christians would be outraged."
- re: Da Vinci's Last Supper
- While it was in poor taste, Freedom of the Press permits it.
- I find this hilarious....
- No religion is truthful, and therefore should never trump freedom of expression
- I think they were offensive to Christians.
- Your ignorance of the story of Mohammed is astounding.
- re: Thanks for the information oh most Knowledgable One.
- In reply to the post by the smearer of Catholics, below:
- oh, so you're actually denying the massacre at Medina are you?
- there is some debate about Muhammed yes...but most sources agree he owned slaves, made war, ordered assasinations, and killed jews.
- quite correct
- You're welcome. It comes courtesy of a Hungarian refugee who served in the Hungarian foreign service in Turkey.
- In reply to the post by the smearer of Catholics, below:
- re: Thanks for the information oh most Knowledgable One.
- Your ignorance of the story of Mohammed is astounding.
- Thoughtul post, thanks