A prophet is a messenger. For Muslims, he is a person through whom AllahThe Arabic word for God, commonly used by Muslims. speaks. Traditionally, there are 124,000 prophets within Islam and Muslims believe that the Prophet MuhammadThe Arab prophet who founded the religion of Islam. is the final prophet.
Whenever a Muslim mentions the name of Muhammad, they say âPeace be upon him.â For Muslims, the prophets provide an important link between Allah and humankind.