Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues — Page 12
12 islam’s response to contemporary issues This subject is repeated in other verses of the Holy Quran. For instance: Surely, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and seek to make a distinction between Allah and His Messengers, and say, ‘We believe in some and disbelieve in others’, and seek to take a way in between, these really are the disbelievers, and We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment. And those who believe in Allah and in all of His Messengers and make no distinction between any of them, to such He will soon give their rewards. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful. 5 Can Rank Be Different If Authenticity Is Equal? If all Prophets are equal in authenticity must they also need be equal in rank? The answer to this question is that in many respects, Prophets can vary in their personal qualities and the way they discharge their responsibilities. As far as their nearness to God and the relative status they hold in the sight of God is concerned, Messengers and Prophets can differ from each other. A study of the history of Prophets from the account of the Holy Bible, the Holy Quran and other Scriptures also affirms this conclusion.