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The complete definition of the word "Prophet" must be: "one
who receives oracles or messages from God, and delivers
them faithfully to the person or people intended." It is evident
that a divine message need not necessarily be a foretelling of
past and future events. In the same way verb "prophesy"
does not necessarily mean to reveal the past or future
occurrences, but rather to preach or promulgate the message
from God. Consequently to prophesy is to deliver and utter
a new oracle, its nature or character being quite immaterial.
To read the words of a prophet would be to prophesy no
more than would a prophet deliver an oracle when making
a discourse or public speech of his own accord. In the
Koran God orders His beloved worshiper Prophet Muhammad to
declare: "Say: 'I am only human like you, revealed to me
who receives oracles or messages from God, and delivers
them faithfully to the person or people intended." It is evident
that a divine message need not necessarily be a foretelling of
past and future events. In the same way verb "prophesy"
does not necessarily mean to reveal the past or future
occurrences, but rather to preach or promulgate the message
from God. Consequently to prophesy is to deliver and utter
a new oracle, its nature or character being quite immaterial.
To read the words of a prophet would be to prophesy no
more than would a prophet deliver an oracle when making
a discourse or public speech of his own accord. In the
Koran God orders His beloved worshiper Prophet Muhammad to
declare: "Say: 'I am only human like you, revealed to me