Belief in all the prophets is one of the articles of faith in Islam. Write about this Muslim belief in detail.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2016). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [10] (a) Belief in all the prophets sent by God starting from Adam to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is an integral part of every Muslims faith. Muslims believe that some of these prophets were nabis and others were rasuls. Answers could say that Muslims believe that all the prophets that came were men of outstanding moral character, sinless and preached the word of God. It is believed that there were 124000 prophets in all, the line ending with the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). All of these prophets were endowed with miracles and some were given books to guide mankind. Candidates could develop their answers by giving the names of some of these prophets and also the books that were revealed to them. They could write about the importance of believing in all of them and giving respect to all and writing about the finality of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as the seal of prophets.
2. [4] (b) It could be said that the message brought by all the prophets was of belief in the one God; good conduct and belief in resurrection and the Day of Judgment. This message is important to Muslims today just as it was important to Muslims of the past ages and will be to those of the future because it reiterates tawhid and accountability which if a person bears in mind will lead to good conduct and prosperity in this world and the next. It teaches Muslims tolerance for other revealed faiths and makes them realise that Islam is a continuation and culmination of the other revealed faiths. The unity of the message will foster better relations between Muslims and other believers etc. Not all the points mentioned above need to be written about and discussed to get to the higher level marks.