God is believed to have instructed each of these prophets to warn his community against evil and urge his people to obey God. Although only 25 prophets are mentioned by name in the Qur'an, a [[Hadith]] (no. 21257 in ''Musnad [[Ibn Hanbal]]'') mentions that there were [[124,000]] of them in total throughout history, and the [[Qur'an]] says that God has sent a prophet to every group of people throughout time, and that Muhammad is the last of the Prophets.({{Quran-usc|16|36}}) In general, Muslims regard the stories of the Qur'an as [[history|historical]]. The message of all the prophets is believed to be the same. Many of these prophets are also found in the texts of [[Judaism]] (The Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings; collectively known as the Old Testament to Christians) and [[Christianity]].<ref>The [[Bible]]; containing both the Old and New Testaments (see [[Biblical narratives and the Qur'an]])</ref> | God is believed to have instructed each of these prophets to warn his community against evil and urge his people to obey God. Although only 25 prophets are mentioned by name in the Qur'an, a [[Hadith]] (no. 21257 in ''Musnad [[Ibn Hanbal]]'') mentions that there were [[124,000]] of them in total throughout history, and the [[Qur'an]] says that God has sent a prophet to every group of people throughout time, and that Muhammad is the last of the Prophets.({{Quran-usc|16|36}}) In general, Muslims regard the stories of the Qur'an as [[history|historical]]. The message of all the prophets is believed to be the same. Many of these prophets are also found in the texts of [[Judaism]] (The Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings; collectively known as the Old Testament to Christians) and [[Christianity]].<ref>The [[Bible]]; containing both the Old and New Testaments (see [[Biblical narratives and the Qur'an]])</ref> |