Question for Muslims

[Muslimah]

I am beginning to understand more about Muhamed (pbuh).

One thing I don't understand is why Muhamed is regarded as <b>the</b> messenger of Allah. I know Muhamed was the last messenger, but he was not the only messenger.

When Muslims say \"Allah is the only god, and Muhamed is the messenger of Allah\" it makes it sound as if Muhamed was the one and only messenger. ?

salams jush, I sort of was waiting for this point, Sobhan Allah

let me explain something here, the only problem which held the Jews back from embracing Islam, the fact that they denied that Mohamed (PAPBU) was the final Messenger they were waiting for and told about, fully explained about even looks wise in the Torah. (they are still waiting for him, I mean at the present time).

The only problem they had to accept this is that he came from the side of Ismail not Issac as they wanted to. So they refused to accept him as the final Messenger mentioned in the Torah..

Christians and allow me to use (Nasarah) just as they are called in Quran, did the same thing, they denied that this is the Messenger foretold about in the Bible by Eassa (peace and prayer be upon him). To them since the Lord himself came down and sacrificed himself or his only son, he wouldnt send a messenger. They also say that Mohamed is not a true prophet according to what Eassa warned as that after him there will be numerous false Prophets.

<b>This leaves us at the point that the only main issue here is the denial of Mohamed as a final Messenger</b>
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Therefore, when u take shahada, by the way, u dont say shahada only once a life time, but u do repeat it during prayer, we in order to underline this point are commanded to mention Mohamed's name (which is the difference between Muslims to accept Islam in other words accepting Mohamed as the final Messenger but not the only Messenger). It is an indication that we are accepting Islam as per what Mohamed conveyed in the Quran. Hope I did explain it well enough for u. If not may be someone else can build on it.

As naseeha referred u, we are commanded to believe in all Messengers and Prophets. Failure to do so, violates the integrity of our faith.