All told, there are twenty-five major prophets in the Quran. God has sent thousands of messengers to mankind, said the Sheikh: some traditional Islamic sources say there are as many as 124,000 of them. When it comes to honoring fellow prophets, the Quran is expansive: Say, “We believe in God, and what was revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and what was given to Moses and Jesus, and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not make a distinction between any of them; we acquiesce to God.” (2:136)
