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This page groups figures by the wider religious tradition that recognizes them. Wikipedia notes that "within Christianity, veneration is practiced by groups such as the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, all of which have varying types of canonization or glorification processes." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every figure from one religious tradition together.

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What Defines This Grouping

Figures held to speak on behalf of God. The office is defined differently in each Abrahamic tradition, the Hebrew navi, the Christian reading of the prophets as witnesses to Christ, and the Islamic distinction between the nabi and the rasul who brings a scripture, and the three do not recognise the same list. 2

Size of the Traditional Set

Twenty-five prophets are named in the Quran on the usual count; the tradition holds that far more were sent. 3Islam

Sources

1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree

2. The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

John Bowker (ed.), Oxford University Press, 1997Entries: Prophecy; Prophet; NubuwwaView the Source

3. The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition

P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.), Brill, 2005s.v. NabiView the Source

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