The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1971 page)
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Ras
l
l(Arab.,
rasala
, ‘send’). One whom God sends, a messenger or apostle, and supremely, in Islam, the Prophet
Mu
ammad
(cf.
nab
). Each ’umma has received its ras
l (Qur’
n 10. 47; 16. 36), but Mu
ammad was sent to a people who had not yet received a ras
l. Previous ras
ls (
rusul
) in Qur’
n are N
(Noah), L
t (Lot), Ism
‘
l (Ishmael), M
sa (Moses), Shu‘aib, H
rasala
, ‘send’). One whom God sends, a messenger or apostle, and supremely, in Islam, the Prophet
Mu
ammad(cf.
nab
). Each ’umma has received its rasl (Qur’n 10. 47; 16. 36), but Muammad was sent to a people who had not yet received a rasl. Previous rasls (rusul
) in Qur’
n are N(Noah), Lt (Lot), Ism‘l (Ishmael), Msa (Moses), Shu‘aib, HOther books
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