Omar Suleiman

Absolutely.

So it's part of our tradition that when we say the name of a prophet, at least the first time in the conversation, we say, peace be upon him.

And then afterwards, it's still praiseworthy to say, peace be upon him.

So if you're reading an Islamic article and you see in parentheses, P-B-U-H, peace be unto him or peace be upon him.

When I was in high school, I often tell this story.

I wrote an article about Jesus, peace be upon him in Islam and Christianity.

And my teacher comes up to me and she says, you can't do that.

I said, what?

And she like slams the paper on the desk.

She says, you can't say Jesus.

And I said, no, no.

P-B-U-H, peace be upon him.

So that's what it means and something that we reserve for the prophets of God and we honor them with.

So who is Muhammad?

So the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, is the descendant of Abraham, peace be upon him, through Ishmael.

God promises Hagar and Ishmael that he will make of him a great nation.

And so there are prophets that are descended from Isaac, and then from the brothers of Isaac comes the prophet Muhammad.

And he is the final prophet of a long line of prophets.

And we do not distinguish between the prophets in regards to their role.

And so Islam has a very accessible theology.