Muhammad in Islam of his wife Aisha. Muhammad is regarded as the final messenger and prophet by all the main branches of Islam who was sent by God to guide humanity to the right way (Quran ). The Quran uses the designation "Khatam an-Nabiyyin" () which is translated as "Seal of the Prophets". The title is generally regarded by Muslims as meaning that Muhammad is the last in the series of prophets beginning with Adam. The belief that a new prophet cannot arise after Muhammad is shared by both Sunni and Shi'i Muslims. Believing Muhammad is the last prophet is a fundamental belief
Prophets and messengers in Islam in the Qur'an discuss this: Numerous other people have been mentioned by scholars in the Hadith, exegesis, commentary. These people include: Prophets and messengers in Islam Prophets in Islam () include "messengers" ("rasul", "rusul"), bringers of a divine revelation via an angel (Arabic: , malāʾikah); and "prophets" ("nabī", pl. "anbiyāʼ"), lawbringers that Muslims believe were sent by God to every person, bringing God's message in a language they can understand. Knowledge of the Islamic prophets is one of the six articles of the Islamic faith, and specifically mentioned in the Quran. Muslims believe that the first prophet was also the