Prophets and messengers in Islam human beings of all time. A prophet, in the Muslim sense of the term, is a person whom God specially chose to teach the faith of Islam. Some were called to prophesy late in life, in Muhammad's case at the age of 40. Others, such as John the Baptist, were called to prophesy while still at a young age and Jesus prophesied while still in his cradle. The Quran verse 4:69 lists various virtuous groups of human beings, among whom prophets (including messengers) occupy the highest rank. Verse 4:69 reads: Biblical stories retold in the Quran in the Arabic language
Freedom of religion in the Maldives Maldives discussing the subject of religion. He declared at the meeting that his own comparative studies on philosophy had meant he could not accept Islam, and declared himself to be an atheist. He was immediately arrested, under the pretext of saving him from being attacked for his beliefs by others at the meeting. After three days of intense counseling and the threat of a state-imposed death sentence he publicly converted to Islam. Even so, the Maldivian Police submitted his case to their public prosecutors office as of 29 August 2010. According to the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or