LessonsThe Rightly Guided Caliphate, Ten Promised Paradise, the Righteous Predecessors and SaintsQuiz

وَلَا نُفَضِّلُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ
We do not prefer any saint over any Prophet, peace be upon them.

Prophets and saints may both be devoted servants of Allah, yet prophethood is higher than sainthood. Worship, spiritual exertion or extraordinary events associated with a saint do not elevate that person above a Prophet.

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The ranks of Prophets and saints

The Rightly Guided Caliphate, Ten Promised Paradise, the Righteous Predecessors and Saints

وَلَا نُفَضِّلُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ
We do not prefer any saint over any Prophet, peace be upon them.

Prophets and saints may both be devoted servants of Allah, yet prophethood is higher than sainthood. Worship, spiritual exertion or extraordinary events associated with a saint do not elevate that person above a Prophet.