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ISLAM

The phrase, ''Last Prophet'', is used primarily in Islam , where it refers to Muhammad , whom Muslims hold to be the final prophet in the Monotheistic Abrahamic Tradition . Muhammad is similarly called the '' Seal Of The Prophets ''.


JUDAISM

Classical Judaism teaches that there will be no prophet greater than Moses , and all the other Prophets mentioned in the Tanakh ( Hebrew Bible ) were inferior to Moses and his prophecies. This was enunciated by Maimonides in the Jewish Principles Of Faith About The Status Of Moses :

Moses was superior to all prophets, whether they preceded him or arose afterwards. Moses attained the highest possible human level. He perceived God to a degree surpassing every human that ever existed... God spoke to all other prophets through an intermediary. Moses alone did not need this; this is what the Torah means when God says "Mouth to mouth, I will speak to him.


The last of the twelve Minor Prophets (canonically) (and the final book of the Christian Old Testament ) is commonly attributed to a prophet by the name of Malachi .


OTHER RELIGIONS

Other religious traditions have used this or similar terms.
Mani , founder of the Persian faith Manichaeism , also claimed to be the ''Seal of the Prophets'' and the last prophet.

In Mandaeanism , John The Baptist is considered the last prophet.

Mahavira , the founder of Jainism , also claimed to be the last prophet in a series of 24 Tirthankar s.