Title: Difference between Nabi and Rasul - an Uncommon Interpretation Question: Your interpretation about the difference between Nabi and Raul is appealing. But is it not a fact that the proposed interpretation is described by you people only, in the whole Muslim history? Why? Dr M Asif Answer: Trying to determine why a particular opinion was or was not held by scholars in the past can entail a lot of presumptions and conjecture, which may easily render such determination meaningless. I would suggest that rather than try determining the reasons for anyone's holding or not holding a particular opinion, we should concentrate on the reasoning and the bases of the opinions of the various scholars and then try to judge which opinion is based on sounder grounds and reasoning. We should then follow that opinion, which seems to be based on stronger grounds till such time that we remain convinced about it. I hope this helps. Regards, Moiz Amjad January 1, 2002