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Is it understood from the Hadith: "The curse of Allah be upon the Jews and Christians, who took the graves of their prophets as places of worship," that Christians have prophets other than Jesus?

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The answers clarify that the issue with the hadith which curses Jews and Christians for taking the graves of their prophets as places of worship, given that Christians only have one prophet, Jesus (peace be upon him), is resolved through two interpretations:

1. The intent is prophets and their great followers: The hadith includes prophets and the righteous among their followers, as explained by Jundub's hadith which mentioned "the graves of their prophets and their righteous ones." When Christians are mentioned separately, "the righteous servant" is stated, and when Jews are mentioned separately, "prophets" is stated. 2. Combining the two groups: "Their prophets" was mentioned in the plural to denote the prophets shared by both Jews and Christians, or because Christians followed the Jews in this innovation, and because Christians consider the prophets of Banu Isra'il before Jesus as their prophets.

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