Why are the prophets so important is the religion of Islam?
Prophets are important in Islam because each Prophet brought down “Islam”. Islam is the description of the “spiritual state” or “spiritual condition” of a person. This definition is irrespective of time or place. Islam means to “voluntarily submit ones will to the will of GOD”. To “voluntarily submit oneself” means to believe in the one God, his Prophets and follow the commandments/laws they brought down for that time. A “Muslim” is ONE who has voluntarily submitted his/herself to the Lord of Abraham (ALLAH). All the Prophets from Adam to Noah, to Abraham , to Moses ,to Jesus , to Mohammed and all in between as well as their followers were “Muslim” and they practiced “Islam”. Moses and all his followers were of those who submitted themselves to the Lord of Abraham so they were in the spiritual condition of “Islam” as “Muslims”. For the followers of Moses to stay “Muslim” they would have had to follow the last Israelite Prophet (Messiah) – Jesus — and obey the latest commands sent down
