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Prophet Quotes

Faith, leadership, and foresight

These prophet quotes include one speaker's view that a violent group like ISIS claims roots in the writings of the Prophet Muhammad, a reading the speaker explicitly calls a medieval interpretation, not the faith itself.

Thanks to 'A Prophet,' I'm known in a lot of countries.

Quotes by Tahar Rahim

It does not pay a prophet to be too specific.

Quotes by L. Sprague de Camp

The relationship between the prophet and the President, the priest and the President, is a sacred one.

Quotes by Jesse Jackson

ISIS itself, it draws its central belief system from the Koran and from the writings of the Prophet Muhammad. That is undeniable. And it's a medieval interpretation of it. It is a literal interpretation of it.

Quotes by Jack Keane

Belief Quotes

Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.

Quotes by Debbie Allen

'A Prophet' is one of my favorite films of all time.

Quotes by Daniel Kaluuya

The prophet and the martyr do not see the hooting throng. Their eyes are fixed on the eternities.

Quotes by Benjamin N. Cardozo

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these prophet quotes cover?
They cover the idea of a prophet in both a religious sense and as a public figure, including a film and the trust placed in prophetic leadership.
Does one of the quotes reference a specific religious text?
Yes, one quote is a speaker's own view that a violent group like ISIS claims its ideology comes from the Koran and the writings of the Prophet Muhammad, a reading the speaker explicitly calls a medieval interpretation rather than the faith itself.
Does this page suggest mainstream Islam is linked to that violence?
No, the quoted speaker is careful to frame it as one extremist group's own chosen interpretation, not a description of the Prophet Muhammad's teachings or of Muslims generally.
What does another quote say about the role of a prophet?
One describes the relationship between a prophet and a president, or a priest and a president, as a sacred Belief worth protecting.
Is there a lighter, non-religious quote about prophets?
Yes, one references the film 'A Prophet' as something that brought its subject recognition in many countries, and another jokes that it never pays a prophet to be too specific.

Other quotes here treat prophecy and leadership as a sacred Belief, from the bond between a prophet and a president to the wisdom of staying vague.