[BlackBird]

brothers, I'm pretty sure it means past prophets too (given the context) but insha'Allah I would like to get it confirmed if correct and corrected if wrong.

@ Pouring Rain: when you first read it, did you take it to mean past prophets too?

[edit: @Pouring Rain: one more nosy question if you don't mind (ignore the q if you do mind and I'll delete shortly). Perhaps someone has already asked you but have you considered doing an in-depth reading of the Qur'an with a Muslim scholar? I don't mean to imply scholars have infinite amounts of time and should be able to accommodate everyone/such individual requests but perhaps if it was possible to arrange a small group reading with a Muslim scholar (even better if the scholar is as familiar with Christianity and Judaism as you are) it would be helpful... I don't know if any exist in your area but the US certainly has a healthy share of Muslim scholars masha'Allah.]