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Prophets of Islam

apostles who preach the news of what comes from the revelation and Sharia

In Islam, Prophets and Messengers (in Arabic the words Nabi and Rasul are used), are people chosen by Allah (the God) to guide mankind, and their communities especially when they need it most and to bring them back to the path towards Allah.

According to the Quran, Allah has sent over 125,000 prophets to every nation and Muhammad was sent to convey Allah’s message to the idol-worshipping Arab tribes during his time and to convey the Quran for mankind to use and to learn from after his passing, and Muhammad was the last prophet.

Qur'an

There are many prophets in Islam, of them 25 prophets are mentioned by name in the Qur'an. These are:

  1. Adam (آدم)
  2. Idris (إدريس) (Enoch)
  3. Nuh (نوح) (Noah)
  4. Hud (هود) (Eber)
  5. Saleh (صالح) (Shelah)
  6. Ibrahim (إبراهيم)(Abraham)
  7. Lut (لوط) (Lot)
  8. Ismail (إسماعيل) (Ishmael)
  9. Ishaq (إسحاق) (Isaac)
  10. Ya'qub (يعقوب) (Jacob)
  11. Yusuf (يوسف) (Joseph)
  12. Ayub (أيوب) (Job)
  13. Shu'aib (شعيب) (Jethro)
  14. Musa (موسى)(Moses)
  15. Harun (هارون) (Aaron)
  16. Dul-Kifl (ذو الكفل) (Ezekiel)
  17. Dawud (داود) (David)
  18. Suleyman (سليمان)(Solomon)
  19. Ilyas (إلياس) (Elijah)
  20. Al-Yasa (اليسع) (Elisha)
  21. Yunus (يونس)(Jonah)
  22. Zakaria (زكريا)(Zechariah)
  23. Yahya (يحيى) (John the Baptist)
  24. Isa (عيسى) (Jesus)
  25. Muhammad (محمد)

Other prophets and/or chosen figures

Muslims believe in other prophets and/or chosen figures other than those mentioned by name in the Qur'an, such as: Joshua, Samson, Luqman, Caleb, Seth, Daniel, Isaiah, Hosea, Jeremiah, Shem, Benjamin, Khidr, and Dhu al-Qarnayn (traditionally believed to be a reference to Alexander the Great).[1][2][3]

Known prophets

Prophets and messengers named in the Quran

According to tradition, Prophets (Nabi) mentioned in the Quran are sometimes interchanged with the word Messengers (Rasul), but not all Prophets were Messengers.[4]

Prophets and messengers in the Quran
Chronologically Ordered NumberNameArabic

(transliteration)

EquivalentProphet

(nabī)

Messenger

(rasūl)!! Book

Time when a prophet lived (event or years)Sent toNotes
1Adamآدَم

(ʾĀdam)

Adam✓ [5]✓ [5]Birth of humanity as we know itEarth[6]First Prophet
2Idrisإِدْرِيس

(ʾIdrīs)

Enoch✓ [7]BabylonTailor; inventor of the needle
3Nuhنُوح

(Nūḥ)

Noah✓ [8]✓ [9]Great FloodThe people of Noah [10]Survivor of the Great Flood
4Hudهُود

(Hūd)

Eber✓ [11]✓ [11]ʿĀd tribe [12]Merchant
5Salehصَالِح

(Ṣāliḥ)

✓ [13]✓ [13]Thamud tribe [14]Camel breeder
6Ibrahimإِبْرَاهِيم

(ʾIbrāhīm)

Abraham✓ [15]✓ [16]Scrolls of Abraham[17]Migration to Iraq and spread of the message of MonotheismThe people of Iraq [18]Builder of the Kaaba, Founder of Abrahamic Religions
7Lutلُوط

(Lūṭh)

Lot✓ [19]✓ [20]The people of Lot [21]Historian and traveler
8Ismailإِسْمَاعِيل

(ʾIsmāʿīl)

Ishmael✓ [22]✓ [22]MeccaFounder of the Arabian people
9Ishaqإِسْحَاق

(ʾIsḥāq)

Isaac✓ [23]Jerusalem/PalestineFounders of the Israelite people; Isra’ill
10Yaqubيَعْقُوب

(Yaʿqūb)

Jacob✓ [23]
11Yusufيُوسُف

(Yūsuf)

Joseph✓ [24]✓ [25]EgyptInventor
12Ayyubأَيُّوب

(ʾAyyūb)

Job✓ [24]EdomKnown for his patience
13Shuʿaybشُعَيْب

(Shu‘ayb)

Jethro✓ [26]✓ [26]Midian[27]Shepherd
14Musaمُوسَىٰ

(Mūsā)

Moses✓ [28]✓ [28]Tawrah (Torah) Suhoof Musa (Scrolls of Moses)[29]~1400s BCE-1300s BCE, or ~1300s BCE-1200s BCEPharaoh and his establishment[30]Challenged the Pharaoh and spread the word of the Torah/Tawrat, Founder of Judaism
15Harunهَارُون

(Hārūn)

Aaron✓ [31]Pharaoh and his establishmentVizier
16Dhul-Kiflذُو ٱلْكِفْل

(Zūlkifli)

Debated, Ezekiel, Buddha,[32][33][34] Joshua, Obadiah[35] Isaiah.[35][36]✓ [37]Iraq
17Dawudدَاوُۥد \ دَاوُود

(Dāūd)

David✓ [8]✓[8]Zabur (Psalms) [38]~1000s BCE-971 BCEJerusalemSpread the word of Psalms/Zabur
18Sulaymanسُلَيْمَان

(Sulaymān)

Solomon✓ [8]~971 BCE-931 BCEJerusalemCopperworker, third and last king of the United Monarchy; built the First Temple; Son of Dawud
19Ilyasإِلْيَاس

(ʾIlyās)

Elijah✓ [8]✓ [39]The people of Ilyas [40]Silk weaver
20Alyasaٱلْيَسَع

(Alyasaʿ)

Elisha✓ [8]Samaria
21Yunusيُونُس

(Yūnus)

Jonah✓ [8]✓ [41]The people of Younis[42]Swallowed by large fish
22Zakariyyaزَكَرِيَّا

(Zakarīyā)

Zechariah✓ [8]JerusalemFather of Yahya
23Yahyaيَحْيَىٰ

(Yaḥyā)

John the Baptist✓ [43]Jerusalem
24Isaعِيسَىٰ

(ʿĪsā)

Jesus✓ [44]✓ [45]Injil (Gospel) [46]~4 BCE-~30 CE, or ~0-~30 CEThe Children of Isra’ill[47]The Messiah, spread the word of the Gospel/Injil, Founder of Christianity
25Muhammadمُحَمَّد

(Muḥammad)

Muhammad✓ [48][49]✓ [50]Quran[51]571-632The Arab Tribes and mankind [52]Shepherd, Founder of Islam; Seal of the Prophets, spread the word of the Quran

Figures whose prophethood is debated

Figures whose prophethood is debated
NameArabic

(transliteration)

EquivalentSent toNote
Daniyalدانيال

(Dānīyāl)

DanielBabylon[53]Usually considered by Muslims to be a prophet, but he is not mentioned in the Qur'an, nor in Sunni Muslim hadith, but he is a prophet according to Shia Muslim hadith.[54][55]
Dhu Al-Qarnaynذُو ٱلْقَرْنَيْن

(Ḏū al-Qarnayn)

Traditionally identified with Alexander the Great[2][56], while some modernists have identified him with Cyrus the Great[57], and others with Imru'l-Qays,[58] Messiah ben Joseph,[59] Darius the Great,[60] Oghuz Khagan[61])The people he met on his travels[Quran 18:83-101]He appears in the Quran[Quran 18:83-101] as one who travels to east and west and erects a barrier between mankind and Gog and Magog (called Ya'juj and Ma'juj).[62]
Hizqilحزقيل

(Ḥizqīl)

EzekielIraqHe is often identified as being the same figure as Dhul-Kifl,[63] Although not mentioned in the Qur'an by the name, Muslim scholars, both classical[64] and modernCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

have included Ezekiel in lists of the prophets of Islam.

Irmiyaإرْميا

(Irmiyā)

JeremiahPalestine[65]He does not appear in the Quran or any canonical hadith, but his narrative is fleshed out in Muslim literature and exegesis, moreover some non-canonical hadith and tafsirs narrate that the Parable of the Hamlet in Ruins is about Irmiya.[66]
Khidrٱلْخَضِر

(al-Khaḍir)

Unknown, sometimes identified as Melchizedek, and sometimes equated with Elijah[67]The seas,[68] the oppressed peoples,[68] Isra’ill,[Quran 18:65-82] Mecca,[69] and all lands where a prophet exists[70]The Quran also mentions the mysterious Khidr (but does not name him), identified at times with Melchizedek (who is the figure that Abram accompanies on one journey). Although most Muslims regard him as an enigmatic saint, some see him as a prophet as well.
Maryamمَرْيَم

(Maryam)

MaryIsraelSome scholars regard Maryam (Mary) as a messenger and a prophetess, since God sent her a message through an angel and because she was a vessel for divine miracles. Islamic belief regards her as one of the holiest of women, but the matter of her prophethood continues to be debated.
Luqmanلقمان

(Luqman)

-Ethiopia[71][72]The Quran mentions the sage Luqman in the chapter named after him, but does not clearly identify him as a prophet. The most widespread Islamic belief views Luqman as a saint, but not as a messenger, however, other Muslims regard Luqman as a messenger as well. The Arabic term wali is commonly translated into English as "Saint". This should not be confused with the Christian tradition of sainthood.
Samuilصموئيل

(Ṣamūʾīl)

SamuelIsrael[73][74][74]Not mentioned by name, only referred to as a messenger/prophet sent to the Israelites and who anoints Saul as a king.[73][74]
Shithشيث

(Šiṯ)

SethMankind[75]He is not mentioned in the Quran, but he is mentioned in Hadith, and is revered within Islamic tradition.
Talutطالوت

(Ṭālūt)

Traditionally identified with Saul,[76] while some have identified him with GideonIsrael[77]Some Muslims refer to Saul as Talut, and believe that he was the commander of Israel. Other scholars, however, have identified Talut as Gideon. According to the Qur'an, Talut was chosen by Samuel to lead them into war. Talut led the Israelites to victory over the army of Goliath, who was killed by Dawud (David).
Uzairعزير

(ʿUzayr)

EzraIsraelHe is mentioned in the Quran,[78] but he is not specified to have been a prophet, although many Islamic scholars hold Uzair to be one of the prophets.[79][80]
Yushaيُوشَعُ

(Yūša)

JoshuaIsrael[73][74]Yusha (Joshua) is not mentioned by name in the Quran, but his name appears in other Islamic literature and in multiple Hadith. In the Quranic account of the conquest of Canaan, Joshua and Caleb are referenced, but not named, as two men, on whom God "had bestowed His grace". Yusha is regarded by most scholars as the prophetic successor to Musa (Moses).

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