Prophets of Islam
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Prophets of Islam are male human beings who are regarded by Muslims to be prophets chosen by God. All prophets preached the same message.
Qur'an [change]
There are 26 prophets mentioned in the Qur'an. These are:
- Adam (آدم)
- Idris (إدريس)(Enoch)
- Nuh (نوح) (Noah)
- Saleh (صالح)
- Hud (هود)
- Ibrahim (إبراهيم)(Abraham)
- Lut (لوط) (Lot)
- Ismail (إسماعيل)
- Ishaq (إسحاق) (Isaac)
- Ya'qub (يعقوب) (Jacob)
- Yusuf (يوسف) (Joseph)
- Ayub (أيوب) (Job)
- Shu'aib (شعيب)
- Musa (موسى)(Moses)
- Harun (هارون) (Aaron)
- Dul-Kifl (ذو الكفل) (Ezekiel)
- Dawud (داود) (David)
- Suleyman (سليمان)(Solomon)
- Ilyas (إلياس) (Elijah)
- Khizar
- Al-Yasa (اليسع) (Elisha)
- Yunus (يونس)(Jonah)
- Zakaria (زكريا)(Zechariah)
- Yahya (يحيى) (John the Baptist)
- Isa (عيسى) (Jesus)
- Muhammad (محمد)
Other prophets [change]
Muslims believe in other prophets other than those mentioned by name in the Qur'an as there are many verses in the Qur'an which speak about it.