1

آدَم
(ʾĀdam)

Adam

✓ ^[67]

✓ ^[67]

―

―

―

Birth of humanity

Earth^[68]

First Prophet and father of all the human beings

2

إِدْرِيس
(ʾIdrīs)

Enoch?

✓ ^[69]

―

―

―

―

?

Never stated, later traditions claim Babylon

3

نُوح
(Nūḥ)

Noah

✓ ^[73]

✓ ^[74]

✓ ^[75]

✓ ^[76]

―

Great Flood

People of Noah^[77]

Survivor of the Great Flood

4

هُود
(Hūd)

✓ ^[78]

✓ ^[78]

―

―

―

c. 2400 BC^[79]

ʿĀd tribe^[80]

Merchant

5

صَالِح
(Ṣāliḥ)

✓ ^[81]

✓ ^[81]

―

―

―

?

Thamud tribe^[82]

Camel breeder

6

إِبْرَاهِيم
(ʾIbrāhīm)

Abraham

✓ ^[83]

✓ ^[84]

✓ ^[85]

✓ ^[76]

Scrolls of Abraham^[53]

Migration of the
Jews to Iraq^{[citation needed]}

People of
Iraq and Syria^[86]

Builder of the Kaaba

7

لُوط
(Lūṭ)

Lot

✓ ^[87]

✓ ^[88]

―

―

―

?

"People of
Lot"^[89]
(Sodom and Gomorrah)

Did not live in Palestine, but was considered "brethren" by its inhabitants.

8

إِسْمَاعِيل
(ʾIsmāʿīl)

Ishmael

✓ ^[90]

✓ ^[90]

―

―

―

?

Pre-Islamic Arabia
(Mecca)

Founder of the Arabian people

9

إِسْحَاق
(ʾIsḥāq)

Isaac

✓ ^[91]

―

―

―

―

?

Canaan

Founders of the Israelite people

10

يَعْقُوب
(Yaʿqūb)

Jacob

✓ ^[91]

―

―

―

―

?

Twelve Tribes
of Israel

11

يُوسُف
(Yūsuf)

Joseph

✓ ^[92]

✓ ^[93]

―

―

―

?

Egypt

Possessed a gift for prophecy.

12

أَيُّوب
(ʾAyyūb)

Job

✓ ^[92]

―

―

―

―

?

Edom

Known for his patience.^[94]

13

شُعَيْب
(Shuʿayb)

✓ ^[95]

✓ ^[95]

―

―

―

?

Midian^[96]

Shepherd

14

مُوسَىٰ
(Mūsā)

Moses

✓ ^[97]

✓ ^[97]

✓ ^[75]

✓ ^[76]

Tawrah (Torah); Scrolls of Moses^[45]

c. 1400s BCE – c. 1300s BCE, or c. 1300s BCE – c. 1200s BCE

Pharaoh and his establishment^[98]

Challenged the Pharaoh; lead the migration back to Israel

15

هَارُون
(Hārūn)

Aaron

✓ ^[99]

✓ ^[97]

―

―

―

?

Pharaoh and his establishment

Vizier, brother of Moses

16

دَاوُۥد \ دَاوُود
(Dāūd)

David

✓ ^[73]

✓^[73]

―

―

Zabur^[100]
(Psalms)

c. 1000s BCE – c. 971 BCE

Jerusalem

Military commander, 2nd king of Israel

17

سُلَيْمَان
(Sulaymān)

Solomon

✓ ^[73]

―

―

―

―

c. 971 BCE – c. 931 BCE

Jerusalem

Copperworker, 3rd and last king of the United Monarchy; built the First Temple; Son of Dawud

18

إِلْيَاس
(ʾIlyās)

Elijah

✓ ^[73]

✓ ^[101]

―

―

―

?

"People of
Ilyas"^[102]
(Children of Israel)

Silk weaver

19

ٱلْيَسَع
(Alyasaʿ)

Elisha

✓ ^[73]

―

―

―

―

?

Children
of Israel

―

20

يُونُس
(Yūnus)

Jonah

✓ ^[73]

✓ ^[103]

―

―

―

?

"People of
Yunus"^[104]
(Nineveh)

Swallowed by
a giant fish

21

ذُو ٱلْكِفْل
(Ḏū l-Kifli)

✓ ^[110]

―

―

―

―

?

Unknown, due in part to uncertain identity

Identity still unknown.

22

زَكَرِيَّا
(Zakariyyā)

Zechariah

✓ ^[73]

―

―

―

―

?

Jerusalem

Father of Yahya; was assassinated

23

يَحْيَىٰ
(Yaḥyā)

John the Baptist

✓ ^[111]

―

―

―

―

?

Jerusalem

Was assassinated

24

عِيسَىٰ
(ʿĪsā)

Jesus

✓ ^[112]

✓ ^[113]

✓ ^[76]

✓ ^[75]

Injil^[114]
(Gospel)

c. 4 BCE – c. 30 CE

Children of
Israel^[115]

The Messiah

25

مُحَمَّد
(Muḥammad)

✓ ^[116][117]

✓ ^[118]

✓ ^[85]

✓ ^[76]

Quran^[119]

571 – 632

All humanity
and jinn^[120]

Shepherd, merchant, founder of Islam; Seal of the Prophets

شَيْث

(Šayṯ)

Seth

Mankind^[122]

He is not mentioned in the Quran, but he is mentioned in Hadith, and is revered within Islamic tradition.

كالب

(Kaleb)

Caleb

Israel

In the Quran, Caleb is mentioned in the 5th surah of the Quran (Q5:20-26).

يُوشَع

(Yūšaʿ')

Joshua

Israel^[123][124]

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 to the prophetic successor to Musa (Moses). Joshua is the assistant of Moses when he visits al Khidr, and according to the Torah and the Bible, he was one of the two tribe messengers, along with Caleb that brought news that Jerusalem was habitable for the Jews. Joshua is also Moses' successor as the leader of the Jews, who led them to settle in Israel after Moses' death. Joshua (Yusha) entering into Jerusalem is also mentioned in the Hadith.

ٱلْخَضِر

(al-Khaḍir)

Unknown

The seas,^[126] the oppressed peoples,^[126] Israel, ^{[Quran 18:65-82]} Mecca,^[127] and all lands where a prophet exists^[128]

The Quran also mentions the mysterious Khidr (but does not name him), identified at times with Melchizedek, who is the figure that Moses accompanies on one journey. Although most Muslims regard him as an angel or enigmatic saint,^[129] some see him as a prophet as well.^[130]

لُقْمَان

(Luqmān)

-

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^[133] views Luqman as a saint, but not as a messenger, however, other Muslims regard Luqman as a messenger as well.^[134] The Arabic term wali is commonly translated into English as "Saint". This should not be confused with the Christian tradition of sainthood.

صَمُوئِيل

(Ṣamūʾīl)

Samuel

Not mentioned by name, only referred to as a messenger/prophet sent to the Israelites and who anoints Saul as a king.^[123][124]

طَالُوت

(Ṭālūt)

Saul^[135] or Gideon

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). According some, Saul is not considered a prophet, but a divinely appointed king.^[137]

إِرْمِيَا

(ʾ'Irmiyā)

Jeremiah

Israel^[139]

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.^[140]

حِزْقِيل

(Ḥizqīl)

Ezekiel

Babylon

He is often identified as being the same figure as Dhul-Kifl,^[141] Although not mentioned in the Qur'an by the name, Muslim scholars, both classical^[142] and modern^[143] have included Ezekiel in lists of the prophets of Islam.

دَانِيَال

(Dāniyāl)

Daniel

Babylon^[145]

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.^[146][147]

ذُو ٱلْقَرْنَيْن

(Ḏū l-Qarnayn)

Unknown 

The people he met on his travels^[155]

He appears in the 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).^[156]

عُزَيْر

(ʿUzayr)

Ezra

Israel

He is mentioned in the Quran,^[157] but he is not specified to have been a prophet, although many Islamic scholars hold Uzair to be one of the prophets.^[158][159]

عِمْرَان

(ʿImrān)

Joachim

Israel

The Family of Imran (Arabic: آل عمران) is the 3rd chapter of the Quran. Imran, not to be confused with Amram,^[160] is Arabic for the biblical figure Joachim, the father of Mary and maternal grandfather of Jesus.

مَرْيَم

(Maryam)

Mary

Israel

Some scholars^[161][162] 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.^[163]