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.
[change] Qur'an
There are 25 prophets mentioned in the Qur'an. These are:
- Adam (آدم)
- Idris (إدريس)
- Nuh (نوح)
- Hud (هود)
- Saleh (صالح)
- Ibrahim (إبراهيم)
- Lut (لوط)
- Ismail (إسماعيل)
- Ishaq (إسحاق)
- Ya'qub (يعقوب)
- Yusuf (يوسف)
- Ayyub (أيوب)
- Shu'aib (شعيب)
- Musa (موسى)
- Harun (هارون)
- Dzul-Kifli (ذو الكفل)
- Dawud (داود)
- Suleyman (سليمان)
- Ilyas (إلياس)
- Al-Yasa (اليسع)
- Yunus (يونس)
- Zakaria (زكريا)
- Yahya (يحيى)
- Isa (عيسى)
- Muhammad (محمد)
[change] Other prophets
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.