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Browse names associated with prophets named in the Quran, including regional spelling variants. Each entry links to a relevant verse; names such as Luqman or compound names are not automatically classified as Prophet names.
Read the linked verse for the Quranic connection. The meaning and spelling notes explain the name itself; a word in the Quran is not necessarily the name of a person mentioned there.
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Prophet named in the Quran
Adam alayhis salam is named among those chosen in 3:33. The account in 2:31 describes him being taught the names; this is a distinct Quranic episode associated with the bearer.
Prophet named in the Quran
The Quran identifies Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam as a messenger and the seal of the prophets. Ahmad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is also named in the announcement in 61:6; the two entries should not be counted as two different prophets.
Prophet named in the Quran
Al-Yasa alayhis salam is named in Quran 6:86 and again alongside Ismail alayhis salam and Dhul Kifl alayhis salam in 38:48. The cited English translation renders the name Elisha alayhis salam. These passages identify and commend him, but do not provide a detailed biography or a literal etymology.
Quranic personal name; rendered Elisha alayhis salam in the cited English translation
Historical association; not a literal meaningProphet named in the Quran
Ayyub alayhis salam is named in a passage about adversity and his appeal for mercy. The response in 21:84 recalls relief and family; it is a scriptural story, not a health promise attached to choosing the name.
Prophet named in the Quran
The Quran associates Dawud alayhis salam with wisdom and judgement. In 38:26 he is instructed to judge people truthfully; this context is separate from the name’s linguistic meaning.
Prophet named in the Quran
The Quran identifies Isa alayhis salam as the son of Maryam alayhas salam and describes him as a prophet. Eesa and Isa alayhis salam are different catalogue spellings referring to this figure, rather than two different prophets.
Prophet named in the Quran
Musa alayhis salam names Harun alayhis salam as his brother when asking for help from his family. The connection gives parents context for two distinct prophetic names often encountered together.
Prophet named in the Quran
The Quran identifies Hud alayhis salam in an address to the people of Aad. That named connection distinguishes this entry from an invented personality description based only on the sound of the name.
Quranic personal name; literal etymology is not established here
The meaning or etymology is explicitly uncertainProphet named in the Quran
Ibrahim alayhis salam appears in the Quran alongside his family and descendants. In 2:127, Ibrahim alayhis salam and Ismail alayhis salam raise the foundations of the House together, giving the two names a specific shared narrative.
Prophet named in the Quran
Surah Maryam alayhas salam explicitly describes Idris alayhis salam as truthful and a prophet, then mentions his elevated station. These verses give a concise identity; they do not establish a literal etymology for the name.
Possibly interpreter or teacher; linked to an Arabic root meaning to study
The meaning or etymology is explicitly uncertainProphet named in the Quran
Surah As-Saffat places Ilyas alayhis salam among the messengers and recounts his call to worship Allah. This is the historical-scriptural association behind the name, rather than a translation of its sounds.
Prophet named in the Quran
The Quran names Ishaq alayhis salam in Ibrahim alayhis salam’s family. The announcement in 11:71 names Ishaq alayhis salam and, after him, Yaqub alayhis salam, which helps distinguish the related family names without merging their identities.
Prophet named in the Quran
Surah Maryam alayhas salam describes Ismail alayhis salam as true to his promise and as a messenger and prophet. Another passage places him with Ibrahim alayhis salam at the raising of the House’s foundations.
Prophet named in the Quran
The Quran includes Lut alayhis salam among the named figures in 6:86, followed by the passage about scripture, judgment and prophethood in 6:89. In 11:77, it describes his distress when the messengers arrive; these references identify him rather than translate the name literally.
Quranic personal name; rendered Lot alayhis salam in the cited English translation
Historical association; not a literal meaningProphet named in the Quran
The Quran recounts Musa alayhis salam’s call in the valley of Tuwa. In his prayer for support, he names Harun alayhis salam as his brother; Musa alayhis salam and Harun alayhis salam are related figures, not spelling variants of one name.
Prophet named in the Quran
Surah Nuh alayhis salam describes Nuh alayhis salam being sent to his people. His account of calling them night and day supplies the narrative context, without turning patience into an asserted literal translation of Nuh alayhis salam.
Prophet named in the Quran
Salih alayhis salam is named in the Quran’s account of Thamud and the she-camel. Saleh and Salih alayhis salam are catalogue spelling forms associated with this bearer; the historical link is separate from the Arabic adjective’s meaning.
Prophet named in the Quran
The Quran links Shuayb alayhis salam with Madyan. His address in 11:84–85 includes fair weights and measures, a concrete part of the narrative behind this name.
Prophet named in the Quran
The Quran connects Sulayman alayhis salam with Dawud alayhis salam and recounts his response to an ant’s speech. His prayer in 27:19 asks for gratitude and righteous action, rather than defining the name’s etymology.
Prophet named in the Quran
Yahya alayhis salam is the name announced to Zakariya alayhis salam in 19:7. Verse 19:12 describes him receiving judgement while young, giving this name a specific connection with learning and scripture.
Prophet named in the Quran
The Quran recounts Yaqub alayhis salam advising his children and asking about their worship after him. This family scene gives context to the name beyond a bare identification as Jacob alayhis salam.
Prophet named in the Quran
Surah As-Saffat names Yunus alayhis salam among the messengers and recounts the fish swallowing him. The familiar story explains the association, without making “fish” the name’s literal meaning.
Prophet named in the Quran
Surah Yusuf alayhis salam opens the narrative with Yusuf alayhis salam telling his father about a dream. Later, 12:100 connects the reunion with his family to that earlier vision, giving the name a story of separation and reunion.
Prophet named in the Quran
Surah Maryam alayhas salam recounts Zakariya alayhis salam’s prayer and the announcement of a son named Yahya alayhis salam. The source connects the two figures as father and son; it does not make their names interchangeable.
Arabic spelling form of Zakariyya (Zechariah alayhis salam)
Historical association; not a literal meaningNo. Multiple spellings can refer to the same prophet, and this collection covers only referenced names in this catalogue. Luqman is kept in the broader Quranic collection rather than asserted to be a prophet.
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