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ProfilesAdam is the father of humanity and the first prophet, preceding Noah, with Hawwa as his wife. The Quran describes divine choosing, teaching and guidance; hadith report his prophethood, creation day, stature, descendants and allotted lifespan.
Idris is named in the Quran as a truthful prophet.
Nuh is a messenger and one of the prophets named in solemn covenant passages. The Quran calls him a grateful servant.
Hud was sent to Ad and is described as their brother.
Salih was a messenger to Thamud, described as their brother and a trustworthy messenger.
Ibrahim was a prophet and messenger whom Allah took as a close friend.
Lut presents himself as a trustworthy messenger calling his people to reverence and obedience.
Ismail is Ibrahim’s son and explicitly a messenger and prophet.
Ishaq is Ibrahim’s son and a prophet among the righteous.
Yaqub is Ishaq’s son, Ibrahim’s grandson and Yusuf’s father, also known as Israel.
Yusuf descends from Yaqub, Ishaq and Ibrahim and has a Quranic surah bearing his name.
Shuayb was a trustworthy messenger sent to Madyan.
Ayyub is a recipient of revelation and a servant praised for patience and return to Allah.
Dhul-Kifl is praised among the patient, righteous and excellent and appears in the conventional twenty-five-prophet list.
Musa is a chosen messenger and prophet, recipient of the Torah, to whom Allah spoke.
Harun is Musa’s brother and explicitly a prophet.
Dawud is a prophet, ruler and judge given kingship, wisdom and the Zabur.
Sulayman is Dawud’s son and a prophet receiving revelation, praised as an excellent, returning servant.
The Quran explicitly includes Ilyas among the messengers.
Al-Yasa is named among guided prophets and among the excellent in Sad.
Yunus is a messenger, also described as Dhu al-Nun and the companion of the fish.
Zakariya is a prophet, Yahya’s father and Maryam’s guardian.
Yahya is Zakariya’s son and a prophet among the righteous.
Isa is Maryam’s son, the Messiah and Allah’s messenger and servant, given the Injil.
Muhammad is Allah’s messenger and final prophet, sent to all humanity and described as mercy to the worlds.