Prophets & Messengers
Since the beginning of time Allah communicated His message to the people of the earth through prophets and messengers to whom He revealed to (waḥy) through the intermediary of the angel Jibrā`īl so that they may convey His message and guide the people to Him and to teach them how to walk the path of righteousness. Every prophet came with the same message, which was to proclaim and call their people to accepting the oneness of Allah.
Allah states in the Holy Qur`ān, "We did not send any messenger before you except with the inspiration (waḥy): "There is no god except Me; you shall worship Me alone!."[1]
It is our belief that Allah has sent a prophet to every nation and not necessarily to every generation. Allah has mentioned in the Qur'an, "Indeed, we sent in every community a messenger… "[2]
"There was not any community except a warner lived among them." [3]
As for the exact number of prophets the Prophet (ṣaw) was asked by Abu Dharr (ra), "O Messenger of Allah! What was the total number of prophets?" the Prophet (ṣaw) replied, "124,000 and from amongst them 315 messengers"[4]
The difference between a prophet and a messenger, is that a messenger is a prophet to whom Allah reveals a new book or law, and orders them to propagate their new law. Whereas a prophet would merely upholds the law and scriptures of previous messengers. Therefore all messengers are prophets but not all prophets are messengers.
We have only 25 prophets and messengers who are mentioned in the Qur'an by name. About other prophets and messengers Allah said, "We have told you the story of some Messengers and of others We have not …" (al-Nisa' 4;164)
List of 25 prophets we must believe in:
1. Ādam (AS) - He was the first human being to be created and is the father of all mankind. Came down to the earth from jannah.
2. Idrīs (AS) - He was the first prophet to whom the angel Jibrā`īl came to with revelation to guide the children of Ādam (AS). He came after the Prophet Shīth.
3. Nūḥ< (AS) - He was the first messenger to be sent to the earth. He ordered his people stop worshipping idols and images and to worship Allah alone. He called them to Allah for 950 years, he was finally ordered to build the ark. Only a handful of people followed him and were saved the rest were drowned by the great flood even Nūḥ's own son.
4. Hūd (AS) - It is said that Hūd (AS) was the first person to speak Arabic. He was sent to the people of ʿĀd in Yemen. His people were giants who lived in palaces with lofty pillars. His people were destroyed by a hurricane with fiercly cold winds.
5. Ṣāliḥ (AS) - He was sent to the people of Thamūd who lived in Madyan. They came after the people of Ād and were given the ability to carve their homes out of mountains. They killed the she-camel of Ṣāliḥ (as) and as a result were destroyed by an earthquake.
6. Ibrāhīm< (AS) - He is known as Khalīl al-Allah (the friend of Allah); the father of the prophets and the father of the three religions, Islām, Judaism and Christianity.
7. Lūṭ/Lot (AS) - He was the nephew of Ibrāhīm (AS). He was sent to the people of Sodom on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Their town was turned upside down due to their shameful ways.
8. Ismāʿī (AS) - Was the son of Ibrāhīm (AS) who was ordered to be given in sacrifice. And from his offspring's came the last and final prophet Muḥammad (SAW).
9. Isḥāq (AS) - He was also the son of the prophet Ibrāhīm (AS) All the prophet after him were from his offspring's except for Muḥammad (SAW).
10. Yaʿqūb (AS) - Was the son of Ishāq (AS). He is known as Isrā`īl and he had 12 children. The offspring's of these children are called Banū Isrā`īl.
11. Yūsuf (AS) - Was the most beloved son of his father Yaʿqūb. There is a whole sūrah dedicated to his story.
12. Shuʿaib (AS) - He was sent to the people of the forest in Madyan.
13. Mūsa / (AS) - Was sent to save the Banī Isrā`īl from Firʿaun. He was given many miracles e.g. splitting of the sea and turning his staff into snake. He was also given the Tawrah.
14. Hārun (AS) - Was sent to Firʿaun along with his brother as a spokesman.
15. Dāwūd (AS) - He was the person who killed Goliath and then became a ruler and a prophet. He was given the Zabūr/Psalms.
16. Sulaymān (AS) - Was a king who ruled the whole world and had the control of jinns. He was also able to understand the languages of the animals.
17. Ayyūb/Job (AS) - Was tested by Allah, he lost all his wealth and children.
18. DhulKifli (AS): Some mention he was the son of Ayyūb.
19. Yūnus (AS) - The prophet who was swallowed by the whale after leaving his people fearing the punishment of Allah.
20. Ilyās (AS) - He was sent to the people of Baalek, west Damscus.
21. Ilyasa (AS) - It is said that he was the cousin of Ilyās.
22. Zakariyyah (AS) - He was granted a son at a very old age.
23. Yahya (AS) - Was the son of Zakariyyah, and he was killed by his people.
24. ʿ Īsā (AS) - He was the Messiah sent to the Jews, he was granted many miracles, such as healing the ill, deaf, blind lepers and bringing the dead back to life by Allah's permission.
25. Muḥammad (SAW) - The last and final prophet of Allah. The leader of all the prophets and the greatest of all creation.
[1] 21:25
[2] 16:36
[3] 35:24
[4] Musnad Aḥmad, #21257
Allah alone has knowlege of true number and names of messengers and prophets chosen by Him. Allah's guidance to mankind began with Adam (peace be upon him) and was completed with Muhammad (peace be upon him). In the Quran, Lord has mentioned the twenty-five most prominent messengers and prophets by name:
Adam (Adam)
Idris (Enoch)
Nuh (Noah)
Hud
Salih (Salih)
Ibraheem (Abraham)
Isma'el (Ishmael)
Is'haque (Isaac)
Lut (Lot)
Ya'quob (Jacob)
Yusuf (Joseph)
Shu'aib
Ayyub (Job)
Musa (Moses)
Haroon (Aron)
Dhul-kifl (Ezekiel)
Dawud (David)
Sulaiman (Solomon)
Ilias (Elias)
Al-Yasa (Elisha)
Yunus (Jonah)
Zakariyya (Zechariah)
Yahya (John)
Isa (Jesus, the Messiah (Christ) of Israel)
Muhammad (Ahmad)
peace be upon them all
There are 25 prophets mentioned by name in the Quran, although Muslims believe that there are many more in different times and places. Among the prophets that Muslims honor are:
Peace be upon all of them
Ayat no:47:2, 26:124, 7:73, 21:85, 21:87, 6:84, 6:85, 6:86, 3:33, 7:88.
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25 prophets in Islam ____________________________ It is said to be around 12500 prophets. However, only 25 prophet are mentioned in Quran.
All the Prophets (May peace be upon them all) preached islam. Most 0of the Prophets were born in and around Jordon, Kina'an, Jerusalem, Egypt, Arabia.
There are only 25 mentioned prophets in the Holy Quraan.
According to Islam all prophets named in Quran and testament are Muslims _________________________________________________ All God prophets are Muslim prophets before they called for Islam (that means in Arabic surrender to Allah; God in English and same God worshiped by Jews and Christians). They are more than 12500 God prophets; some of them (25 prophets) are mentioned by name in Quran. refer to question below.
25 prophets are mention in quran by name there are more than 1 lacs prophets It started with last prophet muhammad(pbuh) and we worship lord(allah) by the teching of quran
All God prophets are prophets of Islam is they called for submission (Islam in Arabic) and surrender to God; the Creator; as the one and only one God. They include prophets Adam. Noah, ..., Abraham, ... , Moses, ..., Jesus, and Muhammad (Peace be upon them all). 25 God prophets are mentioned in Quran. Islam per Torah revelation to prophet Moses is called Judaism. Islam per Bible revelation to prophet Jesus is called Christianity. Islam per Quran revelation to prophet Muhammad is called the same name Islam. For more information on God prophets, Jesus and Muhammad refer to questions below.
Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) was the last Prophet of Islam. There have been about 1, 25, 000 Prophets (May peace be upon them all) who had been preaching Islam.
There have been thousands of prophets. Though, only 25 is mentioned in the Quran, Jesus, Moses, Noah, Isaac, Jahya (john) and Muhammed. Peace be upon them all. It is also important to note that some muslim scholars say it is over 240000 prophets. The first one is Adam and the last one is Muhammed, belief in all prophets is obligatory in islam.
Muslims believe in all God prophets and all of them are considered as prophets of Islam in its sense as full submission and surrender to the one and only one God and thus gaining peace in both lives. Out of them, 25 where mentioned explicitly in Quran. Out of these 25 prophets, five are believed as the greatest prophets; Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (peace upon them all). So, the last of those prophets is Prophet Muhammad (peace upon him).
in quran allah mentioned 25 prophets names.
In Islam, God sent literally thousands of prophets. Only twenty-five are mentioned in the Qur'an. Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Jonah, Isaiah, David, Solomon, John, Jesus and Muhammad are some of them.
25 prophets are mentioned by name explicitly in Quran. Refer to question below.