25 Prophets in the Quran
From Adam, Abraham, John Moses to Jesus and Muhammad (pbuh). A total of 25 Prophets mentioned in the Quran
All prophets came with the main message calling people to Strict Monotheism (The belief that God is One, and not associating any partner). Starting from Adam to Muhammed, they all called to the same message — strict Monotheism — This is the core belief of Islam.
All prophets called their people to Worship God alone and not associate any partners. The Quran is the final scripture for all of Mankind revealed to Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) - the final prophet after Jesus.
The Holy Quran is the verbatim word of God revealed to Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) through the angel Jebril. Today, the Quran remains unchanged from it’s original text revealed over 1400 years ago in the original language Arabic. Nowadays, many translations of the Arabic exist in English and other languages to assist non-Arabic speakers. The translation make it accessible, though they are not the verbatim word of God.
Below is a summary of 25 Prophets mentioned in the Quran with the Arabic transliterated name. The English equivalent is in brackets followed by the number of times the prophets was mentioned in the Quran which doesn’t signify superiority.
Scholars have studied the number of times a prophet was mentioned and they may or may not have already discovered this, which you could independently research.
Adam - 25 times
Idris (Enoch) - twice
Nuh (Noah) - 43 times
Hud (Heber) - 7 times
Salih (Methusaleh) - 9 times
Lut (Lot) - 27 times
Ibrahim (Abraham) - 69 times
Ismael (Ishmael) - 12 times
Ishaq (Isaac) - 17 times
Yaqub (Jacob) - 16 times
Yusof (Joseph) - 27 times
Shu’ayb (Jethro) - 11 times
Ayyub (Job) - 4 times
Thul Kifl (Ezekiel) - twice
Musa (Moses) - mentioned 136 times
Harun (Aaron) - 20 times
Dawud (David) - 16 times
Sulayman (Solomon) - 17 times
Elyas (Elijah) – twice
Alyasa (Elisha) – twice
Yunus (Jonah) - 4 times
Zakariya (Zachariah) - 7 times
Yahya (John the Baptist) - 5 times
Isa (Jesus) – 25 times (Also Mentioned as Isa the son of Mary of many occasions)
Muhammad - 4 times ( Referred to indirectly numerous times as Messenger of God, or Say O prophet)
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “We believe in Allah (God) and what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and his descendants; and what was given to Moses, Jesus, and other prophets from their Lord—we make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we ˹fully˺ submit.”
Other names mentioned in the Quran (not necessarily prophets)
Maryam/Mary, the mother of Isa (only woman mentioned by name in the Qur’an)
Habil (Abel) and Qabil (Cain) - The sons of Adam
Luqman (Known for his wisdom)
Uzayr (Ezra)
Qarun (Korah)
Azar
Al-Samiri
Abu Lahab (Lived around time of Prophet Muhammad pbuh)
Fir’aun or Pharaoh that lived around Moses time
Haman
Imran (Marys father)
Jalut
Talut (Saul)
Zayd Ibn Harithah (Companion of Prophet Muhammed pbuh)
Dhul Qarnin
Khidr (Likely a prophet, taught Moses Knowledge, guidance and true path)
Something interesting to note which is essentially a linguistic miracle, is that Adam and Jesus where both mentioned 25 times on seperate occassions, and a verse in Quran says:
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