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Prophets (Anbiya)

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Follow the Quranic journeys of Adam, Nuh, Hud, Ibrahim, Yusuf, Musa and Isa through connected passages. Compare responsibility, repentance, perseverance and service without adding unsupported dates or story details.

Prophetic journeys: a Quran-based study

Read Urdu & Arabic study summaries · اردو و العربية — 25 concise profiles with Quran references.

Explore 25 figures traditionally listed as named prophets in the Qur’an. These profiles separate what the Qur’an states from details that require hadith, tafsir or historical evidence. The profile of Dhul-Kifl explains the particular question concerning his status.

The Qur’an says that some messengers’ stories were related and others were not (4:164; 40:78). Reports of 124,000 prophets and 313 or 315 messengers are not Qur’anic totals, and they do not establish a complete authenticated list of names.

Adam

Idris

Nuh

Hud

Saleh

Ibrahim

Ismail

Ishaq

Yaqub

Yusuf

Ayyub

Shuayb

Musa

Harun

Dawud

Sulaiman

Zakariya

Yahya

Isa

Lut

Ilyas

Al-Yasa

Dhul-Kifl

Yunus

Muhammad ﷺ

Messengers whose stories were and were not related — 4:164

Further Qur’anic context — 40:78