A reference of the 25 prophets named in the Qur'an — nation, summary, core lesson and a cited passage. Qur'an & authentic Sunnah only.
The first human and first prophet
Sent to: His own progeny — the first generation of mankind
Created by Allah with His own Hand and taught the names of all things. He and Ḥawwāʾ slipped by eating from the forbidden tree, then turned back to Allah in repentance and were forgiven.
Lesson
Sincere repentance (tawbah) after a slip is the way back to Allah; He accepts the one who turns to Him.
SeeQur'an 2:30-37
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →The truthful, a prophet
Sent to: An early people after Ādam
Described in the Qur'an as a man of truth and a prophet whom Allah raised to a high station. Little detail is authentically established beyond his righteousness and elevation.
Lesson
Truthfulness (ṣidq) and steadfast worship raise a person to a lofty rank with Allah.
SeeQur'an 19:56-57
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →The first Messenger of firm resolve (Ulū al-ʿAzm)
Sent to: The people of Nūḥ
Called his people to worship Allah alone for centuries with great patience, yet few believed. Allah commanded him to build the Ark; the disbelievers, including his own son, drowned in the Flood.
Lesson
Persevere in calling to the truth even when few respond; results are with Allah, not with numbers.
SeeQur'an 71:1-28
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Sent to: The people of ʿĀd
Sent to the powerful people of ʿĀd, who were proud of their strength and lofty buildings. He warned them against arrogance and idolatry; when they persisted, they were destroyed by a violent wind.
Lesson
Worldly strength and grand achievements are no shield against Allah when a people reject Him.
SeeQur'an 7:65-72
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Sent to: The people of Thamūd
Sent to Thamūd, who carved homes in the mountains. As a sign he was given the she-camel of Allah; when they hamstrung it in defiance, a mighty blast destroyed them.
Lesson
Defying Allah's clear signs and harming His creation invites swift ruin.
SeeQur'an 7:73-79
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Khalīl Allāh (the Friend of Allah); of firm resolve (Ulū al-ʿAzm)
Sent to: His people in Babylon, and Nimrod
Shattered his people's idols and argued down their king with clear proofs; cast into a fire that Allah made cool and safe. He was tested with the command to sacrifice his son and submitted fully, and raised the Kaʿbah with Ismāʿīl.
Lesson
True tawḥīd means submitting to Allah completely, even against family, king and fire.
SeeQur'an 21:51-70
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Sent to: The people of Sodom
Nephew of Ibrāhīm, sent to a people who invented an abominable, unnatural transgression. He warned them for years; when they refused, they were overturned and rained upon with stones, save the believers.
Lesson
Openly indulging in what Allah forbade brings collective ruin; the believer holds firm amid corruption.
SeeQur'an 7:80-84
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →The one true to his promise
Sent to: The Arabs of the Ḥijāz (his descendants)
Eldest son of Ibrāhīm and forefather of the Arabs. As a boy he willingly submitted to being sacrificed, which Allah ransomed with a great sacrifice. He helped his father raise the Kaʿbah.
Lesson
Keeping one's word and submitting to Allah's command, even in hardship, is the mark of a true believer.
SeeQur'an 37:100-107
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Sent to: The people of Shām (Canaan)
The son given to Ibrāhīm and Sārah in old age as glad tidings from Allah, and himself made a prophet — father of Yaʿqūb and a link in the line of prophets of Banī Isrāʾīl.
Lesson
Allah's blessings and mercy can arrive against all expectation; His promise never fails.
SeeQur'an 37:112-113
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Also called Isrāʾīl
Sent to: His sons — the tribes of Banī Isrāʾīl
Son of Isḥāq and father of Yūsuf. He endured the long loss of Yūsuf with "beautiful patience," never despairing of Allah's mercy, and was finally reunited with him in Egypt.
Lesson
Beautiful patience and never despairing of Allah's mercy are rewarded, however long the trial.
SeeQur'an 12:83-87
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →The truthful (aṣ-Ṣiddīq)
Sent to: Egypt under Pharaoh
Betrayed by his brothers, sold into slavery, tempted yet chaste, and imprisoned unjustly — Allah raised him to authority over the treasuries of Egypt, and he forgave his brothers in full.
Lesson
Patience with chastity and trust in Allah turn trials into honour; the strong forgive when able to punish.
SeeQur'an 12:1-111
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →The exemplar of patience
Sent to: His people in the land of ʿŪṣ
Tested by the loss of his wealth, children and health over long years, yet he never complained against Allah. When he called upon Him, Allah healed him and restored more than he had lost.
Lesson
Gratitude and patience through affliction — without complaint against Allah — draw down His relief.
SeeQur'an 21:83-84
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →The orator of the prophets
Sent to: The people of Madyan and the Aykah
Sent to Madyan, who cheated in weights and measures. He called them to worship Allah and to honesty in trade; when they mocked and refused, they were seized by a punishment.
Lesson
Faith is inseparable from honest dealings; cheating in trade is a sin that ruins nations.
SeeQur'an 7:85-93
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Kalīm Allāh (the one Allah spoke to); of firm resolve (Ulū al-ʿAzm)
Sent to: Pharaoh and Banī Isrāʾīl
Spoke with Allah directly and was sent with clear signs to confront Pharaoh's tyranny. Allah split the sea to deliver Banī Isrāʾīl and drowned Pharaoh, and gave Mūsā the Tawrāh.
Lesson
Stand against tyranny relying on Allah alone; His help arrives at the moment of greatest need.
SeeQur'an 20:9-98
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Brother and helper of Mūsā
Sent to: Banī Isrāʾīl
Given as a prophet and helper at Mūsā's request for his eloquence. He stood with Mūsā before Pharaoh and guarded Banī Isrāʾīl, warning them against the calf while Mūsā was away.
Lesson
Allah supports His callers with helpers; loyal support of the truth is itself a noble station.
SeeQur'an 20:29-36
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Sent to: His people (not specified in the Qur'an)
Named in the Qur'an among the patient and the righteous, admitted into Allah's mercy. Little more is authentically established about his mission.
Lesson
Patience and righteousness earn a place among the accepted, even when a name's full story is untold.
SeeQur'an 21:85-86
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Prophet and king; given the Zabūr
Sent to: Banī Isrāʾīl
A prophet-king given the Zabūr (Psalms), a beautiful voice at which mountains and birds glorified Allah with him, and the skill to shape iron. He judged with justice and fasted often.
Lesson
Power and blessings are a trust to be used in worship, justice and gratitude to Allah.
SeeQur'an 38:17-26
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Prophet and king
Sent to: Banī Isrāʾīl; also jinn, birds and the wind subjected to him
Son of Dāwūd, given a kingdom none after him would have: the wind, the jinn and understanding the speech of birds and ants. He used it to establish Allah's worship, inviting Bilqīs of Sabaʾ to faith.
Lesson
The greatest kingdom is best used to spread the worship of Allah; gratitude, not pride, befits blessings.
SeeQur'an 27:15-44
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Sent to: His people who worshipped Baʿl
Sent to a people who worshipped an idol named Baʿl. He called them to worship Allah, the Best of creators, and to abandon their idol; the Qur'an counts him among the righteous messengers.
Lesson
Call people from false objects of worship to the One Creator, whatever form the idol takes.
SeeQur'an 37:123-132
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Sent to: Banī Isrāʾīl
Named in the Qur'an among the excellent and the chosen. He continued the call of the prophets of Banī Isrāʾīl to tawḥīd; authentic detail beyond his righteousness is scarce.
Lesson
Being counted among Allah's chosen and excellent servants is the fruit of steadfast faith.
SeeQur'an 38:48
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Dhū al-Nūn (the man of the whale)
Sent to: The people of Nīnawā (Nineveh)
Left his people in frustration before Allah's leave, and was swallowed by a great fish. In the darkness he called upon Allah in glorification and repentance; he was delivered, and his people believed.
Lesson
No darkness is beyond Allah's reach; sincere glorification and repentance bring rescue.
SeeQur'an 21:87-88
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Sent to: Banī Isrāʾīl
A devout prophet and guardian of Maryam. Though old and his wife barren, he never gave up praying for a righteous heir; Allah granted him Yaḥyā as a mercy.
Lesson
Keep calling on Allah in hope, never despairing — He answers in ways beyond ordinary means.
SeeQur'an 19:2-11
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Sent to: Banī Isrāʾīl
Son of Zakariyyā, given wisdom while still a child and described by Allah as devout, pure, dutiful to his parents, and neither arrogant nor rebellious. Peace was declared upon him at every stage of life.
Lesson
Piety, purity of heart and kindness to parents are the beauty of a believing life from its earliest years.
SeeQur'an 19:12-15
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →al-Masīḥ (the Messiah); of firm resolve (Ulū al-ʿAzm)
Sent to: Banī Isrāʾīl
Born miraculously to the Virgin Maryam without a father, he spoke in the cradle and was given the Injīl and clear signs by Allah's leave. He is a servant and messenger of Allah — not divine; he was not crucified but raised to Allah, and will return.
Lesson
ʿĪsā is a noble servant and messenger of Allah, not a god or son of God; worship is due to Allah alone.
SeeQur'an 3:45-59
Everything on this prophet — Prophet 360 →Khātam an-Nabiyyīn (the Seal of the Prophets); of firm resolve (Ulū al-ʿAzm)
Sent to: All of mankind and the jinn, until the Last Day
The final Messenger, sent as a mercy to all the worlds with the Qur'an — Allah's last, preserved revelation. He perfected the religion, and no prophet comes after him. Belief in him and following his Sunnah is a pillar of faith.
Lesson
Muḥammad ﷺ is the final Messenger; salvation lies in following the Qur'an and his authentic Sunnah.
SeeQur'an 33:40
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