Twenty Five Prophets Mentioned in the Holy Qur'an | |
| Name of Prophet | # of times mentioned in the Qur'an |
| 1. The leader of all the Prophets, Sayyidina wa Nabiyyina Muhammad ibn 'Abdillah, Sallallahu 'alayhi wa Sallam. Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. |
4 |
| 2. Sayyidina Nabī ' Īsa ibn Maryam, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him. |
29 |
| 3. Sayyidina Nabī Yahya ibn Zakariyya, 'alayhissalam. Prophet John, peace be upon him. |
5 |
| 4. Sayyidina Nabī Zakariyya, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Zakarias, peace be upon him. |
7 |
| 5. Sayyidina Nabī al-Yasa', 'alayhissalam. Prophet Elisha, peace be upon him. |
2 |
| 6. Sayyidina Nabī Ilyas, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Elias, peace be upon him. |
2 |
| 7. Sayyidina Nabī Yūnus, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Jonah, peace be upon him. |
4 |
| 8. Sayyidina Nabī Dhu'l Kifl, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Ezekiel, peace be upon him. |
2 |
| 9. Sayyidina Nabī Ayyūb, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Job, peace be upon him. |
4 |
| 10. Sayyidina Nabī Sulayman ibn Dawūd, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Solomon, peace be upon him. |
17 |
| 11. Sayyidina Nabī Dawūd, 'alayhissalam. Prophet David, peace be upon him. |
16 |
| 12. Sayyidina Nabī Mūsa ibn 'Imran, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Moses, peace be upon him. |
136 |
| 13. Sayyidina Nabī Harūn ibn 'Imran, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Aaron, peace be upon him. |
20 |
| 14. Sayyidina Nabī Shu'ayb, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Shu'ayb, peace be upon him. |
11 |
| 15. Sayyidina Nabī Yūsuf ibn Ya'qūb, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Joseph, peace be upon him. |
27 |
| 16. Sayyidina Nabī Ya'qūb ibn Ishaq, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Jacob, peace be upon him. |
16 |
| 17. Sayyidina Nabī Ishaq ibn Ibrahīm, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Issac, peace be upon him. |
17 |
| 18. Sayyidina Nabī Isma'īl ibn Ibrahīm, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Ishmael, peace be upon him. |
12 |
| 19. Sayyidina Nabī Ibrahīm ibn Tarikh, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him. |
69 |
| 20. Sayyidina Nabī Lūt, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Lot, peace be upon him. |
27 |
| 21. Sayyidina Nabī Salih, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Salih, peace be upon him. |
9 |
| 22. Sayyidina Nabī Hūd, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Hūd, peace be upon him. |
7 |
| 23. Sayyidina Nabī Nūh, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Noah, peace be upon him. |
43 |
| 24. Sayyidina Nabī Idrīs, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Enoch, peace be upon him. |
2 |
| 25. Sayyidina Nabī ` Adam, 'alayhissalam. Prophet Adam, peace be upon him. |
25 |
| may Allah's peace and blessings be upon them all. | |
Here is an overview of above names.
