Prophets Mentioned in Quran
Those that are mentioned specifically by name are a total of twenty-five. Eighteen of which appear in four successive verses of the Quran: “Such was the argument We gave to Abraham against his people – We raise in rank whoever We will – your Lord is all wise, all knowing. We gave him Isaac and Jacob, each of whom We guided, as We had guided Noah before, and among his descendants were David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron – in this way We reward those who do good – Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elijah – every one of them was righteous – Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot. We favored each one of them over other people.” (6:83-86)
In five other places in the Quran the other seven are mentioned. They are Adam, regarded as the first prophet, Hud, Shuaib, Idrees, Thulkifl (believed to be Issaquah) Salleh and finally prophet Muhammad, may peace and blessings of God be upon them all. A total of twenty-five are mentioned by name in the Qur’an and most of them are familiar to the Judeo Christian faiths.