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Named in the Qur'an
Of all the people who have ever lived, only a small number are named in the Qur'an itself. These are honored names — the prophets, Maryam(AS), Luqman, Zayd (RA)— each cited to the surah and verse where they appear, arranged across the arc of revelation.
Every name here appears in the Qur'anic text — surah and verse cited
33 names4 eras32 masculine · 1 feminine
Era I — The Beginning
The earliest prophets
From the first man, honored by the angels, to the patriarch called the Friend of God.
Adamآدم
The first man — linked by the commentators to the earth from which he was formed
Qur'an · 2:31
Idrisإدريس
Classically linked to study and instruction
Qur'an · 19:56
Nuhنوح
Rest; comfort
Qur'an · Surah 71
Hudهود
One who returns in repentance — from a root of turning back
Qur'an · Surah 11
Salihصالح
Righteous; sound and virtuous
Qur'an · 7:73
Ibrahimإبراهيم
The close friend of God
Qur'an · Surah 14
Lutلوط
A pre-Arabic name — classically linked to a root of clinging and closeness
Qur'an · 21:74
Ismailإسماعيل
God hears — given for an answered prayer
Qur'an · 2:127
Ishaqإسحاق
He laughs — for the joy of glad tidings
Qur'an · 11:71
Yaqubيعقوب
He who follows — the father of the twelve tribes
Qur'an · 2:132
Shuaybشعيب
From the root of peoples and branches — classically read as an endearing form
Qur'an · 11:84
Era II — The Children of Israel
The prophets of Bani Israel
The line of Ishaq and Yaqub — kings, judges, and messengers sent generation upon generation.
Yusufيوسف
God increases; God will add
Qur'an · Surah 12
Musaموسى
Drawn from the water
Qur'an · 4:164
Harunهارون
From the Hebrew Aharon — its ancient sense is debated
Qur'an · 20:30
Talutطالوت
Classically linked to stature and tallness
Qur'an · 2:247
Dawudداود
Beloved
Qur'an · 38:17
Sulaymanسليمان
Man of peace — from the Semitic root of salām
Qur'an · 27:16
Ilyasإلياس
From the Hebrew Eliyya — my Lord is God
Qur'an · 6:85
Al-Yasaاليسع
From the Hebrew Elisha — God is salvation
Qur'an · 6:86
Yunusيونس
From the Hebrew Yonah — a dove
Qur'an · 21:87
Zakariyaزكريا
God has remembered
Qur'an · 19:2
Yahyaيحيى
He lives
Qur'an · 19:7
Imranعمران
Linked to long life and flourishing
Qur'an · 3:33
Maryamمريم
Devoted worshipper; beloved — has more than one classical explanation
Qur'an · Surah 19
Isaعيسى
From the Aramaic Yeshua — God saves
Qur'an · 3:45
Era untold
Between the generations
Stories the Qur'an tells with honor — while leaving their era and station untold.
Dhul-Kiflذو الكفل
The one of the portion; the guarantor
Qur'an · 21:85
Luqmanلقمان
The wise — a sage whose counsel the Qur'an preserves
Qur'an · Surah 31
Ayyubأيوب
From the Hebrew Iyyov — the emblem of patience
Qur'an · 21:83
Dhul-Qarnaynذو القرنين
The one of two horns — of two epochs, or the two ends of the earth
Qur'an · 18:83
Uzairعزير
From the Hebrew Ezra — help
Qur'an · 9:30
Era III — The Seal
The final messenger ﷺ
The last of the prophets, sent as a mercy to all the worlds.
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