Names of the prophets
The prophets named in the Quran. Naming a child after a prophet has been encouraged since the first Muslims.
25 names Sort alphabetically
- Yusufيُوسُف Name of the prophet Yusuf (Joseph); in Hebrew, “God will add”
- Isaعِيسَى Name of the prophet ʿIsa (Jesus), son of Maryam; from the Hebrew Yeshua, “God saves”
- Nuhنُوح Name of the prophet Nuh (Noah); in Hebrew, a name linked to “rest”
- Yunusيُونُس Name of the prophet Yunus (Jonah); in Hebrew, “dove”
- Hudهُود Name of the prophet Hud, sent to the people of ʿAd; meaning uncertain
- Ilyasإِلْيَاس Name of the prophet Ilyas (Elijah); in Hebrew, “my God is the Lord”
- Musaمُوسَى Name of the prophet Musa (Moses); “drawn out of the water” according to the Bible
- Adamآدَم Name of the first man, Adam; in Hebrew “man”, taken from the earth
- Al-Yasaالْيَسَع Name of the prophet al-Yasaʿ (Elisha); in Hebrew, “my God is salvation”
- Ayyubأَيُّوب Name of the prophet Ayyub (Job), the model of patience in trial
- Dawudدَاوُد Name of the prophet-king Dawud (David); in Hebrew, “beloved”
- Dhul-Kiflذُو الْكِفْل “The one with the portion” or “with the pledge”; a prophet named twice in the Quran
- Harunهَارُون Name of the prophet Harun (Aaron), brother of Musa; a Hebrew name of uncertain meaning
- Ibrahimإِبْرَاهِيم Name of the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham); “father of a multitude” according to the Bible
- Idrisإِدْرِيس Name of the prophet Idris, of uncertain origin; often linked to Arabic dars, “study”
- Ishaqإِسْحَاق Name of the prophet Ishaq (Isaac); in Hebrew, “he laughs”
- Ismailإِسْمَاعِيل Name of the prophet Ismaʿil (Ishmael); in Hebrew, “God hears”
- Lutلُوط Name of the prophet Lut (Lot), who believed in Ibrahim and emigrated with him
- Muhammadمُحَمَّد “The one who is praised again and again”, the name of the Prophet of Islam ﷺ
- Salihصَالِح “Righteous, upright”; name of the prophet Salih, sent to Thamud
- Shoaibشُعَيْب Arabic diminutive related to shaʿb (“people”); name of the prophet sent to Madyan
- Sulaymanسُلَيْمَان Name of the prophet-king Sulayman (Solomon); from the Hebrew Shelomo, linked to “peace”
- Yahyaيَحْيَى “He will live”; name of the prophet Yahya (John the Baptist)
- Yaqubيَعْقُوب Name of the prophet Yaʿqub (Jacob); linked in Hebrew to the “heel”
- Zakariyaزَكَرِيَّا Name of the prophet Zakariyya (Zechariah); in Hebrew, “God has remembered”