The Prophets, as the Quran Tells Their Stories
Twenty-five prophets named in the Quran, each told chapter by chapter from the Quranic account alone. Every chapter shows the verses it rests on, in Arabic and English, with recitation you can play. Where a detail comes from hadith rather than the Quran, the page says so.
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Prophets the Quran names among the patient, or tells of in a time of affliction. Read what the verses say, chapter by chapter.
- AyyubAfflicted, patient, and answered: a spring struck from the ground and his family restored.2 chapters →
- YaqubThe father of Yusuf, whose patience the Quran calls beautiful, and whose last words were about worship.5 chapters →
- IsmailSettled as a child in a barren valley, patient at the sacrifice, builder of the Kaaba beside his father.4 chapters →
- Dhul-KiflNamed twice in the Quran, among the patient and the best.2 chapters →
- IdrisA prophet of truth, patient and righteous, raised to a high station.2 chapters →
Twenty-five lanterns, one story at a time
Each lantern is a prophet. Open a story and its lantern lights, saved on this device only. The prophets are listed in the commonly used order; the Quran itself gives no dates.
- No. 01آدمAdamThe first human, honoured with knowledge, tested in the Garden, taught how to repent.Read the story →
- No. 02إدريسIdrisA prophet of truth, patient and righteous, raised to a high station.Read the story →
- No. 03نوحNuhNine hundred and fifty years of calling his people, an ark built on dry land, and a flood.Read the story →
- No. 04هودHudSent to the people of Ad, who built on every high place and trusted in their strength.Read the story →
- No. 05صالحSalihSent to Thamud, who carved homes from the mountains and were given a she-camel as a sign.Read the story →
- No. 06إبراهيمIbrahimThe friend of Allah, who reasoned from the stars, broke the idols, was thrown into the fire and raised the Kaaba.Read the story →
- No. 07لوطLutSent to a people who committed what no one before them had, and rescued on the night of their punishment.Read the story →
- No. 08إسماعيلIsmailSettled as a child in a barren valley, patient at the sacrifice, builder of the Kaaba beside his father.Read the story →
- No. 09إسحاقIshaqThe son given to Ibrahim and his wife in old age, announced by angels, a prophet among the righteous.Read the story →
- No. 10يعقوبYaqubThe father of Yusuf, whose patience the Quran calls beautiful, and whose last words were about worship.Read the story →
- No. 11يوسفYusufFrom a well to a prison to the treasury of Egypt: the story the Quran calls the best of stories.Read the story →
- No. 12أيوبAyyubAfflicted, patient, and answered: a spring struck from the ground and his family restored.Read the story →
- No. 13شعيبShuaybSent to Madyan, a people who cheated in weights and measures and waylaid travellers.Read the story →
- No. 14موسىMusaSaved from the river as a baby, spoken to at the burning bush, sent to Pharaoh, led through the sea.Read the story →
- No. 15هارونHarunGiven to Musa as a helper and a prophet, eloquent in speech, tested when the calf was made.Read the story →
- No. 16ذو الكفلDhul-KiflNamed twice in the Quran, among the patient and the best.Read the story →
- No. 17داودDawudThe young man who killed Jalut, the king to whom mountains and birds sang, the judge who was tested.Read the story →
- No. 18سليمانSulaymanGiven the speech of birds, command of the wind and the jinn, and a queen who came to submit.Read the story →
- No. 19إلياسIlyasSent to a people who called upon Baal, and left with a greeting among later generations.Read the story →
- No. 20اليسعAl-YasaNamed among those preferred over the worlds, and among the best.Read the story →
- No. 21يونسYunusSwallowed by the fish, he called out from the darkness, and his whole city believed.Read the story →
- No. 22زكرياZakariyaAn old man who prayed in secret for an heir, and was given Yahya.Read the story →
- No. 23يحيىYahyaGiven wisdom while still a boy, tender-hearted, dutiful, with peace upon him on three days.Read the story →
- No. 24عيسىIsaBorn of Maryam without a father, speaking in the cradle, sent with clear signs, raised to Allah.Read the story →
- No. 25محمد ﷺMuhammad ﷺThe final messenger: the first revelation, the years of patience, the migration, and the completion of the religion.Read the story →
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