The Prophets
The prophets, in order
Twenty four lives. One thread of mercy across history.
The list flows right to left, the way Arabic is read.
آدم
Adam
The first man, the first repentance, taught the names.
The first human
إدريس
Idris
Raised to a high place, the prophet of patience and truth.
Before the flood
نوح
Nuh
Nine hundred and fifty years of calling, the ark, the flood.
The flood
هود
Hud
Sent to Aad, a tall people in southern Arabia who were destroyed by wind.
The people of Aad
صالح
Salih
Sent to Thamud, the she-camel sign, the people who refused.
The people of Thamud
إبراهيم
Ibrahim
The friend of Allah, the breaker of idols, the father of prophets.
The Khalil of Allah
لوط
Lut
Sent to a people who turned from fitrah, saved with his family.
Sodom and Gomorrah
إسماعيل
Ismail
The patient son, the rebuilder of the Kaaba, the father of the Arabs.
The son of Ibrahim
إسحاق
Ishaq
The good news to Sarah, the line of the prophets of Israel.
Son of Ibrahim, father of Yaqub
يعقوب
Yaqub
Father of the twelve, the patience of Yusuf's father.
Israel
يوسف
Yusuf
The dream, the well, the prison, the king, the reunion.
Egypt
أيوب
Ayyub
The trial of body and family, and the dua that did not complain.
Between Ibrahim and Musa
شعيب
Shu'ayb
The prophet of the marketplace, sent to a people who cheated in trade.
Madyan
موسى
Musa
Pharaoh's house, the staff, the parting of the sea, the law.
Egypt and the exodus
هارون
Harun
The eloquent brother, the support sent for the heavy task.
Brother of Musa
ذو الكفل
Dhul-Kifl
Among the patient and the righteous, named briefly in the Qur'an.
Mentioned in pairs with Ayyub
داود
Dawud
King and prophet, the Zabur, the iron that softened in his hand.
King of Israel
سليمان
Sulayman
The kingdom, the wind, the jinn, the speech of the ant.
Son of Dawud, king of Israel
إلياس
Ilyas
Sent to a people who worshipped Baal, called them to the One Lord.
Among the Children of Israel
اليسع
Al-Yasa
Among the chosen and the best, named briefly in the Qur'an.
Among the Children of Israel
يونس
Yunus
The whale, the darkness, the dua that returned him to mercy.
Sent to Nineveh
زكريا
Zakariyya
The old man who prayed in the mihrab and was given a son.
Father of Yahya
يحيى
Yahya
Given peace at birth, at death, and at the day he is raised.
Son of Zakariyya
عيسى
Isa
The word of Allah given to Maryam, the spirit, the sign for the worlds.
Son of Maryam
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