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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: The Holy Quran mentions 26 Prophets by name.
The Holy Quran mentions 26 Prophets by name across various Surahs. Among them, some are mentioned multiple times, such as Prophet Musa (A.S) who is mentioned the most frequently. The Quran also states that there were many other Prophets sent to different nations whose names are not mentioned, as indicated in Surah Ghafir (40:78): "And We have certainly sent messengers before you; among them are those whose stories We have related to you, and among them are those whose stories We have not related to you."
The 26 named Prophets in the Quran include Adam, Idris (Enoch), Nuh (Noah), Hud, Saleh, Ibrahim (Abraham), Lut (Lot), Ismail (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), Yaqub (Jacob), Yusuf (Joseph), Ayyub (Job), Shuaib, Musa (Moses), Harun (Aaron), Dhul-Kifl (Ezekiel), Dawud (David), Sulaiman (Solomon), Ilyas (Elias), Al-Yasa (Elisha), Yunus (Jonah), Zakariya (Zechariah), Yahya (John the Baptist), Isa (Jesus), Muhammad (PBUH), and some scholars also include Uzair (Ezra), Luqman, and Dhul-Qarnayn though their prophethood is debated.
