Prophets of Islam

Prophets and messengers in the Qur'an
The table below charts the Qur'anic verses which explicitly reference a prophet (nabi), a messenger (rasul), a leader (imam) or a Messiah (Christ). It also includes explicit references to prophets' book(s) / people / divine law (Sharia).

Men of God in the Qur'an
Name	Prophet	Messenger	Imam	Messiah	Book	People	Sharia
Adem (Adam)	Prophet
Idris (Enocha)	Prophet[12]
Nuh (Noah)	Prophet[13]	Messenger[14]				People of Noah[15]	Sharia[16]
Hud (Ebera)		Messenger [17]				ʿĀd[18]
Saleh (Unknown)		Messenger[19]			Dhikr[20]	Thamud[21]
Ibrahim (Abraham)	Prophet[22]	Messenger[23]	Imam[24]		Suhuf Ibrahim (Scrolls of Abraham)[25]	People of Abraham[26]	Sharia[16]
Lut (Lot)	Prophet [13]	Messenger[27]				People of Lut/Sadum[28]
Isma’il (Ishmael)	Prophet[29]	Messenger[29]
Is'haq (Isaac)	Prophet[30]		Imam[31]
Yaqub (Jacob)	Prophet[30]		Imam[31]
Yusuf (Joseph)	Prophet[13]
Ayyub (Job)	Prophet[13]
Shu'ayb (Jethro)		Messenger[32]				Midian[33]
Musa (Moses)	Prophet[34]	Messenger[34]			Tawrat (Torah)[35]	Pharaoh and his chiefs[36]	Sharia[16]
Harun (Aaron)	Prophet[37]	Messenger[38]
Dawud (David)	Prophet[13]				Zabur[39] (Psalms)
Sulayman (Solomon)	Prophet[13]
Ilyas (Elijah)	Prophet[13]	Messenger[40]				People of Elijah[41]
Al-Yasa (Elisha)	Prophet[13]
Yunus (Jonah)	Prophet[13]	Messenger[42]				People of Jonah[43]
Dhul-Kifl (Ezekiel)
Zakariyya (Zechariah)	Prophet[13]
Yahya (John the Baptist)	Prophet[44]
Isa (Jesus)	Prophet[45]	Messenger[46]		Messiah[46]	Injil[47] (Gospel)	Sent to the Children of Israel[48]	Sharia[16]
Muhammad	Prophet[49]	Messenger[49]			Qur'an	Sent for all mankind[50]	Sharia[16]

 Identification with Biblical prophet uncertain.
For Ahl al-Kitab (followers of the Holy Books), see People of the Book.