Biblical people in Islam
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| - | ! Qur'an pronunciation | ||
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| - | | [[Aaron]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Aaron|Hārūn]] | ||
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| - | | [[Abel]] | ||
| - | | Hābīl | ||
| - | | His Islamic name comes from tradition | ||
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| - | | [[Abraham]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Abraham|Ibrāhīm]] | ||
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| - | | [[Adam (Bible)|Adam]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Adam|Adam]] | ||
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| - | | [[Cain]] | ||
| - | | Qābīl | ||
| - | | His Islamic name comes from tradition | ||
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| - | | [[David]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of David|Dāwūd]] | ||
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| - | | [[Twelve apostles|The Apostles]] | ||
| - | | al Hawariyyūn | ||
| - | | The Bible names them; the Qur'an does not | ||
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| - | | [[Eber]] | ||
| - | | [[Hud (prophet)|Hud]] | ||
| - | | This equivalence is uncertain | ||
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| - | | [[Elijah]] (Elias) | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Elijah|Ilyās]] | ||
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| - | | [[Elisha]] | ||
| - | | [[Al-Yasa|Alyasa']] | ||
| - | | This equivalence is uncertain | ||
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| - | | [[Enoch (ancestor of Noah)|Enoch]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Enoch|Idrīs]] | ||
| - | | This equivalence is uncertain | ||
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| - | | [[Ezekiel]] | ||
| - | | [[Dhul-Kifl|Dhū l-Kifl]] | ||
| - | | This equivalence is uncertain | ||
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| - | | [[Ezra]] | ||
| - | | [[Uzair|'Uzayr]] | ||
| - | | This equivalence is uncertain | ||
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| - | | [[Gabriel]] | ||
| - | | [[Holy Spirit (Islam)|Jibrīl]] | ||
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| - | | [[Goliath]] | ||
| - | | [[Jalut|Jālūt]] | ||
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| - | | [[Haman (Bible)|Haman]] | ||
| - | | [[Haman (Islam)|Haman]] | ||
| - | | This equivalence is disputed<ref>[http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Contrad/External/haman.html Historical Errors of the Qur'an: Pharaoh and Haman<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1203759218889&pagename=Zone-English-Living_Shariah%2FLSELayout Haman in Ancient Egypt's Scripts - IslamOnline.net - Living Sharia'h<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | ||
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| - | | [[Isaac]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Isaac|Isħaq]] | ||
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| - | | [[Ishmael]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Ishmael|Ismā'īl]] | ||
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| - | | [[Jacob]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Jacob|Ya'qub]] | ||
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| - | | [[Jethro]] also called [[Reuel]] | ||
| - | | [[Shoaib|Shu'ayb]] | ||
| - | | This equivalence is uncertain | ||
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| - | | [[Jesus]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Jesus|'Īsā]] | ||
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| - | | [[Job (Biblical figure)|Job]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Job|Ayyūb]] | ||
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| - | | [[John the Baptist]] | ||
| - | | [[Yahya ibn Zakariyya|Yaħyā]] | ||
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| - | | [[Jonah]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Jonah|Yūnus]] | ||
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| - | | [[Joseph (Hebrew Bible)|Joseph]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Joseph|Yūsuf]] | ||
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| - | | Joseph's brothers | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Joseph|Yusuf]]'s brothers | ||
| - | | The Bible names them; the Qur'an does not, only Benjamin (Benyamin) | ||
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| - | | [[Korah]] | ||
| - | | Qarūn | ||
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| - | | [[Lot (biblical)|Lot]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Lot|Lūt]] | ||
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| - | | [[Lot (Bible)|Lot]]'s wife | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Lot|Lūt]]'s wife | ||
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| - | | [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Mary|Maryam]] | ||
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| - | | [[Miriam]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Moses|Mūsā]]'s sister | ||
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| - | | [[Michael (archangel)|Michael]] | ||
| - | | Mikā'īl | ||
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| - | | [[Moses]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Moses|Mūsā]] | ||
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| - | | [[Noah]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Noah|Nūħ]] | ||
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| - | | [[Pharaoh]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Pharaoh|Fir'aun]] | ||
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| - | | [[Potiphar]] | ||
| - | | Al-'Azīz | ||
| - | | Appears to be a title | ||
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| - | | [[Potiphar]]'s wife | ||
| - | | Al-'Azīz's wife | ||
| - | | Her Islamic name comes from tradition | ||
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| - | | [[Queen of Sheba]] | ||
| - | | Queen of [[Sabaeans|Saba']] | ||
| - | | The name; Balqīs comes from ancient Arabic tradition | ||
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| - | | [[Saul the King]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Saul|Tālūt]] | ||
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| - | | [[Satan]] or [[Devil]] | ||
| - | | [[Iblis|Iblīs]] or [[Shaytan|Shaytān]] | ||
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| - | | [[King Solomon|Solomon]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Solomon|Sulayman]] | ||
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| - | | [[Terah]] | ||
| - | | [[Azar]] | ||
| - | | Some said that Terah is Azar's surname | ||
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| - | | [[Zechariah (priest)|Zechariah]] | ||
| - | | [[Islamic view of Zechariah|Zakariyya]] | ||
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| - | [[Eve (Bible)|Eve]], [[Sarah]], [[Zipporah]], [[Elisheva|Elizabeth]], [[Jochebed]] and Noah's wife are mentioned unnamed in the Qur'an. Eve and Elizabeth have the names Hawwa' and Alisabath, respectively, in Islamic tradition. | ||
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| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[List of Qur'anic figures]] | ||
| - | *[[List of persons mentioned by name in the Qur'an]] | ||
| - | *[[Table of prophets of Abrahamic religions]] | ||
| + | There are many [[Biblical]] figures which the [[Qur'an]] names. Some, however, go unnamed in the [[Qur'an]], but are referenced or referred to in the [[hadith]]s, [[tafsir]]s, literature or [[Prophetic biography|seerah]]. Other figures are mentioned elsewhere in tradition and in the [[sunnah]] and sayings of [[Muhammad]]. Such figures which are not mentioned by name in the [[Qur'an]], are included below. | ||
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There are many Biblical figures which the Qur'an names. Some, however, go unnamed in the Qur'an, but are referenced or referred to in the hadiths, tafsirs, literature or seerah. Other figures are mentioned elsewhere in tradition and in the sunnah and sayings of Muhammad. Such figures which are not mentioned by name in the Qur'an, are included below.
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