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Many Prophets came before the last Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), the names of
some are mentioned in the Qur'an. In this translation the Biblical names of these Prophets are used so as to make their identification easier for the non-Muslim
readers. The list of the names is as follows:
| Qur'anic Name |
Biblical Name |
| Al-Yas' |
Elisha |
| Ayub |
Job |
Dawud |
David |
Dhul-Kifl |
Dhul-kifl |
Harun |
Aaron |
Hud |
Hud |
Ibrahim |
Abraham |
Idris |
Enoch |
Iliyas |
Elias |
| 'Isa |
Jesus |
| Ishaq |
Isaac |
| Isma'il |
Ishmael |
| Lut |
Lot |
| Musa |
Moses |
| Nuh |
Noah |
| Saleh |
Salih |
| Shu'aib |
Shuaib |
| Sulaiman |
Solomon |
| 'Uzair |
Ezra |
| Ya'qub |
Jacob |
| Yahya |
John |
| Yunus |
Jonah |
| Yusuf |
Joseph |
| Zakariya |
Zachariya |
| Muhammad |
Muhammad or Ahmad |
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