Muhammad ﷺ
Islam570–632 CE
Muhammad ﷺ
Muhammad ﷺ (570–632 CE) is the final prophet and messenger of God in Islam — the Seal of the Prophets — through whom Mus…
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Prophets
A curated scholarly index of prophets, messengers, and divinely appointed figures across religious traditions and eras.
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Islam, Christianityc. 4 BCE – 30/33 CE
Jesus
Jesus (c. 6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and by various other names and…
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Islam, Christianity, Judaismc. 1393–1273 BCE (traditional)
Moses
In Abrahamic religions, Moses was the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of slavery in the Exodus from Egypt. He…
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Islam, Christianity, Judaismc. 2000–1800 BCE (traditional)
Abraham
Abraham (originally Abram) is widely revered as a foundational legendary figure among adherents of the eponymous Abraham…
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Islam, Christianity1st century BCE – 1st century CE
Mary (Maryam)
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figu…
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Islam, Christianity, JudaismPrimordial (traditional first human)
Adam
Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human being aware of God, and features as s…
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Islam, Christianity, JudaismAntediluvian (traditional)
Enoch (Idris)
Enoch ( Hebrew: חֲנוֹךְ, Modern: Ḥanōḵ, Tiberian: Ḥănōḵ; Greek: Ἑνώχ Henṓkh) is a biblical figure and patriarch prior t…
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Islam, Christianity, JudaismAntediluvian (traditional)
Noah
Noah (; Hebrew: נֹחַ, romanized: Nōaḥ, lit. 'rest' or 'consolation', also Noach) appears as the last of the Antediluvia…
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IslamAncient (the people of ʿĀd)
Hud
Hūd (Arabic: هود) is believed in Islam to have been a messenger sent to ancient Arabia before Muhammad. Hud is repeate…
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Salih
IslamAncient (the people of Thamud)
Salih
Saleh or Saaleh (Arabic: صَالَح ), Arabic form of the Hebrew Shelah, Selah or Methuselah (Hebrew: שֶׁלַח), is a Semitic …
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Islam, Christianity, Judaismc. 2000–1800 BCE (traditional)
Lot
Lot (; Hebrew: לוֹט Lōṭ, lit. "veil" or "covering"; Greek: Λώτ Lṓt; Arabic: لُوط Lūṭ; Syriac: ܠܘܛ Lōṭ) was a notable fi…
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Islam, Christianity, Judaismc. 2000–1800 BCE (traditional)
Ishmael
In the biblical Book of Genesis, Ishmael (Hebrew: יִשְׁמָעֵאל, romanized: Yišmāʿēʾl, lit. '"God hears"'; Ancient Greek:…
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Islam, Christianity, Judaismc. 2000–1800 BCE (traditional)
Isaac
Isaac is the second Hebrew patriarch in Judaism and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Samaritani…
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Islam, Christianity, Judaismc. 1800 BCE (traditional)
Jacob
Jacob, later given the name Israel, is the third Hebrew patriarch in Judaism and an important figure in the Abrahamic re…
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Islam, Christianity, Judaismc. 1700 BCE (traditional)
Joseph
Joseph (; Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, romanized: Yōsēp̄, lit. 'He shall add') was a dream interpreter and considered an important H…
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Islam, Christianity, JudaismAncient (traditional, undated)
Job
Job (English: ; Hebrew: אִיּוֹב 'Īyyōv; Greek: Ἰώβ Iṓb) is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible. In Islam…
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IslamAncient (the people of Midian)
Shuayb
Shuaib, Shoaib, Shuayb or Shuʿayb (Arabic: شُعَيْب, IPA: [ʃuʕajb]; meaning: "who shows the right path") is an ancient M…
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Islam, Christianity, Judaismc. 14th–13th century BCE (traditional)
Aaron
According to the Old Testament of the Bible, Aaron ( AIR-ən or ARR-ən) was an Israelite prophet, high priest, and the el…
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IslamAncient (traditional)
Dhul-Kifl
Dhu'l-Kifl (Arabic: ذُو الْكِفْل, romanized: ḏū l-kifl, lit. 'Possessor of the Portion'), also spelled Dhu al-Kifl, D…
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Islam, Christianity, Judaismc. 1010–970 BCE
David
David (; Biblical Hebrew: דָּוִד, romanized: Dāwīḏ, "beloved one") was, originally, leader of the Tribe of Judah who be…
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Islam, Christianity, Judaismc. 970–931 BCE
Solomon
Solomon (), also called Jedidiah, was a king of ancient Israel. The successor of his father David, he is described as t…
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Islam, Christianity, Judaism9th century BCE
Elijah (Ilyas)
Elijah ( ih-LEYE-zhə or ih-LEYE-jə; Hebrew: אֵלִיָּהוּ, romanized: ʾĒlīyyāhu or אֵלִיָּה, ʾĒlīyyā, 'My God is Yahweh/YHW…
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Islam, Christianity, Judaism9th century BCE
Elisha (Al-Yasa)
Elisha was, according to the Hebrew Bible, an Israelite prophet and a wonder-worker. His name is commonly transliterate…
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Islam, Christianity, Judaismc. 8th century BCE
Jonah
Jonah or Jonas (Hebrew: יוֹנָה Yōnā, lit. 'dove') was a Jewish prophet from Gath-hepher in the Northern Kingdom of Isra…
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Islam, Christianity1st century BCE – 1st century CE
Zechariah (Zakariya)
Zechariah was a Jewish priest mentioned in the New Testament and as a prophet in the Quran, and venerated in Christianit…
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Islam, Christianityc. late 1st century BCE – c. 28–36 CE
John the Baptist (Yahya)
John the Baptist (c. 6 BC – c. AD 30) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first …
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Islam, Christianity, JudaismPrimordial (traditional)
Seth
Seth is the third son of Adam and Eve within the Abrahamic religions. The Hebrew Bible names two of his siblings as Cai…
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Judaism, Christianity, Islamc. 11th century BCE
Samuel
Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judg…
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Judaism, Christianity, Islamc. 13th century BCE (traditional)
Joshua
Joshua ( JOSH-oo-ə), also known as Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Yəhōšuaʿ, Tiberian: Yŏhōšuaʿ, lit. 'Yahweh is salvati…
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Judaism, Christianity, Islam5th century BCE
Ezra (Uzair)
Ezra (fl. fifth or fourth century BCE) is the main character of the Book of Ezra. According to the Hebrew Bible, he wa…
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Judaism, Christianity8th century BCE
Isaiah
Isaiah (UK: or US: ; Hebrew: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, Yəšaʿyāhū, "Yahweh is salvation"; also known as Isaias or Esaias from Greek:…
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Judaism, Christianityc. 650 – c. 570 BCE
Jeremiah
Jeremiah (c. 650 – c. 570 BC), also called Jeremias, and occasionally in older English texts Jeremy, was one of the ma…
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Judaism, Christianity6th century BCE
Ezekiel
Ezekiel, also spelled Ezechiel (; Hebrew: יְחֶזְקֵאל, romanized: Yəḥezqēl [jə. ħɛzˈqeːl]; Koine Greek: Ἰεζεκιήλ, romaniz…
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Judaism, Christianity6th century BCE
Daniel
Daniel (Aramaic and Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל, romanized: Dānīyyēʾl, lit. 'God is my Judge'; Greek: Δανιήλ, romanized: Daniḗl;…
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Judaism, Christianity8th century BCE
Hosea
In the Hebrew Bible, Hosea ( hoh-ZEE-ə or hoh-ZAY-ə; Hebrew: הוֹשֵׁעַ, romanized: Hōšēaʿ, lit. 'Salvation'), also known…
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Judaism, Christianityuncertain (post-exilic?)
Joel
Joel is a Biblical prophet, the second of the Twelve Minor Prophets, and, according to itself, the author of the Book of…
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Judaism, Christianity8th century BCE
Amos
Amos (; Hebrew: עָמוֹס – ʿĀmōs) was one of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. A…
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Judaism, Christianity6th century BCE (uncertain)
Obadiah
Obadiah (; Hebrew: עֹבַדְיָה – ʿŌḇaḏyā or עֹבַדְיָהוּ – ʿŌḇaḏyāhū; "servant/slave of Yah"), also known as Abdias, is a …
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Judaism, Christianity8th century BCE
Micah
According to the Hebrew Bible, Micah (Hebrew: מִיכָה הַמֹּרַשְׁתִּי, Mīḵā hamMōraštī—"Micah the Morashtite”; Paleo-Hebre…
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Judaism, Christianity7th century BCE
Nahum
Nahum ( or ; Hebrew: נַחוּם Naḥūm) was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the Tanakh, also called the Hebrew …
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Judaism, Christianitylate 7th century BCE
Habakkuk
Habakkuk, or Habacuc, who was active around 612 BC, was a prophet whose oracles and prayer are recorded in the Book of H…
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Judaism, Christianity7th century BCE
Zephaniah
Zephaniah (, Hebrew: צְפַנְיָה, Modern: Ṣəfanya, Tiberian: Ṣep̄anyā, "Concealed of/is YHWH"; Greek: Σοφονίας – Sōfənīəs)…
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Judaism, Christianity6th century BCE
Haggai
Haggai or Aggeus (; Hebrew: חַגַּי – Ḥaggay; lit. 'One who celebrates'; Koine Greek: Ἀγγαῖος; Latin: Aggaeus) was a Heb…
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Judaism, Christianity6th century BCE
Zechariah (prophet)
Zechariah (; Hebrew: זְכַרְיָה, romanized: Zəḵaryā; Arabic: زكريّا, romanized: Zakaryā; Biblical Greek: Ζαχαρίας Latin: …
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Judaism, Christianity5th century BCE
Malachi
Malachi or Malachias ( ; Hebrew: מַלְאָכִי, Modern: Malʾaḵī, Tiberian: Malʾāḵī, 'my messenger') is the name used by the…
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Judaism, Christianity10th century BCE
Nathan
Nathan (Hebrew: נָתָן Nāṯān 'given'; fl. c. 1000 BC) is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible.
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Judaism, Christianityc. 12th century BCE (traditional)
Deborah
According to the Book of Judges, Deborah (Hebrew: דְּבוֹרָה, Dəḇōrā) was a prophetess of Judaism, the fourth Judge of pr…
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Zoroastrianismc. 1500–1000 BCE (disputed)
Zoroaster
Zarathushtra Spitama, more commonly known as Zoroaster, was an Iranian religious reformer who challenged the tenets of t…
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Sikhism1469–1539 CE
Guru Nanak
Gurū Nānak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ), also known as Bābā Nānak (Father Nanak), was an Ind…
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Buddhismc. 563–483 BCE (traditional)
Gautama Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (lit. 'the awakened one'), was a wandering ascetic and reli…
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Jainismc. 599–527 BCE (traditional)
Mahavira
Mahavira (Mahāvīra), also known by his birth name Vardhamana (Vardhamāna), was an Indian religious reformer and spiritua…
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Bábism, Baháʼí Faith1819–1850 CE
The Báb
The Báb (born ʻAlí-Muḥammad Shírází; ; Persian: علیمحمد شیرازی; 20 October 1819 – 9 July 1850) was an Iranian religious…
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Baháʼí Faith1817–1892 CE
Baháʼu'lláh
Baháʼu'lláh (Persian: [bæhɒːʔolːɒːh], born Ḥusayn-ʻAlí; 12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892) was an Iranian religious leader …
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Manichaeism216–274 CE
Mani
Mani (; c. April AD 216 – 2 March AD 274 or 26 February AD 277) was an Iranian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, …
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HinduismDvāpara Yuga (traditional/mythic)
Krishna
Krishna (; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, IAST: Kṛṣṇa Sanskrit: [ˈkr̩ʂɳɐ] ) also known as Govinda, Madhava, Gopala and other names and…
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HinduismTretā Yuga (traditional/mythic)
Rama
Rama (; Sanskrit: राम, IAST: Rāma, Sanskrit: [ˈraːmɐ] ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the seventh a…
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Taoism6th century BCE (traditional/legendary)
Laozi
Laozi (variously spelled, , low-TSUH; Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ) was a legendary Chinese philosopher considered to be t…
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Confucianism551–479 BCE
Confucius
Confucius (c. 551 – c. 479 BCE), born Kong Qiu, was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is tradi…
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IslamAncient (traditional)
Khidr
Khidr (Arabic: الخضر, romanized: al-Khiḍr) is a Qur'anic figure of Islam. He is described in Surah al-Kahf as a righteo…
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Luqman
IslamAncient (traditional)
Luqman
Luqman (Arabic: لقمان, romanized: Luqmān; also known as Luqman al-Hakim, meaning Luqman the Wise) was a legendary sage a…
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Sikhism1504–1552 CE
Guru Angad
Guru Angad (31 March 1504 – 29 March 1552; Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ, pronounced [gʊɾuː əŋgəd̯ᵊ]) was the second of the ten Sik…
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Sikhism1563–1606 CE
Guru Arjan
Guru Arjan (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ, pronunciation: [gʊɾuː əɾd͡ʒənᵊ]; 15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) was the fifth of the ten …
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Sikhism1666–1708 CE
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh (Punjabi pronunciation: [gʊɾuː goːbɪn̪d̪ᵊ sɪ́ŋgᵊ]; born Gobind Das; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708)…
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