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Global Peace – An Islamic Perspective ACET– Global Peace Project

God sent a prophet to every nation to offer guidance, as one of the principles by which God

operates is that He will never take people to task unless He has made clear to them His

expectations.

“We have sent you in all truth as a bearer of glad news and a warner. No nation who lived

before was without a warner.” (35:24, Translation from the Quran)

The Quran mentions the names of 25 prophets and indicates that there were others. It says:

“God sent revelations to the Messengers mentioned to you before and also to Messengers

who have not been mentioned to you. God spoke to Moses in words.” (4:164, Translation from

the Quran)

To make a full list of the names of all prophets would be impossible. However, as mentioned

earlier, every Muslim is obligated to believe in and respect all of the prophets, whether or not

they are named in the Quran. Stories from the life of several prophets have been told in the

Quran as lessons for the people to come after them. The Quran states:

“There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding. Never was the Quran

a narration invented, but a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of

all things and guidance and mercy for a people who believe.” (12:111, Translation from the

Quran)

The 25 prophets who have been explicitly mentioned in Quran are:

1. Adem (Adam)

2. Idris (Enoch)

3. Nuh (Noah)

4. Hud (Heber)

5. Salih (Methusaleh)

6. Lut (Lot)

7. Ibrahim (Abraham)

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