Islam
The phrase, Last Prophet, is used primarily in Islam, where it refers to Muhammad, whom Muslims hold to be the final prophet in the monotheistic Abrahamic tradition. In contrast to mainstream Islam, Muhammad is referred to the Seal of the Prophets according to tradition.
There are 25 prophets mentioned by name in the Qur'an, although Muslims believe that there were many more in different times and places before the "Last Prophet, Syedana Mohammad". Among the prophets that Muslims honor are:
- Adam
- Idris (Enoch)
- Nuh (Noah)*
- Hud (Eber)
- Saleh
- Ibrahim (Abraham)*
- Isma’il (Ishmael)
- Is'haq (Isaac)
- Lut (Lot)
- Ya'qub (Jacob)
- Yusuf (Joseph)
- Shu'aib (Jethro)
- Ayyub (Job)
- Musa (Moses)*
- Harun (Aaron)
- Dhu'l-Kifl (Ezekiel)
- Dawud (David)*
- Sulaiman (Solomon)
- Ilyas (Elias)
- Al-Yasa (Elisha)
- Yunus (Jonah)
- Zakariyya (Zechariah)
- Yahya (John)
- 'Isa (Jesus)*
NB: Names with (*) on the end were 'Messengers'.
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