This is an incomplete table containing prophets, sometimes called messengers, of the Abrahamic religions. [1] [2]
Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith) | Prophets of Christianity | Prophethood in the Druze faith | Prophets and messengers in Islam | Prophets in Judaism | Chief Prophets of Mandaeism | Rastafari | Samaritanism |
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Ádam [3] [4] | Adam | ʾĀdam | ʾĀdam [5] | — | Adam | — | ʾĀ̊dā̊m [6] |
— | Abel | — | Hābīl | — | — | — | — |
— | Seth | — | Šīṯ | — | Šītil | — | Šåt [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | Anush; | — | Enosh (ʾĔnōš) [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kenan (Qinā̊n) [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mahalalel (Măʾllēləl) [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jared (Yărăd) [6] |
Edrís (Enoch/Hermes Trismegistus) [7] | Enoch | ʾAḵnūḵ | Idris [8] | — | — | Enoch | ʾĪnūḵ [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Methuselah (Mətušā̊ːlaʾ) [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lamech (Ləmēk) [6] |
Núh [9] | Noah | Nuh | Nuh [8] | — | Nú | — | Nā̊ʾ [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | Sam | — | Shem (Šēm) [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Arpachshad (ʾArpakšā̊d) [6] |
Vāsudeva-Krishna [10] [11] | — | — | Krishna (only Ahmadiyya) [12] | — | — | — | — |
Húd [9] | — | — | Hud [8] | — | — | — | Eber (ʿəbăr) [6] |
Sálih [9] | — | — | Saleh [8] | — | — | — | Šīlå [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Peleg (Pălăg) [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reu (Rəʿu) [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Serug (Šărūg) [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nahor (Nāʾūr) [6] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Terah (Tărăʾ) [6] |
Zoroaster [13] | — | — | Zoroaster (only Ahmadiyya) [14] | — | — | — | — |
Ibráhím [13] | Abraham | ʾIbrāhīm | ʾIbrāhīm [8] | Abraham [15] | — | Abraham | ʾǍbrǎʾm [6] |
— | — | Sāra | — | Sarah [15] | — | — | — |
Ismá‘íl [9] | Ishmael | — | Ismā'īl [8] | — | — | — | Yišmaʿʾēl [6] |
Isháq [9] | Isaac | — | ʾIsḥāq [8] | Isaac | — | Isaac | Yēṣʾåq [6] |
Yaqúb [9] | Jacob | Yaʾqob | Yaqub [8] | Jacob [15] | — | Jacob | Yå̄ːqob [6] |
Yusúf [16] | Joseph (debated) | — | Yusuf [8] | Joseph [15] | — | Joseph | Yūsef [6] |
Lúta | Lot | — | Lut [8] | — | — | — | — |
Ayyúb [9] | Job | Ayyūb | Ayub [8] | Job [15] | — | Job | — |
— | Jeduthun [15] | — | Yaduthun | — | — | — | — |
— | Asaph/Asoph | — | Safi | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Zebulun (Sabalān) | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Levi (Lībi) [6] |
— | — | Akhenaten (Ākhnātūn) | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | Imran | — | — | — | Amram (ʾÅmrām) [6] |
— | Ruth | — | — | Ruth | — | Ruth | — |
Shu'ayb [9] | Jethro | Shuʿayb | Shuaib [8] | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | Bithiah [17] | — | — | — |
Harún [18] | Aaron | — | Harun [8] | Aaron [15] | — | Aaron | Årron [6] |
— | Miriam | — | — | Miriam [15] | — | Miriam | Maryåm [6] |
Musá [13] | Moses | Mūsā | Musa [8] | Moses [15] | — | Moses | Moše [6] |
— | Joshua (also, "Josue") | — | Yusha (debated) [8] [19] | Joshua [15] | — | — | Yēʾūša [6] |
— | — | el-Khudar [n 1] | al-Khidr (debated) [20] | — | — | — | — |
— | Eldad (debated) | — | 'Ildad | Eldad | — | — | Ildåd [6] |
— | Medad (debated) | — | Mi'dad | Medad | — | — | Mūdåd [6] |
— | — | — | Kalab | — | — | — | Caleb (Kīlåb) [6] |
— | Phinehas | — | Finhash | Phinehas | — | — | — |
— | Deborah | — | — | Deborah [15] | — | Deborah | — |
— | Gideon (only Eastern Orthodox, and Armenian Apostolic) | — | Yarubba'al | Gideon | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 'Alī (not to be confused with Ali ibn Abu Talib) | Eli | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | Elkanah | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | Hannah [15] | — | — | — |
— | Samuel | — | Syamuil [8] | Samuel [15] | — | Samuel | — |
"Prophet of the Sabaeans" [21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"David" [9] [n 2] | David | — | Dawud [8] | King David [15] | — | David | — |
— | — | — | — | Abigail [15] | — | — | — |
Sulaymān [9] | Solomon (debated) | Sulaymān | Sulayman | King Solomon | — | Solomon | — |
— | Ahijah HaShiloni | — | — | Ahijah HaShiloni | — | Ahijah HaShiloni | — |
— | Hezekiah | — | Hazakiyya | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | Mordecai | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | Eliphaz (the Temanite) [22] | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | Bildad (the Shuhite) [22] | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | Zophar (the Naamathite) [22] | — | — | — |
— | Elihu (debated) | — | Alihun | Elihu (the Buzite) [22] | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | Beor [22] | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | Balaam [15] | — | — | — |
— | Gad | — | Jad | Gad [15] | — | Gad | — |
— | Nathan | — | Nittan | Nathan [15] | — | Nathan | — |
— | Shemaiah | — | Simayyah | Shemaiah [15] | — | Shemiah | — |
— | Hanani | — | — | Hanani [15] | — | Hanani | — |
— | Jehu | — | Yahuh | Jehu [15] | — | Jehu | — |
— | Jahaziel/Chaziel (debated) | — | Yahzil | Jahaziel | — | Jahaziel | — |
— | Eliezer (debated) | — | Alishar | Eliezer | — | Eliezer | — |
— | Ahijah | — | Hahyah | Ahiyah | — | — | — |
— | Iddo | — | 'Adda | Iddo [15] | — | Iddo | — |
— | Micaiah | — | Miqayyah | Micaiah [15] | — | Micaiah | — |
— | Obadiah | — | 'Ubadiah | Obadiah [15] | — | Obadiah | — |
— | Oded | — | U'dūd | Oded [15] | — | Oded | — |
— | Azariah | — | Izra'ah | Azariah | — | Azariah | — |
— | Ezra/Esdras | — | Uzair [8] [23] | — | — | — | — |
— | Nehemiah | — | Nahmiyyah | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Jahaziel | — |
— | Osee | — | Hushi' | Hosea [15] | — | Horsea | — |
— | Huldah | — | — | Huldah [15] | — | Huldah | — |
— | Amos [24] | — | Amus | Amos [15] | — | Amos | — |
— | Micheas | — | Miqah | Micah [15] | — | Micah | — |
— | — | — | — | Amoz | — | — | — |
Élyás [9] | Elijah/Elias | el-Khudar [n 1] | Ilyas [8] | Elijah [15] | — | Ellijah | — |
— | Elisha | — | al-Yasa | Elisha [15] | — | Elisha | — |
Yúnus (Jonas) [25] | Jonah/Jonas | — | Yunus [8] | Jonah [15] | — | Jonah | — |
Búdá (Buddha) [26] | — | — | Buddha (Only Ahmadiyya) [27] | — | — | — | — |
Íshiya [9] | Isaiah/Isaias | — | Ishaʻyā' [8] | Isaiah [15] | — | Isaiah | — |
Ermíya [9] | Jeremiah/Jeremias | — | Irmiyā [8] | Jeremiah [15] | — | Jeremiah | — |
— | Zephaniah/Sophonias | — | Safaniya | Zephaniah [15] | — | Zephaniah | — |
— | Nahum | — | Nahum | Nahum | — | Nahum | — |
— | Habakkuk/Habacuc | — | Ḥabaqūq | Habakkuk [15] | — | Habakkuk | — |
Za'l Kifl [9] | Ezekiel/Ezechiel | — | Dhul-Kifl [8] (sometimes known as Hizqil) | Ezekiel [15] | — | Ezekiel | — |
— | Uriah | — | Yuriya | Uriah [15] | — | Uriah | — |
— | Baruch ben Neriah | — | — | Baruch ben Neriah | — | Baruch ben Neriah | — |
— | Neriah | — | — | Neriah | — | Neriah | — |
— | Seraiah | — | — | Seraiah | — | Seraiah | — |
— | Haggai/Aggeus | — | Hijjah | Haggai [15] | — | Haggai | — |
Zechariah [28] | Zechariah/Zacharias (debated) | — | Zakariyya ibn Barkhiyya | Zechariah (Zekaryah) [15] | — | Zechariah | — |
— | Malachi/Malachias | — | Malakhi | Malachi [15] | — | Malachi | — |
— | Esther | — | — | Esther [15] | — | — | — |
Yu'íl [9] | Joel | — | Yu'il | Joel [15] | — | Joel | — |
Danyál [9] | Daniel | — | Daniyal [8] [29] | — | — | Daniel | — |
— | — | al-Ya'fūrī | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Lehi (Book of Mormon prophet) (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Nephi, son of Lehi (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Jacob (Book of Mormon prophet) (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Enos (Book of Mormon prophet) (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Jarom (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Omni (Book of Mormon record keeper) (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Amaron (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Chemish (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Abinadom (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Amaleki (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Neum (Book of Mormon) [30] (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Zenos (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Zenock (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | King Benjamin (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | King Mosiah II [31] (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Ammon (Book of Mormon missionary) (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Abinadi (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Alma the Elder (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Alma the Younger (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Aaron (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Omner (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Himni (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Ammon (Book of Mormon explorer) (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Amulek (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Zeezrom (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Helaman [32] (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Shiblon [33] (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Corianton (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Helaman II (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Nephi, son of Helaman (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Lehi, son of Helaman (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Zechariah (the Priest) [34] | — | Zakariya [8] | — | — | Zechariah | — |
— | Anna | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Agabus | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Agur | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Samuel the Lamanite (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Lachoneus the Chief Judge [35] (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Pythagoras (Fīṯāḡūras) | — | — | — | — | — |
Confucius | — | — | Confucius (Only Ahmadiyya) | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Parmenides (Bārminīdes) | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Empedocles (ʾAmbadūqlīs) | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Alexander (al-ʾIskandar) | Dhu al-Qarnayn (debated) | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Aristotle (ʾArisṭūṭālīs) | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Plato (ʾAflāṭūn) | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Socrates (Suqrāṭ) | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Mary (debated) | — | Maryam (debated) [36] [37] | — | — | — | — |
Yúna [38] | John (the Baptist) [39] | el-Khudar [n 1] | Yahya ibn Zakariyya [8] | — | Yuhana Maṣbana | John (the Baptist) | — |
Jesus Christ [40] | Jesus Christ | Isā ibn Yusuf and Maryam (Jesus, son of Joseph and Mary) [41] [42] | Isa ibn Maryam (Jesus, son of Mary) [8] | — | — | Jesus of Nazareth | — |
Sadiq/Shamun | |||||||
Masduq/Saduq/Yuhanna | |||||||
Shalum/Bulus | |||||||
— | — | Luke the Evangelist (Lūqā) | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Matthew the Apostle (Mattā) | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Mark the Apostle (Marqus) | — | — | — | — | — |
— | John of Patmos (except Syriac Orthodox Church) | — | — | — | — | John of Patmos | — |
— | Judas Barsabbas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Barnabas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Simeon Niger | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Lucius of Cyrene | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Manahen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Silas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Philip the Evangelist | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Plotinus (ʾAflūṭīn) | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Democrates | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Marqah (Mårqe) [6] |
— | Gidgiddoni [43] (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Nephi the Disciple (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Timothy, son of Nephi (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Nephi, son of Nephi the Disciple (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Jonas, the son of Nephi (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Mathoni [44] (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Mathonihah [45] (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Kumen [46] (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Kumenonhi [47] (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Jeremiah (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Shemnon [48] (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Jonas (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Zedekiah (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Isaiah (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Amos, son of Nephi (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Amos, son of Amos (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Ammaron (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Mormon (Book of Mormon prophet) (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Moroni (Book of Mormon prophet) (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Mahonri Moriancumer [49] [50] [51] (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Ether (Book of Mormon prophet) (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Muhammad [13] [52] | — | Muhammad | Muhammad [8] | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Salman al-Farsi | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Ali | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | al-Hākim | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Hamza | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Muḥammad ibn Wahb al-Qurashī | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Abū'l-Khayr Salama ibn Abd al-Wahhab al-Samurri | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Ismāʿīl ibn Muḥammad at-Tamīmī | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Bahāʾ al-Dīn | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | Ad-Darazi | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Joseph Smith (only Mormonism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Deganawida [53] (Native American Baháʼís) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Báb [54] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bahá'u'lláh [55] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Ellen G. White (only Seventh-day Adventistism) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Marcus Garvey | — |
— | — | — | Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (only Ahmadiyya) [56] | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Haile Selassie I | — |
— | — | — | Noble Drew Ali (only Moorish Scientists) [57] | — | — | — | — |
— | Felix Manalo (only Iglesia ni Cristo) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Vernon Carrington (Prophet Gad) | — |
— | — | — | Elijah Muhammad (only Nation of Islam) [58] | — | — | — | — |
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