List of people mentioned by name in the Quran
This article lists persons mentioned in the Quran. God's Islamic names are left to another article.
General list
Moses' time
- Moses (136 times)[5]
- Fir'aun (74 times)
- Haman (Q 2:68, 28:8, 28:38, 29:39, 40:24, 40:36)
- Hārūn (19[6] or 20 times)
- Qarūn (Q 28:76, 28:79, 29:39, 40:24)
- Al-Samiri (Q 20:85, 20:87, 20:95)
About Jesus' time
Muhammad's time
Angels mentioned by name
Devils by name
False gods by name
See also
Notes
- ^ See 37:130 however
- ^ Asterisks indicate that a name is mentioned only once.
- ^ Isra'il is also mentioned about 43 times.
- ^ One of the names of God as well. Joseph is also addressed with this title in Q 12:78, 12:88.
- ^ Moses is the name of the human person mentioned most often in the Qur'an.
- ^ 19 times if the mention below is considered another Harun
- ^ Maryam is the only female person mentioned in the Qur'an by her personal name.
- ^ Al-Masih (11 times) and Ibn Maryam (son of Mary) (23 times) as well.
- ^ Also al-Shaytān: the Satan.
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Note: Italics denote that the name of the figure is not mentioned in the Quran, but is taken from other sources of Islamic literature.
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