Biblical and Quranic Names

Names of Prophets

Adam — Adam

Dawud — David

Ibrahim — Abraham

Ibn-e-Maryam — Son of Mary (Jesus)

Ilyas — Elijah

‘Isa — Jesus

Isma‘il — Ishmael

Masih — Messiah

Muhammad — Muhammad

Musa — Moses

Nuh — Noah

Yahya — John the Baptist

Sulaiman — Solomon

Ya‘qub — Jacob

Yasu‘ — Jesus

Yasu‘a — Joshua [son of Nun]

Yunus — Jonah

Yusuf — Joseph

Zakariyya — Zachariah

Other Foreign Names

Dhul-Qarnain — Lit. One who lives in two centuries or one with two horns. Historical figure mentioned in the Holy Quran. Also contains a prophecy about the Promised Messiah (as).

Haman — Senior official of Pharaoh

Khidr — A divine who met Moses

Maryam — Mary

Ya’juj and Ma’juj — Gog and Magog.

Zulaikha — Potiphar’s wife.