What is Prophets of Islam?
'''In Islam, Prophets and Messengers (in Arabic the words Nabi and Rasul are used),''' are people chosen by [[Allah]] (the God) to guide mankind, and their communities especially when they need it most and to bring them back to the path towards Allah. According to the hadith of Ibn Hibban, 361: Allah has sent over 125,000 prophets to every nation and Muhammad was Allah's last Prophet sent to convey Allah’s message to the idol-worshipping Arab tribes during his time and to convey the Quran for mankind to use and to learn from after his passing, and Muhammad was the last and final prophet and messenger of Allah. == Qur'an == There are many prophets in [[Islam]], of them 25 prophets are mentioned by name in the [[Qur'an]]. These are: # [[Adam]] (آدم) # Idris (إدريس) ([[Enoch]]) # Nuh (نوح) ([[Noah]]) # Hud (هود) ([[Eber]]) # Saleh (صالح) # Ibrahim (إبراهيم)([[Abraham]]) # Lut (لوط) ([[Lot]]) # Ismail (إسماعيل) ([[Ishmael]]) # Ishaq (إسحاق) ([[Isaac]]) # Ya'qub (يعقوب) ([[Jacob]]) # Yusuf (يوسف) ([[Joseph]]) # Ayub (أيوب) (Job) # Shu'aib (شعيب) ([[Jethro]]) # Musa (موسى)([[Moses]]) # Harun (هارون) ([[Aaron]]) # Dul-Kifl (ذو الكفل) ([[Ezekiel]]) # Dawud (داود) ([[David]]) # Suleyman (سليمان)([[Solomon]]) # Ilyas (إلياس) ([[Elijah]]) # Al-Yasa (اليسع) ([[Elisha]]) # Yunus (يونس)([[Jonah]]) # Zakaria (زكريا)([[Zechariah]]) # Yahya (يحيى) ([[John the Baptist]]) # Isa (عيسى) ([[Jesus]]) # [[Muhammad]] (محمد) == Other prophets and/or chosen figures == Muslims believe in other prophets and/or chosen figures other than those mentioned by name in the Qur'an, such as: [[Joshua]], [[Samson]], [[Luqman]], [[Caleb]], [[Seth]], [[Daniel (biblical figure)|Daniel]], [[Isaiah]], [[Hosea]], [[Jeremiah]], [[Shem]], [[Benjamin]], [[Khidr]], and [[Dhu al-Qarnayn]] (traditionally believed to be a reference to [[Alexander the Great]]).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bietenholz |first=Peter G. |title=Historia and fabula: myths and legends in historical thought from antiquity to the modern age |publisher=Brill |year=1994 |url=https://books.go