Noor Quran
Noor Quranنور القرآن
Prophets guide

Approximate historical sequence

Timeline of the 25 Prophets

Revelation does not provide calendar dates for most prophets, and the precise order of some lives is debated. This timeline therefore uses broad eras and clearly labels uncertainty rather than inventing exact years.

  1. 1

    Adam آدم

    Beginning of human history

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    The Qur’an gives no calendar date for Adam.

  2. 2

    Idris إدريس

    Early generations after Adam

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    His exact period and earthly location are not fixed by authentic evidence.

  3. 3

    Nuh (Noah) نوح

    The generation of the Flood

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    The Qur’an identifies al-Judi for the Ark, not a verified grave for Nuh.

  4. 4

    Hud هود

    After Nuh, among the people of ‘Ad

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    Al-Ahqaf is named, but no reliable death date or grave is established.

  5. 5

    Salih صالح

    After ‘Ad, among Thamud

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    Al-Hijr is a well-attested life setting, not a verified burial location.

  6. 6

    Ibrahim (Abraham) إبراهيم

    Era of Ibrahim and the patriarchal family

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    His grave at Hebron has a strong historical attribution, but the exact underground point is not established by sahih burial text.

  7. 7

    Lut (Lot) لوط

    Contemporary with Ibrahim

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    The destroyed towns are described, but his precise death and grave are not authenticated.

  8. 8

    Isma‘il (Ishmael) إسماعيل

    Era of Ibrahim; establishment of Makkah

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    His life in Makkah is strong evidence; the claimed grave in Hijr Isma‘il is unverified.

  9. 9

    Ishaq (Isaac) إسحاق

    Era of Ibrahim and his children

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    The Hebron attribution is historical tradition rather than a sahih burial report.

  10. 10

    Ya‘qub (Jacob) يعقوب

    Patriarchal family before settlement in Egypt

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    He later joined Yusuf in Egypt; the claimed Hebron grave is not established by sahih burial evidence.

  11. 11

    Yusuf (Joseph) يوسف

    Before Bani Israel’s long residence in Egypt

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    His life in Egypt is clear; the Nablus tomb attribution is not authenticated in revelation.

  12. 12

    Ayyub (Job) أيوب

    Chronology not securely fixed

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    Neither his exact homeland nor grave can be authenticated.

  13. 13

    Shu‘ayb شعيب

    Era of Madyan; exact chronology disputed

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    Madyan is identified, but no grave claim is verified.

  14. 14

    Musa (Moses) موسى

    Exodus and wilderness generation

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    Sahih hadith describes his burial setting near the Holy Land, but the exact modern point is unknown.

  15. 15

    Harun (Aaron) هارون

    Exodus and wilderness generation

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    Jabal Harun is a famous tradition, not an authenticated grave.

  16. 16

    Dawud (David) داود

    Kingdom of Bani Israel

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    Jerusalem is linked through history to his rule, but his claimed tomb is unverified in Islamic revelation.

  17. 17

    Sulayman (Solomon) سليمان

    Kingdom of Bani Israel after Dawud

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    The Qur’an explains how he died but does not identify his burial place.

  18. 18

    Ilyas (Elijah) إلياس

    Later prophets of Bani Israel

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    His exact city, death and grave are not established by sound evidence.

  19. 19

    Al-Yasa‘ (Elisha) اليسع

    Later prophets of Bani Israel

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    Chronology, residence and burial claims remain unverified.

  20. 20

    Yunus (Jonah) يونس

    Prophetic mission traditionally associated with Nineveh

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    Nineveh is a historical setting; no exact grave is authenticated.

  21. 21

    Zakariyya (Zechariah) زكريا

    Immediately before the mission of ‘Isa

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    His work as a carpenter is in sahih hadith; the exact death and grave are not established.

  22. 22

    Yahya (John) يحيى

    Contemporary with the early life of ‘Isa

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    Relic traditions do not authenticate a complete grave.

  23. 23

    ‘Isa (Jesus) عيسى

    First century of the common era

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    In mainstream Islamic belief he has no present grave because he was raised and will return.

  24. 24

    Dhul-Kifl ذو الكفل

    Chronology not securely fixed

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    The Al-Kifl shrine is a traditional identification, not authenticated proof.

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    Muhammad محمد

    570–632 CE; final prophetic mission

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    His grave in ‘Aishah’s room in Madinah is established with certainty.