- Adam – First prophet, created from clay
- Idris – A prophet’s name
- Nuh – Prophet Noah
- Hud – A prophet sent to the people of ‘Ad
- Salih – A righteous prophet
- Ibrahim – Prophet Abraham
- Ismail – Son of Ibrahim, prophet
- Ishaq – Prophet Isaac
- Lut – Prophet Lot
- Yaqub – Prophet Jacob
- Yusuf – Prophet Joseph
- Shuayb – A prophet sent to Midian
- Ayyub – Prophet Job
- Dhulkifl – A prophet of patience
- Musa – Prophet Moses
- Harun – Prophet Aaron
- Dawud – Prophet David
- Sulayman – Prophet Solomon
- Ilyas – Prophet Elijah
- Alyasa – Prophet Elisha
- Yunus – Prophet Jonah
- Zakariya – Prophet Zechariah
- Yahya – Prophet John
- Isa – Prophet Jesus
- Muhammad – Final prophet
- Ahmad – Another name of Prophet Muhammad
- Taha – One of Prophet Muhammad’s names
- Yasin – A symbolic title of the Prophet
- Lu’qman – A wise man mentioned in Quran
- Umar – Long life, flourishing (name of Caliph Umar)
- Ali – Exalted, noble
- Bilal – Moistening, name of the Prophet’s companion
- Hamza – Lion, strong
- Hasan – Beautiful, good
- Husayn – Small beauty, grandson of Prophet
- Saad – Happiness, good fortune
- Sulaiman – Prophet Solomon
- Talut – Biblical King Saul
- Qasim – One who distributes (name of Prophet’s son)
- Zayd – Growth, name of Prophet’s adopted son
- Ammar – Long-lived, companion of Prophet
- Anas – Affectionate companion
- Ikrimah – Generous, name of a companion
- Jibril – Angel Gabriel
- Mikail – Angel Michael
- Israfil – Angel who will blow the trumpet
- Azrael – Angel of death
- Nadr – Radiance, glow
- Imran – Father of Maryam
- Nuhail – Little light
- Sami – Exalted, noble
- Rafi – Exalted, high
- Kamil – Perfect, complete
- Hadi – Guide, leader
- Rashid – Rightly guided
- Sadiq – Truthful
- Ameen – Trustworthy
- Karim – Generous
- Latif – Kind, gentle
- Raheem – Merciful
- Ghafur – Forgiving
- Jaleel – Glorious
- Malik – King
- Furqan – Criterion between right and wrong
- Nashit – Active, energetic
- Aziz – Mighty, powerful
- Hakim – Wise
- Basir – All-seeing
- Kabir – Great
- Sabir – Patient
- Shakir – Thankful
- Naasir – Helper
- Zahir – Manifest, evident
- Bari – Creator
- Rauf – Kind, compassionate
- Mu’min – Believer
- Qawi – Strong
- Matin – Firm, steadfast
- Wadud – Loving
- Razzaq – Provider
- Wali – Guardian
- Qadir – Omnipotent
- Jabbar – Compeller
- Samad – Eternal, self-sufficient
- Nur – Light
- Tayyib – Pure, good
- Zikr – Remembrance
- Ilm – Knowledge
- Hudhaifah – Companion’s name
- Muaz – Protected, companion’s name
- Abbad – Worshipper
- Ghani – Rich, self-sufficient
- Fattah – Opener, conqueror
- Razi – Content, satisfied
- Naim – Comfort, ease
- Munir – Luminous
- Siddiq – Truthful
- Ala – Nobility, honour
- Fahim – Understanding, intelligent
- Hafiz – Guardian, memorizer of Quran
- Salim – Safe, secure
- Shams – Sun
- Bashir – Bringer of good news
- Nashwan – Joyful, elated
- Qudamah – Courageous, companion’s name
- Rayyan – Gate of Heaven for the fasting
- Fajr – Dawn
- Ahsan – Best, most beautiful
- Aarif – Knowing, aware
- Shaheed – Witness
- Tariq – Morning star, night visitor
- Zulqarnain – Man with two horns, mentioned in Quran
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