List of people in both the Bible and the Quran
The Bible and Qur'an have many characters in common.
Bible (English) | Qur'anic pronunciation (Arabic) | Notes (Origin of Name) |
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Aaron | Hārūn | |
Abel | Hābīl | His Islamic name comes from tradition |
Abraham | Ibrāhīm | Possibly meant to rhyme with Ismā‘īl |
Adam | Ādam | |
Amram | ‘Imrān | |
Cain | Qābīl | His Islamic name comes from tradition; Meant to rhyme with Hābīl (Abel) |
David | Dāwūd | |
The Apostles | al-Ḥawariyyūn | Literally "The white-garbed" |
Eber | Hūd | This equivalence is highly uncertain, and they are etymologically unrelated |
Elijah (Elias) | Ilyās | Possibly derived from Greek Elías |
Elisha | al-Yasa‘ | This equivalence is uncertain, but etymologically related |
Enoch | Idrīs | Literally "Studious"; This equivalence is uncertain, and they are etymologically unrelated |
Ezekiel | Dhū l-Kifl | Literally "Twin-Folded" or "Possessor of Double"; This equivalence is somewhat uncertain |
Ezra | ‘Uzayr | This equivalence is somewhat uncertain, but etymologically related |
Gabriel | Jibrīl | |
Gog | Yajuj | |
Goliath | Jālūt | Possibly meant to rhyme with Lūt or Tālūt |
Haman | Hāmān | Their equivalence is highly uncertain |
Isaac | Ishāq | |
Ishmael | Ismā‘īl | |
Jacob | Ya‘qūb | |
Jethro, Reuel, Hobab | Shu‘ayb | This equivalence is highly uncertain, but all are Midianites |
Jesus | ‘Īsā | ‘Īsā could be derived from Syriac Ēšūa‘(Ee-shoo-‘a) or Greek Iēsous, both of which directly come from Aramaic Yeshua. |
Joachim or Heli | ‘Imrān | The names are etymologically unrelated |
Job | Ayyūb | |
John the Baptist | Yaḥyā | Yaḥyā means 'living' as opposed to Yūḥānna (graceful), which comes from Hebrew Yoḥanan |
Jonah | Yūnus | Possibly derived from Greek Ionas |
Joseph | Yūsuf | |
Joseph's brothers | Yūsuf's brothers | The Bible names them; the Qur'an does not |
Korah | Qārūn | |
Lot | Lūt | |
Lot's wife | Lūtṭ's wife | |
Magog | Majuj | |
Mary | Maryam | |
Miriam | Mūsā's sister | |
Michael | Mīkāeel | |
Moses | Mūsā | |
Noah | Nuhḥ | |
Pharaoh | Fir‘awn | |
Potiphar | al-‘Azīz | Literally "The Mighty" |
Potiphar's wife | al-‘Azīz's wife; Zulaykhā | Her Islamic name comes from tradition |
Queen of Sheba | Queen of Saba’; Bilqīs | The name Bilqīs or Balqīs comes from ancient Arabic tradition |
Samuel | Ṣamū‘īl, Ṣamawāl but mentioned in tue ahadith as Sham'oon | His Islamic name comes from tradition |
Saul the King | Ţālūt | Literally "Tall"; Meant to rhyme with Lūt or Jālūt |
Devil or Satan | Iblīs or Shayṭān | Literally "Despaired"; Possibly derived from Greek Diabolus |
Shem, Ham, and Japheth | Nūhḥ's sons | |
Solomon | Sulaymān | |
Terah | Āzar | Āzar is derived from Syriac Āthar (See Church History (Eusebius)), which is derived from Hebrew Táraḥ, Thara or Zarah |
Zechariah | Zakariyyā | |
Zimri (prince) | al-Samiri (Islamic figure) | Al-Samīri is derived from Eastern Syriac 'Zamri, which is derived from Hebrew Zimri |
Eve, Sarah, Zipporah, Elizabeth, Jochebed, Lot's wife and Noah's wife are mentioned, but unnamed in the Qur'an. Eve and Elizabeth have the names Ḥawwā’ and Al-usabat, respectively, in Islamic tradition.
See also
- List of persons mentioned by name in the Qur'an
- List of Quranic names
- Table of prophets of Abrahamic religions
- Arabic names and their biblical equivalent
References
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