List of people in both the Bible and the Quran
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The Bible and Qur'an have many characters in common.
| Bible (English) | Qur'anic pronunciation (Arabic) | Notes (Origin of Name) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Goliath | Jālūt | Possibly meant to rhyme with Lūt or Tālūt |
| Haman | Hāmān | This equivalence is disputed[1][2] |
| Isaac | Isḥāq | |
| 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 | Lūṭ | |
| Lot's wife | Lūṭ's wife | |
| Mary | Maryam | |
| Miriam | Mūsā's sister | |
| Michael | Mīkāl (in the Qur’an); Mikā’īl (elsewhere) | |
| Moses | Mūsā | |
| Noah | Nūḥ | |
| 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 or Ṣamawāl | 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 | Nūḥ'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 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 [edit]
- List of persons mentioned by name in the Qur'an
- Table of prophets of Abrahamic religions
- Arabic names and their biblical equivalent
