Stories of the Prophets

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 

As-Salam Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,
I would like to begin a series of posts talking about each of the 25 Prophets mentioned in the Quran and their stories. To be fair, I don’t know most of the stories so I am educating myself along the way. If I made any mistakes, feedback and corrections would be appreciated.

First of all, what is a Prophet? 
In Islam, we are taught that Allah {SWT} has sent down Prophets, or Messengers, to humanity, in different times and different places. They were sent down to communicate Allah {SWT]’s message, bringing people to Islam and leading them to the straight path of righteousness, also allowing them to feel a sense of tranquility and peace. Prophets are human, just like us. They eat, sleep, marry, get children, etc. Some of them have the ability to perform certain miracles such as resurrecting the dead, or splitting the sea. 

I believe that educating oneself about the Prophets in Islam is extremely important and an essential part of Islamic history. We can learn so much from the Prophets and their stories, subhanAllah. All the Prophets went through many hardships but continued to have strong belief in Allah {SWT} and continued to make Da’wah, which is the act of calling people to Islam, and therefore, we should use them as an example on how to behave and act.

In Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 285, Allah {SWT} says: 

اٰمَنَ الرَّسُوْلُ بِمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَّبِّهٖ وَ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۗ كُلٌّ اٰمَنَ بِا للّٰهِ وَمَلٰٓئِكَتِهٖ وَكُتُبِهٖ وَرُسُلِهٖ ۗ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ اَحَدٍ مِّنْ رُّسُلِهٖ ۗ وَقَا لُوْا سَمِعْنَا وَاَ طَعْنَا غُفْرَا نَكَ رَبَّنَا وَاِ لَيْكَ الْمَصِيْرُ

“The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.” And they say, “We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination.” (Sahih International).

Thank you, may Allah reward you all with goodness.