Qasas ul Anbiya قصص الانبیاء
The complete stories of the 25 prophets – 151 chapters from the Quran and authentic narrations (Ibn Kathir), in English and Urdu, with every reference linked to the ayah.
1Prophet Adam (AS) – The First Manحضرت آدم علیہ السلام – پہلے انسانThe beginning of humanity – created in Paradise, then sent down to the earth · 7 chapters2Prophet Idris (AS) – Raised to a High Stationحضرت ادریس علیہ السلام – بلند مقام والے نبیEarly humanity – between Adam and Nuh, according to most scholars · 4 chapters3Prophet Nuh (AS) – The Ark and the Floodحضرت نوح علیہ السلام – کشتی اور طوفانEarly humanity, after idol worship first appeared – commonly placed in Mesopotamia (Iraq); the Ark came to rest on Mount Judi · 7 chapters4Prophet Hud (AS) – The People of ‘Adحضرت ہود علیہ السلام – قومِ عادSouthern Arabia (al-Ahqaf, between Yemen and Oman) – after Nuh, before Salih · 5 chapters5Prophet Salih (AS) – The She-Camel of Thamudحضرت صالح علیہ السلام – قومِ ثمود اور اونٹنیNorth-western Arabia (al-Hijr, near today’s al-‘Ula / Mada’in Salih) – after ‘Ad, before Ibrahim · 6 chapters6Prophet Ibrahim (AS) – The Friend of Allahحضرت ابراہیم علیہ السلام – خلیل اللہIraq (Babylon / Ur), then Harran, Palestine, Egypt and Makkah – after Salih, the father of the later prophets · 8 chapters7Prophet Lut (AS) – The Warner of Sodomحضرت لوط علیہ السلام – سدوم کے نذیرThe towns of the Jordan plain near the Dead Sea (Sodom and its sister towns) – a contemporary of Ibrahim · 6 chapters8Prophet Ismail (AS) – The Patient Son and Builder of the Ka'bahحضرت اسماعیل علیہ السلام – صابر بیٹا اور کعبہ کے معمارMakkah, the valley of Bakkah in Arabia – son of Ibrahim, ancestor of the Arabs of Hijaz and of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ · 6 chapters9Prophet Ishaq (AS) – The Promised Son of Sarahحضرت اسحاق علیہ السلام – سارہ کے موعود بیٹےCanaan (Palestine), the land of Ibrahim's settlement – son of Ibrahim and Sarah, father of Ya'qub · 5 chapters10Prophet Yaqub (AS) – Israel, the Father of Beautiful Patienceحضرت یعقوب علیہ السلام – اسرائیل، صبرِ جمیل کے باپCanaan (Palestine), with his final years in Egypt – son of Ishaq, grandson of Ibrahim, father of Yusuf and the twelve tribes · 6 chapters11Prophet Yusuf (AS) – The Best of Storiesحضرت یوسف علیہ السلام – بہترین قصہCanaan (Palestine) in childhood, then Egypt – son of Yaqub, great-grandson of Ibrahim · 8 chapters12Prophet Ayyub (AS) – The Model of Patienceحضرت ایوب علیہ السلام – صبر کی مثالHauran / southern Syria region – a descendant of Ibrahim, after Yusuf · 5 chapters13Prophet Shuayb (AS) – The Preacher of Madyanحضرت شعیب علیہ السلام – مدین کے خطیبMadyan, north-west Arabia near the Gulf of Aqaba – after Lut, before Musa · 6 chapters14Prophet Musa (AS) – The One to Whom Allah Spokeحضرت موسیٰ علیہ السلام – کلیم اللہEgypt, Madyan and Sinai – the Exodus of the Children of Israel, after Yusuf and Shuayb · 8 chapters15Prophet Harun (AS) – The Brother and Minister of Musaحضرت ہارون علیہ السلام – موسیٰ کے بھائی اور وزیرEgypt and Sinai – the Exodus, alongside his brother Musa · 5 chapters16Prophet Dhul-Kifl (AS) – Among the Patientحضرت ذوالکفل علیہ السلام – صبر کرنے والوں میںUncertain – among the prophets of the Children of Israel, after Musa according to most reports · 3 chapters17Prophet Dawud (AS) – King, Prophet and Worshipperحضرت داؤد علیہ السلام – بادشاہ، نبی اور عبادت گزارPalestine (Jerusalem) – Children of Israel, roughly a thousand years before Isa · 6 chapters18Prophet Sulaiman (AS) – The King Whom None Would Equalحضرت سلیمان علیہ السلام – وہ بادشاہ جس جیسا کوئی نہ ہواPalestine (Jerusalem) – son and successor of Dawud, roughly a thousand years before Isa · 7 chapters19Prophet Ilyas (AS) – The Caller Against Baalحضرت الیاس علیہ السلام – بعل کے خلاف پکارنے والےLevant (region of Baalbek, in present-day Lebanon) – Children of Israel, after Sulaiman · 3 chapters20Prophet Al-Yasa (AS) – The Successor of Ilyasحضرت الیسع علیہ السلام – الیاس علیہ السلام کے جانشینLevant (northern Palestine and Syria) – Children of Israel, after Ilyas · 3 chapters21Prophet Yunus (AS) – The Companion of the Whaleحضرت یونس علیہ السلام – صاحبِ حوتNineveh (near Mosul, in present-day Iraq) – after the prophets of the divided kingdom of Israel · 6 chapters22Prophet Zakariya (AS) – The Guardian of Maryam and the Father of Yahyaحضرت زکریا علیہ السلام – مریم کے کفیل اور یحییٰ کے والدJerusalem (Bayt al-Maqdis) – Children of Israel, shortly before the birth of Isa · 6 chapters23Prophet Yahya (AS) – Pure from Childhoodحضرت یحییٰ علیہ السلام – بچپن سے پاکبازPalestine (Bayt al-Maqdis) – shortly before and alongside Isa; 1st century CE · 5 chapters24Prophet Isa (AS) – The Messiah, Son of Maryamحضرت عیسیٰ علیہ السلام – مسیح ابنِ مریمPalestine (Bayt al-Maqdis and the surrounding land) – 1st century CE; the last prophet before Muhammad ﷺ · 8 chapters25Prophet Muhammad ﷺ – The Seal of the Prophetsحضرت محمد ﷺ – خاتم النبیینMakkah and Madinah, Arabia – c. 570–632 CE (born in the Year of the Elephant; Hijrah 622 CE = 1 AH) · 12 chapters