Publisher’s Note
In an effort to make the text more accessible to English-speaking readers, the editors have chosen to use English names for the prophets and figures (as listed below but not limited to) and to use Anglicized terms that now appear in English dictionaries.
Prophets
| Arabic | English | Arabic | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ādam | Adam | Mūsā | Moses |
| Nūḥ | Noah | Hārūn | Aaron |
| Idrīs | Enoch | Shuʿayb | Jethro |
| Ibrāhīm | Abraham | Yūshaʿ | Joshua |
| Ismāʿīl | Ishmael | Dāwūd | David |
| Isḥāq | Isaac | Sulaymān | Solomon |
| Yaʿqūb | Jacob | Ilyās | Elias |
| Yūsuf | Joseph | al-Yasaʿ | Elisha |
| Lūṭ | Lot | Yūnus | Jonah |
| Ayyūb | Job | Zakariyyā | Zachariah |
| ʿUzayr | Ezra | Yaḥyā | John |
| Ḥizqīl | Ezekiel | ʿĪsā | Jesus |
Other figures
| Arabic | English | Arabic | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ḥawwāʾ | Eve | Maryam | Mary |
| Sārah | Sarah | Jibrāʾīl | Gabriel |
| Hājar | Hagar | Mīkāʾīl | Michael |
| Binyāmīn | Benjamin | Jālūt | Goliath |
| Firʿawn | Pharaoh | Qārūn | Korah |
| Hāmān | Haman | Yaʾjūj wa Maʾjūj | Gog and Magog |
Arabic terms and names have been transliterated according to the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES); see the Arabic Transliteration Key.
For ease of reading, glyphs and traditional honorifics such as “peace be upon him” or (s.a.w.) which are commonly used as a gesture of respect after the name of the Prophet Muhammad, the Imams, or other sacred figures have been omitted from this text. No disrespect is intended, and may God’s peace and blessings be upon them all!