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# Jesus, Mary and the Prophets in the Qur'an
- URL: https://www.mohammadsiddiqui.com/deen/jesus-mary-and-the-prophets/
- Published: 2026-11-11T04:17:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-11T05:23:20.000Z
- Description: What the Qur'an says about Jesus, Mary, Abraham, Moses, Noah, Joseph and Adam, verse by verse in Arabic and English, next to where the Bible tells the same story, and plainly where Muslim and Christian belief part ways.
- Author: Sarge Siddiqui
- Tags: Deen, New to Islam, The Qur'an and the Prophet, Interactive Tools

New to the Qur'an? Start with [The Qur'an: What It Is, How It Came Down, and How It Was Kept](https://www.mohammadsiddiqui.com/deen/the-quran/), then read [Muhammad ﷺ: A Life](https://www.mohammadsiddiqui.com/deen/prophet-muhammad/). All articles: [Deen: Start Here](https://www.mohammadsiddiqui.com/deen/deen/).

Deen · Interactive · الأنبياء

Many people are surprised to learn that the Qur'an names Jesus 25 times and has a whole chapter called Mary. This page sets out what it says about them and about Abraham, Moses, Noah, Joseph and Adam, verse by verse, next to where the Bible tells the same story, and is plain about where Muslim and Christian belief part ways.

**136**Moses (Mūsā)

**69**Abraham (Ibrāhīm)

**43**Noah (Nūḥ)

**34**Mary (Maryam)

**27**Joseph (Yūsuf)

**25**Jesus (ʿĪsā)

**25**Adam

Times each name appears, counted in the full Arabic text (all 6,236 verses, from quran.com), including forms such as *wa-Mūsā* and *li-Ādam*. Muhammad ﷺ is named 4 times. Jesus is also called “the Messiah” 11 times and “son of Mary” 23 times.

How this page is written, and sources 

The Qur'an is quoted in Arabic with Dr Mustafa Khattab's English (*The Clear Quran*, quran.com). Bible references point to the passages that tell the same story; read them in any translation. Where scholars link a Qur'anic detail to an early Christian text outside the Bible, the page says so and labels it as a scholarly observation. The page describes Christian belief briefly and in its own terms; it is not trying to argue anyone out of their faith.

Research, not a fatwa. Corrections welcome.

**Spotted a mistake, or know a better source?** I check and correct these pages when readers point things out. Please email [mohammad.siddiqui@icloud.com](mailto:mohammad.siddiqui@icloud.com?subject=Correction%3A%20Jesus%2C%20Mary%20and%20the%20Prophets%20in%20the%20Qur%27an) with the passage, what you think is wrong, and your source (Qur'an reference, hadith with collection and number, or a book with page).

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- [The Qur'an: What It Is, How It Came Down, and How It Was Kept](https://www.mohammadsiddiqui.com/deen/the-quran/)
- [Belief in God, the Prophets and the Unseen](https://www.mohammadsiddiqui.com/deen/creed/)
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