Muhammad, the Qur'an and Islam
According to others he is the son of Abdullah b. Rabah b. Hafaz b. Uz b.
Iram b. Shem b. Noah (2:28). SUYUTI: He was the one who most
resembled Adam and was strong (2:369).
Salih - (Salih)Salih - (Salih)Salih - (Salih)Salih - (Salih) The name is Arabic; he was a prophet sent to the Thamud
(SEI, p. 499) QUR'AN: Salih preached Monotheism (26:144). Salih was an
Arabian prophet who was a brother of the Thamud (11:64). HADITH: ---
TABARI: He was b. Ubayd b. Arif b. Masikh b.Ubayd b. Khadir b.
Thamud b. Gether b. Aram b. Shem b. Noah, or according to others: b. Arif
b. Kamashij b. Iram b. Thamud b. Gether b. Aram b. Shem b. Noah (2:49).
Salih prayed for a sign from God; a she-camel was given, which was later
hamstrung by the Thamud, who were then destroyed for this sin (2:40f)
SUYUTI: He was the son of Ubayd b. Khayir b. Samud b. Khayir b. Shem b. Noah. A physical description of him is given. He lived 40 years and was a prophet between Noah and Abraham. According to another he was the son ofUbayd b. Khazar b. Samud b. `Ad b. Uz b. Aram b. Shem b. Noah,
and died at 58 in Mecca (2:360).
Shuayb - (Shuayb)Shuayb - (Shuayb)Shuayb - (Shuayb)Shuayb - (Shuayb) The name is Arabic; he was a prophet sent to the
Aika, he was later than Hud and Salih (SEI, p. 544) QUR'AN: Shuayb preached Monotheism (26:179). Shuayb was a prophet who was a brother
of the Midianites (11:85) HADITH: --TABARI: He was Moses' father-in-
law Jethro (3:31). He was sent as a prophet to the Midianites and "the
masters of the thorn bush" (2:145). His people were punished for cutting
dirhams (2:147). SUYUTI: Some say his name was Ibn Mikyal. According
to one, his name was Ibn Mikyal b. Yashjan b. Levi b. Yacob. Another
writes he was Shuayb b. Mikyal b. Yashjan b. Madyan b. Abraham al-Khalil. He was a prophet sent to the peoples of Madyan and Aika as an apostle; he prayed much. In his old age, he lost his sight. Some say no other prophet was sent to two peoples aside from Shuayb (2:360-1).
Zacharias - (Zakariyya)Zacharias - (Zakariyya)Zacharias - (Zakariyya)Zacharias - (Zakariyya) The name is not Arabic, probably comes from
Syriac and is not found in pre-Islamic literature (Vocabulary, p. 151).
QUR'AN: Zacharias could not speak for three nights (days) after receiving
the promise of John's birth (19:1f). Zacharias asks for an heir for himself
and the house of Jacob (19:5). Mary is taken care of by Zacharias (3:30f).