Prophets Quiz
Ten questions on the prophets and their stories in the Quran. Each answer is explained with its verse.
All Prophets Quiz questions and answers
Every question in this quiz with its answer and source. Each time you play, you get 10 of these in a random order.
1. Who was the first human being and the first prophet?
Answer: Adam. Allah created Adam, taught him the names of all things and made him a vicegerent on earth. Source: Quran 2:31
2. Which prophet built the Ark?
Answer: Nuh. Allah told Nuh (Noah): “Construct the ship under Our observation and Our inspiration.” Source: Quran 11:37
3. Which prophet was swallowed by a huge fish?
Answer: Yunus. “Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.” Yunus (Jonah) then glorified Allah from inside it. Source: Quran 37:142
4. Which prophet was thrown into a fire that Allah made cool and safe?
Answer: Ibrahim. Allah said: “O fire, be coolness and safety upon Ibrahim.” Source: Quran 21:69
5. Who helped Prophet Ibrahim raise the foundations of the Kaaba?
Answer: His son Ismail. “When Ibrahim was raising the foundations of the House, and Ismail…” Source: Quran 2:127
6. Which prophet is called Khalilullah, the close friend of Allah?
Answer: Ibrahim. “And Allah took Ibrahim as an intimate friend.” Source: Quran 4:125
7. Whose staff turned into a moving snake by Allah’s permission?
Answer: Musa. Musa threw down his staff, “and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.” Source: Quran 20:20
8. Which prophet was raised in the household of Pharaoh?
Answer: Musa. Pharaoh’s wife said of baby Musa: “A comfort of the eye for me and for you. Do not kill him.” Source: Quran 28:9
9. Which prophet understood the speech of birds and heard an ant speak?
Answer: Sulayman. Sulayman said, “We have been taught the language of birds,” and smiled at the words of an ant. Source: Quran 27:19
10. Which prophet was given the Zabur (Psalms)?
Answer: Dawud. “And to Dawud We gave the Zabur.” Source: Quran 4:163
11. Which book was given to Prophet Isa (Jesus)?
Answer: The Injil (Gospel). “And We gave him the Injil, in which was guidance and light.” Source: Quran 5:46
12. Which prophet spoke as a baby in the cradle?
Answer: Isa. Baby Isa said: “Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.” Source: Quran 19:30
13. Whose story does the Quran call “the best of stories”?
Answer: Yusuf. Surah Yusuf opens: “We relate to you the best of stories,” and tells the whole story of Yusuf (Joseph). Source: Quran 12:3
14. Who was the father of Prophet Yusuf?
Answer: Yaqub. Yusuf said he followed “the religion of my fathers, Ibrahim, Ishaq and Yaqub.” Yaqub (Jacob) was his father. Source: Quran 12:38
15. Which prophet is praised for his patience through long illness?
Answer: Ayyub. Of Ayyub (Job) Allah says: “Indeed, We found him patient, an excellent servant.” Source: Quran 38:44
16. Which prophet was sent to the people of ‘Ad?
Answer: Hud. “And to ‘Ad We sent their brother Hud.” Source: Quran 7:65
17. Which prophet was sent to Thamud with a she-camel as a sign?
Answer: Salih. “And to Thamud We sent their brother Salih… This is the she-camel of Allah, a sign for you.” Source: Quran 7:73
18. Which of Nuh’s family refused to board the Ark?
Answer: His son. Nuh called to his son, “O my son, come aboard with us,” but he refused and was among the drowned. Source: Quran 11:42
19. Which woman has a surah named after her and is mentioned by name in the Quran?
Answer: Maryam. Surah Maryam (19) is named after Maryam (Mary), the mother of Isa. Source: Quran 19:16
20. Who is the last of the prophets?
Answer: Muhammad ﷺ. “Muhammad is… the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets.” Source: Quran 33:40
Questions are checked against quran.com and sunnah.com and only cover facts with one clear answer. Reviewed 19 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Let us know.
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