Belief in the prophets is one of the six articles of faith. For Muslims, the prophets are the men God chose throughout history to deliver His guidance to humanity.567
A messenger to every nation
The Quran teaches that no people was left without guidance — God sent a messenger to every community:
"And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], 'Worship Allah and avoid false gods.'"
— Quran 16:36 (Saheeh International)1
The same essential message
Although prophets came to different peoples in different ages, Muslims believe they all carried the same core message: that there is only one God, who alone deserves worship.
"And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, 'There is no deity except Me, so worship Me.'"
— Quran 21:25 (Saheeh International)2
Believing in all of them
A Muslim must believe in all of God's prophets, making no distinction between them. The Quran names many — and instructs the believers to affirm them together:
"Say, 'We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to Moses and Jesus … We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [submitting] to Him.'"
— Quran 2:136 (Saheeh International)3
Among the prophets named in the Quran are Adam, Noah (Nuh), Abraham (Ibrahim), Moses (Musa), and Jesus (Isa) — many of the same figures revered in Judaism and Christianity. (Islam's view of Jesus is explored in Jesus (Isa) in Islam.)
Muhammad ﷺ, the last of the prophets
Muslims believe the line of prophethood was completed with Muhammad ﷺ, the seal of the prophets:
"Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets."
— Quran 33:40 (Saheeh International)4
Prophets are human
A crucial point in Islam is that prophets are human beings — chosen and honored, but never divine and never to be worshipped. They are God's servants and messengers, models of faith and character for the people they were sent to guide.
In short
Islam honors a long chain of prophets sent by God to every people with one message: worship the one God. Muslims believe in all of them without distinction — from Adam to Jesus — and regard Muhammad ﷺ as the final prophet who completed that message.