| Adam | آدَم | Dust. (Lughaatul quran Vol. 1-2 Pg. 56) | Detail |
| Idrees | إِدْرِيس | To learn, as he used to learn and teach the heavenly scrolls alot. (Lughaatul Quran Vol.1-2 Pg. 53) | Detail |
| Nuh | نُوح | One who crys alot. (Misbahul Lughat Pg.917) | Detail |
| Hud | هُود | Guidance, pious deed. (Lughaatul Quran Vol. 5-6 Pg. ) | Detail |
| Saleh | صَالِح | Pious, good, right. (Misbahul Lughat Pg.476) | Detail |
| Ibrahim | إِبْرَاهِيم | Attach, adhere. (Misbahul Lughat Pg.797) | Detail |
| Lut | لُوط | literally means 'father of the people' or 'most affectionate father'. (Qamusul Quran Pg. 22) | Detail |
| Ismail | إِسْمَاعِيل | It is said that this name is composed of two words, Isma' meaning listen! and eel meaning Allah in the Syriac or Hebrew language. In other words "Hear and grant my prayers, O Allah!" Ibraaheem (AS) used to make dua for a son by these words. When his dua was heard, he named the son Ismaaeel. Ismaa'eel also means one who is obedient to Allah. (Lughaatul Quran Vol.1-2 Pg. 95) | Detail |
| Ishaq | إِسْحَاق | It means one who laughs. (Lughaatul Quran) To be far away. (Mukhtarus Sihah Pg.410) | Detail |
| Yaqub | يَعْقُوب | Derived from 'Aqb' which means Heel, behind, end, Supplanter- holds the place of another. (Misbahul Lughat Pg.565) | Detail |
| Yusuf | يُوسُف | The beautiful. (Misbahul Lughat Pg.945) Extremely sad, derived from 'Asf'. (Mukhtarus Sihah Pg.34, 1020) | Detail |
| Ayub | أَيُّوب | Derived from 'Awb or Aaba' which means return, penitent. (Misbahul Lughat Pg.44) | Detail |
| Shuaib | شُعَيْب | It is from the word 'sh`ab' which means big nation or from the word 'Sh`ib' which means valley. ( Lughaatul Quran Vol. 3-4 Pg. 281) | Detail |
| Musa | مُوسَىٰ | Water and tree- He was put into a box made out of wood and placed in the river. (Lughaatul Quran Vol. 5-6 Pg. 478) | Detail |
| Haroon | هَارُون | Unable to locate meaning in Arabic but the Hebrew meaning is High, Superior, exalted. | Detail |
| Dhul-kifl | ذُو ٱلْكِفْل | literally means "possessor of. or giving. a double requital or portion". (Source: A. Yusuf Ali, The Holy Quran: Translation and Commentary, footnote 2743) (Mukhtarus Sihah Pg.794) | Detail |
| Daud | دَاوُود | Derived from 'Wud' which means Beloved. (Misbahul Lughat Pg.936) | Detail |
| Suleman | سُلَيْمَان | Derived from 'Salam' which means Peaceful. (Misbahul Lughat Pg.392) | Detail |
| Ilyas | إِلْيَاس | Unable to locate meaning in Arabic but the Hebrew meaning is, My God is the lord. | Detail |
| Ilyasa | ٱلْيَسَع | Unable to locate meaning in Arabic but the Hebrew meaning is, My God is salvation. | Detail |
| Yunus | يُونُس | Derived from 'Uns or Ans' which means affectionate. (Mukhtarus Sihah Pg.50) | Detail |
| Zikariya | زَكَرِيَّا | Unable to locate meaning in Arabic but the Hebrew meaning is, The Lord remembers. | Detail |
| Yahya | يَحْيَىٰ | The living. (Lughatul Quran Vol 5-6 Pg. 210) | Detail |
| Isa | عِيسَىٰ | Leader, blessed. (Lughaatul Quran Vol. 3-4 Pg. 378) Mixture of colour red and yellow with white. (Mukhtarus Sihah Pg.649) | Detail |
| Muhammad | مُحَمَّد | Praiseworthy. (Misbahul Lughat Pg.175) | Detail |
