How Holy Prophet Is Referred to in Quran
But it also uses more than 30 attributes to refer to the Prophet (PBUH), making him one of the most central Quranic figures.
The name of the Prophet (PBUH) is Muhammad and the Quran mentions him with this name four times: In Verses 144 of Surah Al Imran, 40 of Surah Al-Ahzab, 2 of Surah Muhammad and 29 of Surah Al-Fath.
The name Ahmad is also used in Verse 6 of Surah As-Saff when Prophet Jesus (AS) talks about the next messenger of God:
“Jesus, son of Mary, said to the Israelites, ‘I am the Messenger of God sent to you. I confirm the Torah which is in existence and give you the glad news of the coming of a Messenger who will come after me named Ahmad.’”
In addition to these names, there are attributes mentioned for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in different verses of the Quran, including:
Rasoul (messenger) in Verse 144 of Surah Al Imran, Burhan (logic, proof) in Verse 174 of Suran An-Nisa, Wali (guardian) in Verse 55 of Surah Al-Ma’idah), Awal al-Muslimeen (first Muslim) in Verse 163 of Surah Al-An’am, Nasih Amin (trustworthy adviser) in Verse 68 of Surah Al-A’araf), An-Nabi Al-Ummi (illiterate messenger) in Verse 158 of Surah Al-A’araf), An-Nabi (prophet) in Verse 43 of Surah Al-Anfal), Nazeer (one who warns) in Verse 12 of Surah Hud, Munzar (one who warns) in Verse 7 of Surah Ar-Ra’ad, Abdullah (servant of God) in Verse 1 of Surah Al-Isra, Mubashir (one who gives good news) in Verse 105 of Surah Al-Isra, Rahamtun Lil-Alameen (mercy for the whole world) in Verse 107 of Surah Al-Anbiya, Awal al-Mumineen (first believer) in Verse 51 of Surah Ash-Shu’ara, Nazeer al-Mubin (clear warner) in Verse 50 of Surah Al-Ankabut, Khatam al-Nabiyeen (last prophet) in Verse 40 of Surah Al-Ahzab, Da’iyan Ila Allah (one who invites to God) in Verse 46 of Surah Al-Ahzab, Bashir (one who gives good news) in Verse 28 of Surah Saba), Rasoul Mubin (clear messenger) in Verse 29 of Surah Zukhruf, Awal al-Abedeen (first worshipper) in Verse 81 of Surah Zukhruf, Rasul Allah (messenger of God), in Verse 29 of Surah Al-Fath, Rasoul Kareem (honored messenger) in Verse 40 of Surah Al-Haqqah), Muddathir (cloaked one) in Verse 1 of Surah Al-Muddathir, and Muzakkir (reminder) in Verse 21 of Surah Al-Ghashiyah.
Some attributes mentioned in the Quran highlight the character of the Holy prophet (PBUH), such as: Shahid (witness) in Verse 143 of Surah Al-Baqarah, Shahed (witness) in Verse 45 of Surah Al-Ahzab, Siraj Muneer (shining torch) in Verse 46 of Surah Al-Ahzab, Rahim (merciful) and Rauf (forgiving) in Verse 128 of Surah At-Tawbah), and Muzzamil (wrapped up in garments) in Verse 1 of Surah Al-Muzammil.
There are two words used in the Quran to describe the Holy Prophet (PBUH) about whose meanings there are different opinions among interpreters: Yaseen and Taha.
“Yaseen, and the Quran, the Book of wisdom, you (Prophet Muhammad) are truly among the Messengers sent.” (Verses 1-3 of Surah Yaseen) Some interpreters says Yaseen is made of two words: Ya (O!) and Seen that is used to address the Prophet (PBUH).
As for the word Taha, it has been narrated from Imam Sadiq (AS) that the word is among the names of the Prophet (PBUH) and means “O! One who is seeking the truth and guiding toward it.
