In the Hebrew Bible and the Qur ' an, Aaron ( or ; Ahărōn, Hārūn, Greek ( Septuagint ): Ααρών ), who is often called "' Aaron the Priest "' () and once Aaron the Levite () ( Exodus 4: 14 ), was the older brother of Moses, ( Exodus 6: 16-20, 7: 7 ; Qur ' an 28: 34 ) and a prophet of God.

Isaac is mentioned fifteen times by name in the Qur ' an, often with his father and his son, Jacob.

The end of times is mentioned often in the Qur ' an.

As for the fifth, the Qur ' an is frequently addressed directly to Muhammad, and it often discusses situations encountered by him.

Sharia, in its strictest definition, is a divine law, as expressed in the Qur ' an and Muhammad's example ( often called the sunnah ).

In the Qur ' an it is stated that " Living things are made of water " and it is often used to describe paradise.

" preserver ") is awarded to one who has memorized the entire Qur ' an, often by attending a special course for the purpose ; the imam khatib of a mosque is frequently ( though not always ) a hafiz.

He often advocated leaving aside the Qur ' an and Vedas and simply following Sahaja path, or the Simple / Natural Way to oneness in God.

The marabout is often a scholar of the Qur ' an, or religious teacher.

In the Qur ' an, širk and the related word ( plural Stem IV active participle ) mušrikūn ( مشركون ) " those who commit shirk and plot against Islam " often clearly refers to the enemies of Islam ( as in verse 9. 1 – 15 ) but sometimes it also refers to erring Muslims.

Islamic commentators on the Qur ' an have emphasized that pre-Islamic Arabic idolatry made a number of godlings ( most memorably the three goddesses al-Manāt, al-Lāt and ʻUzzā ) equal associates of Allah ( as the Qur ' an discusses in the 53rd surat ) and the word mushrikūn ( singular: mushrik ) is often translated into English as " polytheists ".

Isaac is mentioned fifteen times by name in the Qur ' an, often with his father and his son, Jacob.

Ishmael is mentioned over ten times in the Qur ' an, often alongside other patriarchs and prophets of ancient times.

Conservative theologians in some religions often use the term " inerrancy ": in Christianity to refer to the Old and New Testaments, in Islam to refer to the Qur ' an, and in other religions to refer to their own holy books.

This means that liberal Muslims often question traditional interpretations of the Qur ' an which they find intellectually stifling, preferring instead to interpret the Quran in light of modern wisdom and scientific knowledge ( see ijtihad ).

Their argument often involves variants of the Mu ' tazili theory that the Qur ' an was created by God for the particular circumstances of the early Muslim community, and reason must be used to apply it to new contexts.

They are often hafiz, i. e. have memorized the Qur ' an.

Shoaib's mission is often mentioned in the Qur ' an with the mission of Lot, Noah, Hud and Saleh.

As a youngster he memorized the Qur ' an and would often retreat from worldly pursuits to join other mystics in study.

The flagpoles were often decorated by a crescent, a wolf's head, a horsetail or a Qur ' an box.

While the term " Jihad State " ( a territory that was established by political and religious Muslim leaders, often fittingly titled Emir, who conquer a region by offensive war, invoking Jihad bin saif in the sense of holy war to establish an Islamic rule in accordance with Qur ' anic injunctions ) most often refers to Fulbe jihad states in and around Nigeria, the order also gave rise to a few elsewhere in Western Africa, notably in present Mali.

*" they furnish evidence for Holy Scriptures, since the Qur ' an mentions them and their people ;"

The Qur ' an mentions a prophet called Zul-Kifl.

Abraham was succeeded by two of his sons, Isaac and Ishmael, while Moses was succeeded by his brother Aaron and Jesus by two prophets whom the Qur ' an mentions in the chapter called " Ya Sin ".

The Gospel of Barnabas claims that Jesus predicted the advent of Muhammad, thus conforming with the Qur ' an which mentions:

The Qur ' an mentions only some prophets by name, but makes it clear that many were sent who are not mentioned.

The Qur ' an mentions Isaac as prophet and a righteous man of God.

( XXXVIII: 47 ) The Qur ' an specifically mentions that Jacob was guided ( VI: 84 ) and inspired ( IV: 163 ) and was chosen to enforce the awareness of the Hereafter.

21257 in Musnad Ibn Hanbal ) mentions that there were 124, 000 of them in total throughout history ( with other traditions placing the number of Prophets at 224, 000 while other scholars holding that there is even a greater number in the history of mankind, and God alone knows ), and the Qur ' an says that God has sent a prophet to every group of people throughout time, and that Muhammad is the last of the prophets, sent for the whole of humankind.

But, in sharp contrast to the Hebrew Bible, the Qur ' an praises Saul greatly, and mentions that he was gifted with great spiritual and physical strength.

The Qur ' an mentions crucifixion several times.

In Surah 5: 33, The Qur ' an mentions crucifixion as a form of punishment.

The three types of adherents to faiths that the Qur ' an mentions as people of the book are the Jews, Sabians and Christians.

The Qur ' an mentions, " He it is Who created for you all that is on earth.

Nabíl-i-Zarandí, in The Dawn-breakers, mentions nine complete commentaries on the Qur ' an, revealed during the Báb's imprisonment at Máh-Kú, which have been lost without a trace.

The Qur ' an mentions the use of covering and veiling with the words () and jilbāb (), not hijab.

* The Qur ' an mentions the Sakina, or Tranquility, referring to God's blessing of solace and succour upon both the Children of Israel and Muhammad.

The Qur ' an mentions this ancient community along with other communities that were destroyed by God.

Abraham embodies the type of the perfect Muslim and the Qur ' an mentions Abraham as a model for mankind.

The Qur ' an mentions that Abraham's father threatened to stone his son to death if he did not cease in preaching to the people.

Chapter 53 of the Qur ' an, Surah An-Najm mentions some more subject matters of the earlier scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

The Qur ' an mentions several personal prayers of Abraham, each of which have been interpreted to be exemplary for Muslims who strive to get closer to God.

The Qur ' an also repeatedly establishes Abraham's role as patriarch and mentions numerous important descendants who came through his lineage, including Isaac ( 25: 53 ), Jacob ( 29: 49 ) and Ishmael ( 2: 132 – 133 ).

The Qur ' an mentions that Abraham and Ishmael were the reformers who set up the Kaaba in Mecca as a center of pilgrimage for monotheism ( 2: 124 – 141 ; 3: 65 – 68, 95 – 97 ).

The Qur ' an also mentions Abraham as one whom God took as a friend ( Khalil ; 4: 125 ), hence Abraham's title in Islam, Khalil-Allah ( Friend of God ).