▁proph et . ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁four ▁proph ets ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁sent ▁holy ▁books : ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁( T aw rat ) ▁to ▁Mos es , ▁the ▁Ps al ms ▁( Z ā b ū r ) ▁to ▁David , ▁the ▁G ospel ▁to ▁Jesus , ▁and ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁to ▁Muhammad ; ▁those ▁proph ets ▁are ▁considered ▁" Mess engers " ▁or ▁ras ū l . ▁Other ▁main ▁proph ets ▁are ▁considered ▁mess engers ▁or ▁nab ī , ▁even ▁if ▁they ▁didn ' t ▁receive ▁a ▁Book ▁from ▁God . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁the ▁mess enger - pro ph et ▁A aron | ▁( H ā r ū n ), ▁the ▁mess enger - pro ph et ▁I sh ma el ▁( Is m ā ʿ ī l )) ▁and ▁the ▁mess enger - pro ph et ▁Joseph ▁( Y ū s uf ). ▁ ▁Although ▁it ▁offers ▁many ▁inc idents ▁from ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁many ▁proph ets , ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁focus es ▁with ▁special ▁narr ative ▁and ▁r het or ical ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁care ers ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁of ▁these ▁five ▁major ▁proph ets . ▁Of ▁all ▁the ▁figures ▁before ▁Muhammad , ▁the ▁significance ▁of ▁Jesus ▁in ▁Islam ▁is ▁reflected ▁in ▁his ▁being ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁in ▁ 9 3 ▁vers es ▁with ▁various ▁titles ▁attached ▁such ▁as ▁" S on ▁of ▁Mary " ▁and ▁other ▁rel ational ▁terms , ▁mentioned ▁directly ▁and ▁indirect ly , ▁over