Stories of the Prophets

About this book

Stories of the Prophets is drawn from the work of the fourteenth-century scholar Ibn Kathir, author of the famous tafsir. It tells the stories of the prophets mentioned in the Quran.

The narratives begin with the creation of Adam and continue through Idris, Nuh, Hud, Salih, Ibrahim, Lut, Ismail, Ishaq, Yaqub, Yusuf, Shu'ayb, Ayyub, Yunus, Musa and Harun, Dawud, Sulayman, Zakariyya, Yahya and Isa, peace be upon them all. Ibn Kathir uses the Quran, authentic hadith and early reports, and draws out the lessons of each story.

This rendering presents the classic in clear modern English, making it suitable for teenagers and adults, and for parents reading with older children.

What's inside

• The prophets from Adam to Isa
• Based on the Quran and hadith
• Lessons from each prophet's life
• Clear modern English
• Suitable for family reading