"Drawn out of the water." Arabic form of Moses. The prophet whose story is told more times than any other in the Qur'an — mentioned in over 30 surahs.
M"Drawn out of the water." Arabic form of Moses. The prophet whose story is told more times than any other in the Qur'an — mentioned in over 30 surahs.
Arabic root: From Hebrew Moshe — מֹשֶׁה via Arabic
Cross-Abrahamic bridge name — direct counterpart to Jewish Moshe and Christian Moses. Strong in West African Muslim families (often spelled Moussa).
Musa (Moses) is the prophet sent to Pharaoh and Bani Isra’il, recipient of the Tawrat (Torah), and the most-mentioned prophet in the Qur’an. His dialogues with God on Mount Sinai and his confrontations with Pharaoh are recounted across many surahs.
""Indeed, I am Allah. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.""
""And We inspired to the mother of Musa, ‘Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river…’""
Musa is named 136 times in the Qur’an — more than any other prophet.
The prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and received the Torah at Sinai. Named in the Qur’an more than any other prophet (136 times); central to Exodus.
Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meaning and cultural context drawn from classical sources: Lisan al-Arab, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Qur'an and Sunnah. If you spot an error, please let us know.