How many prophets were sent by Allah to the world according to Islam? Name some of them. What was the reason of sending the prophets?

Muslims believe that 1,24,000 prophets were sent by Allah to the world for preaching moral and goodness. Some of the prophets were sent to a particular tribe while some of them were sent for the whole world. The main reason of sending the prophets was to preach submission to Allah and do not do mischief or spread corruption in the world. The prophets who were sent for the whole world are:

• Nuh
• Ibrahim
• Musa
• Isa
• Muhammad

Other prophets who were sent for a particular tribe are

• Adam
• Shees
• Idrees
• Yahya
• Yunus
• Yaqoob
• Yusuf
• Ismael
• Ishaq
• Ayyub
• Uzair
• Dawud
• Sulaiman
• Lut
• Harun
• Iliyas
• Al-Yasa
• Hud
• Dhul-kifl
• Shoaib
• Saleh