Daniyel (Larabci Danyal) galibi musulmai suna ɗaukar shi annabi ne kuma kamar yadda hadisin Shia Muslim ya kasance annabi. Kodayake ba'a ambace shi a cikin Kur'ani ba, kuma ba a cikin hadisin Sunni na Islama ba, an karɓi rahoton Sunni na Islama daga Isra'iliyyat, wanda ke ba da sunansa kuma wanda ke nufin lokacin da ya ɓoye cikin kogon zakuna. Akwai wasu muhawara da ke gudana game da lokacin wa'azin Daniyel kuma yayin da a cikin rahotannin Shia Islama daga mazhabar Shia ake daukarsa a matsayin annabi, wasu musulmai daga wasu reshe na Musulunci sun yi imani da cewa shi ba annabi ba ne amma mutum ne mai aminci . Wasu Musulmi records bayar da shawarar cewa a littafi dangane apocalyptic ayoyin da aka samu a cikin wani akwatin gawa, wanda ake ganin ya dauke ragowar Daniyel, wanda aka kawo haske a lokacin da Musulmi ci daga Tustar, suka binne a sake a request daga Umar . A-Z of Prophets in Islam and Judaism, B.M. Wheeler, Daniel