page_title: Biblical people in Islam
section_title: Daniel
hierarchical_section_title: Biblical people in Islam / Old Testament / Daniel
caption_attribution_description: English: Daniel in the Lions' Den (Dan. 6:11-29) Русский: Даниил в львином рву (Дан. 6:11-29)
context_page_description: There are many Biblical figures which the Qur'an names. Some, however, go unnamed in the Qur'an, but are referenced or referred to in the hadiths, tafsirs, literature or seerah. Other figures are mentioned elsewhere in tradition and in the sunnah and sayings of the prophet Muhammad. Such figures which are not mentioned by name in the Qur'an, are included below.
context_section_description: Danyal (Arabic: دانيال), known as Daniel in the Bible, is traditionally considered by Ibn Kathirs to be a prophet, alongside the other major prophets of the Old Testament, namely Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Although he is not mentioned in the Qur'an, there are a few Hadith which bear his name and which refer to his time spent in the den of the lions. There are debates, however, that go on about Daniel's time of preaching and some Muslims believe that he was not a prophet but a saintly man.
caption: Gustave Dore's engraving Daniel In The Lion's Den
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