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Shiva and his family
Confucius
Twelfth-century mosaic of Christ Pantocrator enthroned, with a halo, holding a book and raising his right hand in blessing. IC and XC letters appear beside his head.
Qurʾān
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St. Paul the Apostle
Christian Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
Christian Apostle
Medina, Saudi Arabia: Prophet's Mosque
Muhammad
prophet of Islam
The prophet Isaiah
Isaiah
Hebrew prophet
Painting by Rembrandt van Rijn showing Jeremiah sitting in a dimly lit cave, head resting on his hand in sorrow, with Jerusalem burning in the background.
Jeremiah
Hebrew prophet
Guru Gobind Singh, 18th century, Punjab
Guru Gobind Singh
Sikh Guru
Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy
American religious leader
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
American religious leader [1805–1844]
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Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal
Muslim scholar
St. Luke the Evangelist
St. Luke
biblical author
Ahura Mazdā
Zarathushtra
Iranian prophet
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna
Buddhist philosopher
A sculpture of Laozi
Laozi
Chinese Daoist philosopher
Xuanzang
Xuanzang
Buddhist monk
Thomas Ball: Saint John the Evangelist
St. John the Apostle
Christian Apostle
Ram Mohan Roy
Ram Mohan Roy
Indian religious leader
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Faxian
Chinese Buddhist monk
The Shrine of the Bāb, Haifa, Israel.
the Bāb
Iranian religious leader
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Hillel
Jewish scholar
Relief sculpture of Ezekiel in profile, with a long beard and robe, carved in a cracked, reddish-brown surface.
Ezekiel
Hebrew prophet