All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger.Allah says (what means): {And We have already sent Nooh (Noah) and Ibraaheem (Abraham) and placed in their descendants Prophethood and scripture; and among them is he who is guided, but many of them are defiantly disobedient.} [Quran 57:26]This verse confirms that all the Prophets and Messengers are from the descendants of Nooh and Ibraaheem, may Allah exalt their mention. Tafseer Ibn Katheer reads:"Allah, the Exalted, states that since He sent Nooh, may Allah exalt his mention, all the Prophets and Messengers that He sent after that were from his offspring. Likewise was Ibraaheem; all the revealed Divine Books and all the Messengers that received revelation after Ibraaheem were from his offspring. Allah, the Exalted, said in another verse: {and placed in his descendants Prophethood and scripture.} [Quran 29:27] The last among the Prophets of the Children of Israel was 'Eesa (Jesus), son of Mary, who prophesied the good news of the coming of Muhammad (saw) ; thus Allah, the Exalted, said, {Then, We sent following their footsteps Our messengers and followed [them] with Jesus, the son of Mary, and gave him the Gospel.} [Quran57:27] Based on this, if we presume that someone was sent by Allah as a Prophet, then (we must also presume that) he must be from the descendants of Nooh or Ibraaheem, may Allah exalt their mention.Allah knows best. (Source: islam_web) Classified in Merits and Virtues > Merits of Prophets