Saint Peter

===Islam===
{{Main|Peter in Islam}}
[[Muslim]]s consider [[Jesus]] a [[prophet]] of God. The [[Qur'an]] also speaks of Jesus's disciples but does not mention their names, instead referring to them as "helpers to the [[Prophets in Islam|prophet of God]]".<ref>Qur'an 3:49–53</ref> Muslim exegesis and Qur'an commentary, however, names them and includes Peter among the disciples.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite book |author1-last= Noegel|author1-first= Scott B.|author2-last= Wheeler|author2-first= Brandon M.|date= 2003|title= Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=6aTXAAAAMAAJ|location= Lanham, MD|publisher= Scarecrow Press (Rowman & Littlefield)|page= 86|isbn= 978-0-8108-4305-9|quote=Muslim exegesis identifies the disciples of Jesus as Peter, Andrew, Matthew, Thomas, Philip, John, James, Bartholomew, and Simon}}</ref> An old tradition, which involves the legend of [[Habib the Carpenter]], mentions that Peter was one of the three disciples sent to [[Antioch]] to preach to the people there.<ref>''Hughes Dictionary of Islam'', ''Habib the Carpenter''</ref>

[[Twelver]] [[Shia]] [[Muslim]]s see a parallel in the figure of Peter to [[Ali]] at [[Muhammad in Islam|Muhammad]]'s time. They look upon Ali as being the [[vicegerent]], with [[Muhammad]] being the [[prophet]]; likewise, they see Peter as the vicegerent, behind [[Jesus in Islam|Jesus]] the prophet and [[Masih]]. Peter's role as the first proper leader of the church is also seen by Shias to be a parallel to their belief in Ali as the first [[caliph]] after Muhammad.<ref>''[[No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam]]'', [[Reza Aslan]], Dictionary: ''Simon Peter''</ref> <!-- why is this here? Shias believe that [[Muhammad al-Mahdi]] (who was probably [[Imam Mahdi]]) was the son of Hasan al Askari (a descendant of Muhammad and thus of Ishmael) and [[Narjis]] (a descendant of Yahuda and thus of Isaac). -->