Elijah in Islam

Ilyas
إلياس
Elijah
Known forBeing an Islamic Prophet
PredecessorSulayman
SuccessorAlyasa

Ilyās (Arabic: إلياس) was a prophet of God (Allah) who was sent to guide the Children of Israel. He was given the prophetic mission to prevent people from worshipping idols.[1] Ilyas is the prophetic predecessor to Alyasa.[2] Some Islamic scholars believe, that Ilyas is from the progeny of Harun (Aaron).[3]

  1. ^ Quran 37:123–126
  2. ^ Ibn Kathir, Stories of the Prophets, p. 474
  3. ^ Ṣadīq Ḥasan Khān, Fatḥ al-bayān, vol. 5, p. 594.

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