Elijah in Islam

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Prophet Ilyas Alayhi as-Salam
Arabic: إلياس
Ilyas' name in Islamic calligraphy
Prophet of Islam
Preceded by	Suleyman
Succeeded by	Alyasa
Personal life
Born	Ilyas Ibn Yasin Unknown United Kingdom of Israel
Died	c. 850/849 BCE Palestine
Parent	Yasin (father)
Region	Ash-Sham
Relatives	Harun (forefather)
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Muslim leader
Influenced Alyasa

Ilyās (Arabic: إلياس) in Islam was a prophet of God who was sent to guide the Israelites. 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]