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==Elias in Islamic Sources== | ==Elias in Islamic Sources== | ||
Exegetical Sources<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Jāmiʾ al-bayān fi tafsīr al-Qurʾān'', vol. 23, p. 109; Ālūsī, ''Rūḥ al-maʿānī fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-ʿaẓīm'', vol. 23, p. 138.</ref> | Exegetical Sources<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Jāmiʾ al-bayān fi tafsīr al-Qurʾān'', vol. 23, p. 109; Ālūsī, ''Rūḥ al-maʿānī fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-ʿaẓīm'', vol. 23, p. 138.</ref> And Historical<ref>Ibn Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 1, p. 212; Ibn Kathīr, ''Al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya'', vol. 2, p. 5; Ṣāliḥī Shāmī, ''Subul al-hudā wa al-rashād fī sīrat khayr al-ʿibād'', vol. 6, p. 318.</ref> | ||
Muslims consider Elias as a descendant of [['Imran]], the father of [[Moses(a)]] and [[Aaron(a)]].<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 461; Ibn Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 1, p. 212; Ibn Kathīr, ''Al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya'', vol. 2, p. 5.</ref>According to narrations, he is known for his wisdom as a descendant of Aaron.<ref> Kulaynī, ''Al-Kāfī'', vol. 1, p. 227.</ref>He belongs to the lineage of [[Abraham (a)|Abraham(a)]], coming after [[the Prophet Ezekiel]] and preceding his disciple, [[Elisha]].<ref>Abū Riyḥān Bīrūnī, ''Āthār al-bāqiya'', p. 373; Māwirdī, ''Aʿlām al-nubuwwa'', p. 54; Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tārīkh-i damishq'', vol. 9, p. 206-209.</ref> | Muslims consider Elias as a descendant of [['Imran]], the father of [[Moses(a)]] and [[Aaron(a)]].<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 461; Ibn Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 1, p. 212; Ibn Kathīr, ''Al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya'', vol. 2, p. 5.</ref>According to narrations, he is known for his wisdom as a descendant of Aaron.<ref> Kulaynī, ''Al-Kāfī'', vol. 1, p. 227.</ref>He belongs to the lineage of [[Abraham (a)|Abraham(a)]], coming after [[the Prophet Ezekiel]] and preceding his disciple, [[Elisha]].<ref>Abū Riyḥān Bīrūnī, ''Āthār al-bāqiya'', p. 373; Māwirdī, ''Aʿlām al-nubuwwa'', p. 54; Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tārīkh-i damishq'', vol. 9, p. 206-209.</ref> | ||
He was stirred to prophethood.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 461</ref> | He was stirred to prophethood.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 461</ref> | ||
He was sent to the people of Baalbek, a region of Syria, during the reign of King Ahab.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 461; Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tārīkh-i damishq'', vol. 9, p. 209; Ibn Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 1, p. 212.</ref> He guided them and warned them about the worship of the idol [[Ba'l]].<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 461; Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tārīkh-i damishq'', vol. 9, p. 209; Ibn Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 1, p. 212.</ref> He is known for destroying the idol of Ba'l.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 461; Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tārīkh-i damishq'', vol. 9, p. 209; Ibn Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 1, p. 212; Nas, ''Tārīkh-i jāmiʿ-i Abd adyān'', p. 507.</ref> According to some sources, after his passing, he was buried in the region of Qalb, a land between [[Damascus]], Homs, and Ba'lbek.<ref>Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī. ''Muʿjam al-buldān'', vol. 1, p. 470; Ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq Baghdādī, ''Marāṣid al-ʾiṭṭlāʿ ʿlā ʾasmāʾi al-amkina wa al-buqāʿ'', vol. 1, p. 211.</ref> | He was sent to the people of Baalbek, a region of Syria, during the reign of King Ahab.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 461; Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tārīkh-i damishq'', vol. 9, p. 209; Ibn Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 1, p. 212.</ref> He guided them and warned them about the worship of the idol [[Ba'l]].<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 461; Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tārīkh-i damishq'', vol. 9, p. 209; Ibn Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 1, p. 212.</ref> He is known for destroying the idol of Ba'l.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 461; Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tārīkh-i damishq'', vol. 9, p. 209; Ibn Athīr al-Jazarī, ''Al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 1, p. 212; Nas, ''Tārīkh-i jāmiʿ-i Abd adyān'', p. 507.</ref> According to some sources, after his passing, he was buried in the region of Qalb, a land between [[Damascus]], Homs, and Ba'lbek.<ref>Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī. ''Muʿjam al-buldān'', vol. 1, p. 470; Ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq Baghdādī, ''Marāṣid al-ʾiṭṭlāʿ ʿlā ʾasmāʾi al-amkina wa al-buqāʿ'', vol. 1, p. 211.</ref> | ||
==The pilgrimage of Elias== | ==The pilgrimage of Elias== | ||
According to some reports, Elias is among those who are believed to have attained eternal life.<ref> Ibn al-Jawzī, ''Al-Muntaẓam fī tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 361; Ibn Kathīr, ''Al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya'', vol. 1, p. 394-395; Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 19, p. 144.</ref> | According to some reports, Elias is among those who are believed to have attained eternal life.<ref> Ibn al-Jawzī, ''Al-Muntaẓam fī tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 361; Ibn Kathīr, ''Al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya'', vol. 1, p. 394-395; Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 19, p. 144.</ref> | ||