Elias (a)

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Elias (a) was one of the prophets of the Israelites. His name in the Holy Scriptures is recorded as "Eliya," which has become known in Arabic as "Elias ." The name of this prophet of God is mentioned twice in the Quran, where he is described as a believer, one of the righteous servants of God, and a sent prophet. According to some Islamic narrations, Elias (a) enjoys eternal life and every year accompanies Khidr (a) on the pilgrimage.

In the Bible

Elias's name in Hebrew is derived from Eliya.[1] Elias is a prophet among the Israelites, whose name is recorded as "Eliya" in the Bible.[2] It is said that through his supplication, he revived Jonah son of Amittai after several days of his death, as well as he healed Elisha.[3]

In the Quran

The Quran mentions Elias in two verses, acknowledging him as a believer, one of the righteous servants of God, and a sent prophet. It speaks of his efforts to combat the idolatry of his people and his call to them to piety and monotheism. (Sura Al-Saffat, 123; Sura Al-An'am, 85-86). Some argue that the Elias mentioned in verse 130 of Sura Al-Saffat is also the same Elias .[4]

Elias in Islamic Sources

Exegetical Sources[5]) And Historical[6] Muslims consider Elias as a descendant of 'Imran, the father of Moses(a) and Aaron(a).[7]According to narrations, he is known for his wisdom as a descendant of Aaron.[8]He belongs to the lineage of Abraham(a), coming after the Prophet Ezekiel and preceding his disciple, Elisha.[9] He was stirred to prophethood.[10] He was sent to the people of Baalbek, a region of Syria, during the reign of King Ahab.[11] He guided them and warned them about the worship of the idol Ba'l.[12] He is known for destroying the idol of Ba'l.[13] According to some sources, after his passing, he was buried in the region of Qalb, a land between Damascus, Homs, and Ba'lbek.[14]

The pilgrimage of Elias

According to some reports, Elias is among those who are believed to have attained eternal life.[15] They go for Hajj every year with Prophet Khidr, and after performing the Hajj rituals, they drink from the water of Zamzam.[16] Also, in one report, the annual meeting of Khidr and Elias at 'Arafat is mentioned.[17] Although some Muslim historians have expressed doubt about the accuracy of the narrations regarding Elias's eternal life.[18]

Notes

  1. ↑ Jawālīqī, Al-muʿrab min al-kalam al-aʿjamīو p. 13; Jeffrey, wāzhihāy-i dakhīl dar qur'ān majīd, p. 127; Hawkes, Qāmūs-i Kitāb-i Muqaddas, p. 144.
  2. ↑ Hawkes, Qāmūs-i Kitāb-i Muqaddas, p. 144-145.
  3. ↑ Ibn Athīr al-Jazarī, Al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh, vol. 1, p. 213; Ibn Khaldūn, Tārīkh Ibn Khaldūn, vol. 2, p. 102,112; Hawkes, Qāmūs-i Kitāb-i Muqaddas, p. 145.
  4. ↑ Bayḍāwi,Anwār al-tanzīl wa asrār al-taʾwīl, vol. 5, p. 18; Suyūṭī, Al-Durr al-manthūr fī tafsīr al-maʾthūr, vol. 5, p. 286.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Kulaynī, Al-Kāfī, vol. 1, p. 227.
  9. ↑ Abū Riyḥān Bīrūnī, Āthār al-bāqiya, p. 373; Māwirdī, Aʿlām al-nubuwwa, p. 54; Ibn ʿAsākir, Tārīkh-i damishq, vol. 9, p. 206-209.
  10. ↑ Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk, vol. 1, p. 461
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ Ibn Kathīr, Al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya, vol. 1, p. 394; Ibn Kathīr, Qiṣaṣ al-anbīyāʾ, vol. 2, p. 242-243.
  18. ↑ Ibn Kathīr, Al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya, vol. 1, p. 337.

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