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Elias is a prophet among the Israelites, whose name is recorded as "Eliya" in the Bible.<ref>Hawkes, ''Qāmūs-i Kitāb-i Muqaddas'', p. 144-145.</ref> 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]].<ref>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.</ref> | Elias is a prophet among the Israelites, whose name is recorded as "Eliya" in the Bible.<ref>Hawkes, ''Qāmūs-i Kitāb-i Muqaddas'', p. 144-145.</ref> 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]].<ref>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.</ref> | ||
==In the Quran== | ==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; | 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 .<ref>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.</ref> | ||
==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>) 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> | 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> | ||