About
A prophet named among the chosen and the excellent. The Qur'an honours him briefly; tradition associates him with the prophet Ilyās.
The name
Among the excellent (38:48)
Source: Qur'an
The story, as the Qurʼan tells it
- The outcomeNamed with Ismāʿīl, Yūnus and Lūṭ among those Allah preferred over the worlds, and among the excellent.
6:86
وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًۭا ۚ وَكُلًّۭا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
38:48
وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ
The lessonTo be named by Allah among the excellent is the whole of what the Qurʼan tells of him; the rest is tafsīr. 38:48
وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ
Key appearances
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