Abrahamic LineQur'an

Isḥāqعليه السلامإِسْحَاق

Al-ṢāffātHūdMaryamAl-Anbiyāʾ
About

The son given to Ibrāhīm and Sārah as glad tidings in their old age, and himself a prophet. Through him came Yaʿqūb and the prophets of the Children of Israel.

The name

Traditionally linked to laughter — his mother laughed at the tidings of him (11:71).

A prophet from among the righteous (37:112)

Source: Tafsīr

The story, as the Qurʼan tells it
  1. The beginningBorn to Ibrāhīm and his wife in their old age, announced by the messengers who came to Ibrāhīm as guests.
    11:69-73

    وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ بِٱلْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا ۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمٌۭ ۖ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَن جَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنِيذٍۢ

    51:28-30

    فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةًۭ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍۢ

  2. The signHis mother laughed in astonishment at the tidings, and was told it was Allah's decree.
    11:71-73

    وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ قَآئِمَةٌۭ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَٰهَا بِإِسْحَٰقَ وَمِن وَرَآءِ إِسْحَٰقَ يَعْقُوبَ

  3. The outcomeAllah gave the glad tidings of Isḥāq as a prophet among the righteous, and Yaʿqūb after him.
    37:112-113

    وَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِإِسْحَٰقَ نَبِيًّۭا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    21:72

    وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ نَافِلَةًۭ ۖ وَكُلًّۭا جَعَلْنَا صَٰلِحِينَ

The lessonAllah's promise is not bound by what seems possible; a child was given when hope had passed.
11:72-73

قَالَتْ يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ ءَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا۠ عَجُوزٌۭ وَهَٰذَا بَعْلِى شَيْخًا ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌۭ

15:53-55

قَالُوا۟ لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍۢ

Relationships
FatherIbrāhīmHis father
MotherSārahper traditionHis mother
BrotherIsmāʿīlHis half-brother
SonYaʿqūbHis son
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