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74-645: Sakina is the spirit of tranquility, or peace of reassurance. It is a derivative of the original word "Sakina" which is mentioned in the Qur'an as having descended upon the Islamic Prophet ( Arabic : نَـبِي , nabi ) Muhammad and the believers as they made an unarmed pilgrimage to Mecca , and were faced with an opposing military force of the Quraysh , with whom Muhammad struck the Treaty of Hudaybiyah . "He it

148-454: A patriot because of his help to soldiers and kings. In the biblical narrative, he is a disciple and protégé of Elijah , and after Elijah was taken up in a whirlwind , Elisha received a double portion of his power and he was accepted as the leader of the sons of the prophets. Elisha then went on to perform twice as many miracles as Elijah. Scholars hold different opinions regarding the historical background, composition and social context of

222-403: A chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and Elijah was lifted up in a whirlwind. As Elijah was lifted up, his mantle fell to the ground and Elisha picked it up. This is the second time that Elisha comes in contact with his teacher's mantle, which as a cultic vestment is associated with prophetic might and authority. Some scholars see this as indicative of the property inheritance customs of

296-577: A mere youth; and Jesus received wisdom and was vouchsafed the Gospel. During the time of Muhammad's revelation, the Arabian peninsula was made up of many pagan tribes. His birthplace, Mecca, was a central pilgrimage site and a trading center where many tribes and religions were in constant contact. Muhammad's connection with the surrounding culture was foundational to the way the Quran was revealed. Though it

370-543: A particular prophet is understood to mean that some secret knowledge was revealed to him. The Quran mentions that Abraham prayed for wisdom and later received it. It also mentions that Joseph and Moses both attained wisdom when they reached full age; David received wisdom with kingship, after slaying Goliath ; Lot ( Lut ) received wisdom whilst prophesying in Sodom and Gomorrah ; John the Baptist received wisdom while still

444-407: A plain warner." ( Q29:50 ) This instance makes clear that prophets are only mortals who can testify to God's omnipotence and produce signs when he wills it. Furthermore, the Quran states that visual and verbal proofs are often rejected by the unbelievers as being sihr ("magic") The Quran reads: "They claim that he tries to bewitch them and make them believe that he speaks the word of God, although he

518-605: A prophet of God and the promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi of the latter days. The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement rejects his status as a prophet, instead considering him to be a renewer of the faith. However, all other Muslims and their scholars argue that the Ahmadiyya community are not Muslim. In contrast to the Muslims, Baháʼís do not believe that Muhammad is the final messenger of God, or rather define eschatology and end times references as metaphorical for changes in

592-505: A prophetic "message" (Arabic: رسالة , risālah , pl: رسالات , risālāt ) appears in the Quran in ten instances. The following table shows these words in different languages: مُرْسَل mursal , pronounced [ˈmʊrsæl] In the Quran and tafsir , the term rasūl is also used for messengers from among the angels. The term is used in Quran   81:19 , Quran   11:69–11 , and Quran   51:26–11 , and

666-924: A sanctuary or in the heart, confirm the association with both Sakinah and the Shekhinah. Sufi reference to sa-ka-na as meaning both stillness and habitation adds to the identity with Shekhinah's indwelling nature. Prophets and messengers in Islam Prophets in Islam ( Arabic : ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء فِي ٱلْإِسْلَام , romanized :  al-anbiyāʾ fī al-islām ) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God 's message on Earth and serve as models of ideal human behaviour. Some prophets are categorized as messengers ( Arabic : رُسُل , romanized :  rusul ; sing. رَسُول , rasool ), those who transmit divine revelation , most of them through

740-469: A son of a prophet, and confidently predicting the sudden flight of the enemy at the siege of Samaria and the consequent cessation of the famine in the city, Elisha then journeyed to Damascus and prophesied that Hazael would be king over Syria. Elisha directs one of the sons of the prophets to anoint Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat , as king of Israel, and commissions him to cut off the house of Ahab. The death of Jehoram, pierced by an arrow from Jehu's bow,

814-527: Is Muhammad ibn ʿAbdullāh , whom Muslims believe to be the "Seal of the Prophets" ( Khatam an-Nabiyyin ), to whom the Quran was revealed in a series of revelations (and written down by his companions). Muslims believe the Quran is the divine word of God, thus immutable and protected from distortion and corruption, destined to remain in its true form until the Last Day . In Islam, every prophet preached

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888-581: Is "among the excellent" ( Arabic : مِنَ ٱلْأَخْيَار , romanized :  mina l-akhyār(i) ). Islamic sources that identify Elisha with Khidr cite the strong relationship between al-Khidr and Elijah in Islamic tradition. Some Muslims believe the tomb of Elisha is in Al-Awjam in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia . The shrine was removed by the Saudi Government because such veneration

962-470: Is Who sent down the sakina into the hearts of the believers that they might add faith unto their faith" (48:4). Another Qur'anic association with the concord of dwellings in peace coincides with the attribution of the Shekhinah to matrimonial concord under the tent of Sarah: "And God gave you your houses as a quiescent place ( Arabic : سَـكَـنًـا , sakanan ) (16:80). Sakinah is further mentioned in

1036-420: Is a monotheistic religion, and Abraham is one who is recognized for this transformation of the religious tradition. This prophetic aspect of monotheism is mentioned several times in the Quran. Abraham believed in one true God (Allah) and promoted an "invisible oneness" ( tawḥīd ) with him. The Quran proclaims, "Say: 'My lord has guided me to a Straight Path, a right religion, the creed of Abraham, an upright man who

1110-509: Is also commemorated on July 20 with Aaron , Elias and Moses. Elisha ( Arabic : اليسع , romanized :  al-yasaʿ ) is venerated as a prophet in all of Islam , and is prophetic successor to Elijah (Arabic: Ilyās ). Elisha is mentioned twice in the Quran as a prophet, alongside fellow prophets. According to the Quran, Elisha is exalted "above the worlds (or to their people)" ( Arabic : فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْعَالَمِين , romanized :  faḍḍalnā ʿala l-ʿālamīn(a) ) and

1184-508: Is also used for the servants of the Angel of Death . Exegetes usually distinguish the messenger angels ( rasūl ), who carry out divine decrees between heaven and earth, from the angels in heaven ( karubiyin ). Stories of the prophets in the Quran often often revolve around a certain pattern, according to which a prophet is sent to a group of people, who then reject or attack him, and ultimately suffer extinction as God's punishment. However,

1258-423: Is an angel who brought tranquility to the reciters of Quran. The root of the word is sa-ka-nah which means "dwelled" or "remained in place". This further supports the association with the Shekhinah as "indwelling". The fact that the word is preceded by "al" (the) shows that it does not denote a name, but has an abstract meaning. Sufi writings, in expounding the inner peace of Sufi contemplation, which dwells in

1332-616: Is an emphasis on charity , prayer, pilgrimage, fasting, with the most emphasis given to the strict belief and worship of a singular God . The Quran itself calls Islam the "religion of Abraham " ( Ibrahim ) and refers to Jacob ( Yaqub ) and the Twelve Tribes of Israel as being Muslims. The Quran says: He has ordained for you ˹believers˺ the Way which He decreed for Noah, and what We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ and what We decreed for Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, ˹commanding:˺ "Uphold

1406-529: Is argued that sins are necessary for prophets, so they can show the people how to repent. Some doubt whether there is Quranic basis for ʿiṣmah , but the notion became mainstream Sunni doctrine by the ninth century CE. The Quran speaks of the prophets as being the greatest human beings of all time and calls them "blessed by Allah". Although prophets are divinely inspired, they are human beings with no divine knowledge or power other than that granted to them by God. Prophets are believed to be chosen by God for

1480-789: Is commemorated on 20 June – translation of the relics and garments of the Apostles Luke , Andrew , and Thomas , the Prophet Eliseus, and Martyr Lazarus of Persia found c.  960 , during the time of the emperor Romanos Lakapenos (919–944) in a monastery of Saint Augusta into the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople under Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus ( c.  956–970 ) by Saint Patriarch Polyeuctus of Constantinople (956–970). Eliseus

1554-598: Is comparable with the miracles of Jesus in the New Testament . Elisha cured the Syrian military commander Naaman of leprosy but punished his own servant Gehazi , who took money from Naaman. Naaman, at first reluctant, obeyed Elisha, and washed seven times in the River Jordan . Finding his flesh "restored like the flesh of a little child", the general was so impressed by this evidence of God's power, and by

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1628-593: Is connected to one another, and ultimately support the final prophetic message of Muhammad. The qualities prophets possess are meant to lead people towards the straight path . In one hadith , it was stated: "Among men the prophets suffer most." In Islam, and especially in Shia Islam , prophets are believed to have the quality of ʿiṣmah , that is, they are protected by God from making mistakes or committing grave sins. This does not mean that they do not err, rather that they always seek to correct their mistakes. It

1702-505: Is described as being one of the devoutly obedient ( Arabic : قَانِتِين , romanized :  qānitīn ), the same description used for male prophets. Challenges to Mary's prophethood have often been based on Q12:109 which reads "We have only sent men prior to you". Some scholars have argued that the use of the term "rijal" or men should be interpreted as providing a contrast between men and angels and not necessarily as contrasting men and women. The majority of scholars, particularly in

1776-577: Is just an ordinary human being like themselves. ( Q74:24-25 ) There are patterns of representation of Quranic prophecy that support the revelation of Muhammad. Since Muhammad is in Abraham's prophetic lineage, they are analogous in many aspects of their prophecy. Muhammad was trying to rid the Pagans of idolatry during his lifetime, which is similar to Abraham. This caused many to reject Muhammad’s message and even made him flee from Mecca due to his unsafety in

1850-612: Is particularly grounded in the belief that the Day of Judgement is imminent. Throughout the Quran, prophets such as Moses and Jesus often perform miracles or are associated with miraculous events. The Quran makes clear that these events always occur through God and not of the prophet's own volition. Throughout the Meccan passages there are instances where the Meccan people demand visual proofs of Muhammad's divine connection to God to which Muhammad replies "The signs are only with Allah, and I am only

1924-461: Is seen as the direct word of God, it came through to Muhammad in his own native language of Arabic, which could be understood by all the peoples in the peninsula. This is the key feature of the Quran which makes it unique to the poetry and other religious texts of the time. It is considered immune to translation and culturally applicable to the context of the time it was revealed. Muhammad was criticized for his revelation being poetry which, according to

1998-622: The Hebrew Bible (part of the Nevi'im ). According to this story, he was a prophet and a wonder-worker of the Kingdom of Israel who was active during the reigns of Joram , Jehu , Jehoahaz , and Jehoash (Joash). Elisha was the son of Shaphat , a wealthy land-owner of Abel-meholah ; he became the attendant and disciple of Elijah. His name first occurs in chapter 19 of the Books of Kings in

2072-588: The Moabite king, were being tortured by drought in the Idumean desert, Elisha consented to intervene. His double prediction regarding relief from drought and victory over the Moabites was fulfilled on the following morning. When a group of boys (or youths) from Bethel taunted the prophet for his baldness, Elisha cursed them in the name of Yahweh and two female bears came out of the forest and tore forty-two of

2146-615: The New Testament and the Quran , Elisha is venerated as a prophet in Judaism , Christianity and Islam and writings of the Bahá'í Faith refer to him by name. Before he settled in Samaria , Elisha passed some time on Mount Carmel . He served from 892 until 832 BCE as an advisor to the third through the eighth kings of Judah , holding the office of "prophet in Israel". He is called

2220-611: The apocryphal Acts of St. Thomas . The corresponding verb for s̲h̲eliḥeh — s̲h̲alaḥ , occurs in connection with the prophets in the Hebrew Bible . In Arabic , the term nabī (Arabic plural form: أنبياء , anbiyāʼ ) means "prophet". Forms of this noun occur 75 times in the Quran. The term nubuwwah ( Arabic : نبوة "prophethood") occurs five times in the Quran. The terms rasūl (Arabic plural: رسل , rusul ) and mursal (Arabic: مرسل , mursal , pl: مرسلون , mursalūn ) denote "messenger with law given by/received from God" and occur more than 300 times. The term for

2294-407: The second Book of Kings , Elisha obtained for a rich lady of Shunem the birth of a son. When the child died some years later, Elisha successfully resuscitated the child . To nourish the sons of the prophets pressed by famine, Elisha changed a pottage made from poisonous gourds into wholesome food. He fed a hundred men with twenty loaves of new barley , leaving some leftover, in a story which

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2368-513: The "double-portion" is not merely an allusion to primacy in succession, but is instead a request for greater prophetic power even than Elijah. By means of the mantle left to fall from Elijah, Elisha miraculously recrossed the Jordan and returned to Jericho, where he won the gratitude of the people by purifying the unwholesome waters of their spring and making them drinkable. When the armies of Judah , Israel and Edom , then allied against Mesha ,

2442-750: The 48 prophets in Judaism and many prophets of Christianity are mentioned as such in the Quran with the Arabic versions of their names; for example, the Jewish Elisha is called Alyasa' , Job is Ayyub , Jesus is 'Isa , etc. The Torah given to Moses ( Musa ) is called Tawrat , the Psalms given to David ( Dawud ) is the Zabur , the Gospel given to Jesus is Injil . The last prophet in Islam

2516-775: The Apostate (361–363) gave orders to burn the relics of the prophets Elisha, Obadiah and John the Baptist , who were buried next to each other in Sebastia , but they were rescued by the Christians, and part of them were transferred to Alexandria . Today, the relics of Elisha are claimed to be among the possessions of the Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great in Scetes , Egypt . Elisha

2590-570: The Elisha narratives. The stories give unique insights into the folk religion of the Kingdom of Israel . The story of Elisha is told in the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament in 1 Kings 19 and 2 Kings 2 through 2 Kings 9 , ending in 2 Kings 13 . He is mentioned again in the New Testament in Luke 4 ( Luke 4:27 ). Elisha's story is related in the Books of Kings (Second Scroll, chapters 2–14) in

2664-534: The Heavens to meet with previous prophets. This spiritual journey is significant in the sense that many Islamic religious traditions and transformations were given and established during this miracle, such as the ritual of daily prayer. ( Q17:78-84 ) Muhammad is a descendant of Abraham; therefore, this not only makes him part of the prophetic lineage, but the final prophet in the Abrahamic lineage to guide humanity to

2738-724: The Hebrew Shekhinah ( Biblical Hebrew : שכינה ), the term for God 's presence in the world." Another Qur'anic verse portrays sakinah as reassurance: "Allah's Good Pleasure was on the Believers when they swore Fealty to thee under the Tree: He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down Sakina - tranquillity (alssakeenata) to them; and He rewarded them with a speedy Victory" (48:18). Furthermore, According to Abd al-Aziz Ibn Baz , in his commentary of Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith which transmitted by Usayd ibn Hudayr , Sakina

2812-526: The Jordan, were regained. According to the Books of Kings the year after Elisha's death and burial (or, in the following spring) a body was placed in his grave. As soon as the body touched Elisha's remains the man "revived and stood up on his feet". Elisha is venerated as a saint in a number of Christian churches. His feast day is on June 14, on the Eastern Orthodox , and Eastern Catholic liturgical calendars (for those churches which use

2886-808: The Quran discuss this: Numerous other people have been mentioned by scholars in the Hadith, exegesis , commentary . These people include: The Ahmadiyya Community does not believe that messengers and prophets are different individuals. They interpret the Quranic words warner ( nadhir ), prophet , and messenger as referring to different roles that the same divinely appointed individuals perform. Ahmadiyya distinguish only between law-bearing prophets and non-law-bearing ones. They believe that although law-bearing prophethood ended with Muhammad, non-law-bearing prophethood subordinate to Muhammad continues. The Ahmadiyya Community recognizes Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908) as

2960-496: The Quran, given its paraenetic character, does not offer a full narrative; but rather offers a parabolic reference to the doom of previous generations, assueming the audience is familiar with thetold stories. In Islam, the Quran is believed to be a revelation from the last prophet in the Abrahamic succession, Muhammad, and its contents detail what Muslims refer to as the straight path . According to Islamic belief, every prophet preached submission and obedience to God ( Islam ). There

3034-542: The Quran, is a descendant of Abraham, and Muhammad completes Abraham's prophetic lineage. This relationship can be seen in the Quranic chapter 6 : That is Our Argument which We imparted to Abraham against his people. We raise up in degrees whomever We please. Your Lord is indeed Wise, All-Knowing. And We granted him Isaac and Jacob, and guided each of them; and Noah We guided before that, and of his progeny, [We guided] David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses and Aaron. Thus We reward

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3108-505: The Straight Path as well as the inspired messages and lives of other prophets, making the Quran cohesive with the monotheistic reality in the Abrahamic traditions. All messengers mentioned in the Quran are also prophets, but not all prophets are messengers. The Quran mentions 25 prophets by name but also tells that God sent many other prophets and messengers, to all the different nations that have existed on Earth. Many verses in

3182-536: The Straight Path. In Sura 33 ( al-ahzāb ) it confirms Muhammad and states, "Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but is the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the Prophets. Allah is Cognizant of everything". ( Q33:40 ) The Quran emphasizes the importance of obedience to prophets in Surah 26 Ash-Shu'ara , in which a series of prophets preaching fear of God and obedience to themselves. The revealed books are

3256-466: The Sunni tradition, have rejected this doctrine as heretical innovation ( Arabic : بدعة , romanized :  bid'ah ). Abraham is widely recognized for being the father of monotheism in the Abrahamic religions. In the Quran, he is recognized as a messenger, a spiritual examplar to mankind, Quran 2:24 and a link in the chain of Muslim prophets. Muhammad, God's final messenger and the revelator of

3330-458: The ages or eras of mankind but that it and progress of God's guidance continues. Although, in common with Islam, the title the Seal of the Prophets is reserved for Muhammad, Baháʼís interpret it differently. They believe that the term Seal of the Prophets applies to a specific epoch, and that each prophet is the "seal" of his own epoch. Therefore, in the sense that all the prophets of God are united in

3404-430: The beneficent. And Zechariah, John, Jesus and Elias, each was one of the righteous. And Ishmael, Elijah, Jonah and Lot; each We exalted above the whole world. [We also exalted some] of their fathers, progeny and brethren. And We chose them and guided them to a straight path. 6:83-87 The Quran presents the world as full of interlocking dramas and conflicts. The divine drama concerns the events of creation and banishment from

3478-412: The blazing fire." ( Q2:119 ) The prophetic revelations found in the Quran offer vivid descriptions of the flames of Hell that await nonbelievers but also describe the rewards of the gardens of Paradise that await the true believers. The warnings and promises transmitted by God through the prophets to their communities serve to legitimize Muhammed's message. The final revelation that is presented to Muhammed

3552-419: The boys. To relieve a prophet's widow importuned by a harsh creditor, Elisha multiplied a little oil as to enable her not only to pay her debt but to provide for her family needs. Jewish tradition identifies the widow's husband as Obadiah , the servant of King Ahab , who hid 100 prophets of Yahweh in two caves. According to 1 Kings 17 , Elijah resuscitated a Phoenician boy in the city of Zarephath . In

3626-743: The calendar of saints of the Carmelites , a Catholic religious order , who claim a spiritual descent from him, following a decree of the Carmelite General Chapter of 1399. He is also commemorated as a prophet in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod . Both calendars also celebrate him on June 14. Both the Orthodox and Roman Catholics believe that he was unmarried and celibate. Julian

3700-488: The city. Carl Ernest, the author of How to Read the Qur’an: A New Guide, with Select Translations, states, "The Qur’an frequently consoles Muhammad and defends him against his opponents." This consolation can also be seen as parallel to Abraham's encouragement from God. Muhammad is also known to perform miracles as Abraham did. Sura 17 ( al-isrā ) briefly describes Muhammad's miraculous Night Journey where he physically ascended to

3774-430: The command given to Elijah to anoint him as his successor. After learning in the cave on Mount Horeb , that Elisha, the son of Shaphat, had been selected by Yahweh as his successor in the prophetic office, Elijah set out to find him. On his way from Mount Horeb to Damascus , Elijah found Elisha ploughing with twelve yokes of oxen. Elijah went over to him, threw his mantle over Elisha's shoulders, investing him with

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3848-459: The cultural perspective, is revelation purely originating from the jihn and the Qurash but the typology of duality and its likeness to the other prophets in the Abrahamic line affirms his revelation. This likeness is found in the complexity of its structure and its message of submission of faith to the one God, Allah. This also revels that his revelation comes from God alone and he is the preserver of

3922-408: The disinterestedness of his prophet, as to express his deep conviction that "there is no other God in all the earth, but only in Israel." Elisha allowed Naaman to continue in the service of the Syrian king and therefore be present in the worship of Rimmon in the Syrian temple. According to the Gospel of Luke , Jesus referred to Naaman's healing when he said, "And there were many lepers in Israel in

3996-476: The end of Jezebel , and the slaughter of Ahab's seventy sons, proved how he executed that demand. While Elisha lay on his death-bed in his own house, Jehoash of Israel , the grandson of Jehu, came to mourn over his approaching departure, and uttered the same words as those of Elisha when Elijah was taken away, indicating his value to him: "My father, my father! the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof". Jehoash assists Elisha to fire an arrow eastwards from

4070-438: The faith, and make no divisions in it." Prophets in Islam are exemplars to ordinary humans. They exhibit model characteristics of righteousness and moral conduct. Prophetic typologies shared by all prophets include prophetic lineage, advocating monotheism, transmitting God's messages, and warning of the eschatological consequences of rejecting God. Prophetic revelation often comes in the form of signs and divine proofs. Each prophet

4144-542: The following verse: "While the Unbelievers got up in their hearts heat and cant - the heat and cant of ignorance,- Allah sent down Sakīnaṫahu ( Arabic : سـكـيـنـتـه , His Tranquility) to his Messenger and to the Believers, and made them stick close to the command of self-restraint; and well were they entitled to it and worthy of it. And Allah has full knowledge of all things" (48:26). Karen Armstrong notes: "The sakinah it will also be recalled, seems to be related to

4218-419: The garden; while the human drama concerns the life and history of humanity but, also includes the events in the live of the prophets. Islamic morality is founded on this virtuous living through faith in the life ordained by the divine. This is the divine task given to believers accompanied by the divine gift that the Prophets had in revelation and perspective of ayat. The prophets are called to follow and reclaim

4292-793: The instances in the Quran where angels spoke to the women and divinely guided their actions. According to the Zahirite Ibn Hazm (d. 1064), women could possess prophethood ( Arabic : نبوة , romanized :  nubuwwah ) but not messengerhood ( Arabic : رسالة , romanized :  risālah ) which could only be attained by men. Ibn Hazm also based his position on Mary's prophethood on Q5:75 which refers to Mary as "a woman of truth" just as it refers to Joseph as "a man of truth" in Q12:46 . Other linguistic examples which augment scholarship around Mary's position in Islam can be found in terms used to describe her. For example, In Q4:34 Mary

4366-403: The interaction of an angel . Muslims believe that many prophets existed, including many not mentioned in the Quran . The Quran states: "And for every community there is a messenger." Belief in the Islamic prophets is one of the six articles of the Islamic faith. Muslims believe that the first prophet was also the first human being Adam , created by God. Many of the revelations delivered by

4440-560: The message of the straight path. This the key feature of the authority of their revelation, which fits within the Abrahamic tradition. The Quran's place within the broader Abrahamic context gives the revelation to Muhammed the same authority as the Tawrat and the Injil . Although Muhammad is considered the last prophet , some Muslim traditions also recognize and venerate saints (though modern schools, such as Salafism and Wahhabism , reject

4514-509: The prophetic office. Elisha delayed only long enough to kill the yoke of oxen, whose flesh he boiled with the wood of his plough. After he had shared this farewell repast with his father, mother, and friends, the newly chosen prophet "went after Elijah, and ministered unto him". Elisha became Elijah's close attendant until Elijah entered heaven alive , although no details of Elisha are given during those years. Elisha accompanied Elijah to Jericho , where according to 2 Kings 2:3–9 , "the sons of

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4588-504: The prophets" tell Elisha that the L ORD would "will take away thy master from thy head to-day". The story of the departure of Elijah and of Elisha inheriting his powers is told in 2 Kings 6–15 . Elijah and Elisha went to the Jordan River . Elijah rolls up his mantle and strikes the water, the waters of which divided so as to permit both to pass over on dry ground. Elisha asks to "inherit a double-portion" of Elijah's spirit. Suddenly,

4662-429: The records which Muslims believe were dictated by God to various Islamic prophets throughout the history of mankind, all these books promulgated the code and laws of Islam. The belief in all the revealed books is an article of faith in Islam and Muslims must believe in all the scriptures to be a Muslim. Islam speaks of respecting all the previous scriptures. The Quran mentions some Islamic scriptures by name: Muhammad

4736-624: The same "Cause of God", having the same underlying message, and all "abiding in the same tabernacle, soaring in the same heaven, seated upon the same throne, uttering the same speech, and proclaiming the same Faith", they can all claim to be "the return of all the Prophets". Elisha Elisha was, according to the Hebrew Bible , a Jewish prophet and a wonder-worker . His name is commonly transliterated into English as Elisha via Hebrew , Eliseus via Greek and Latin , Ełishe (Yeghishe/Elisha) via Armenian or Alyasa via Arabic , and Elyasa or Elyesa via Turkish . Also mentioned in

4810-554: The same core beliefs: the Oneness of God , worshipping of that one God, avoidance of idolatry and sin , and the belief in the Day of Resurrection or the Day of Judgement and life after death . Prophets and messengers are believed to have been sent by God to different communities during different times in history . The Syriac form of rasūl Allāh ( lit.   ' messenger of God ' ), s̲h̲eliḥeh d-allāhā , occurs frequently in

4884-434: The specific task of teaching the faith of Islam. Stories of the prophets in the Quran demonstrate that it is God's practice to make faith triumph over the forces of evil and adversity. The question of Mary 's prophethood has been debated by Muslim theologians. Some Zahirite theologians argue that Mary, as well as Sara , the mother of Isaac, and Asiya , the mother of Moses, are prophets. They base this determination on

4958-558: The theory of sainthood). The Quran states, "And (remember) Abraham, when he said to his people: 'Worship Allah and fear Him; that is far better for you, if only you knew. Indeed, you only worship, apart from Allah, mere idols, and you invent falsehood. Surely, those you worship, apart from Allah, have no power to provide for you. So, seek provision from Allah, worship Him and give Him thanks. You shall be returned unto Him. ' " (Q. 29:16-17) This passage promotes Abraham's devotion to God as one of his messengers along with his monotheism. Islam

5032-407: The time of Elisha the prophet: and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian." Elisha's actions included repeatedly saving King Jehoram of Israel from the ambushes planned by Benhadad , ordering the elders to shut the door against the messenger of Israel's ungrateful king, bewildering with a strange blindness the soldiers of the Syrian king, making iron float to relieve from embarrassment

5106-431: The time, where the oldest son received twice as much of the father's inheritance as each of the younger sons. In this interpretation Elisha is asking that he may be seen as the "rightful heir" and successor to Elijah. Critics of this view point out that Elisha was already appointed as Elijah's successor earlier in the narrative and that Elisha is described as performing twice as many miracles as Elijah. In this interpretation

5180-460: The traditional Julian calendar , June 14 falls on June 27 of the modern Gregorian calendar ). The Armenian Apostolic Church commemorates his feast day on the Thursday following the fifth Sunday after Pentecost (July 1 in 2021). John of Damascus composed a canon in honor of Elisha, and a church was built at Constantinople in his honor. In Western Christianity Elisha is commemorated in

5254-420: The typologies of nadhir ("warner") and bashir ("announcer of good tidings"). Many prophets serve as vessels to inform humanity of the eschatological consequences of not accepting God's message and affirming monotheism. A verse from the Quran reads: "Verily, We have sent thee [Muhammad] with the truth, as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner: and thou shalt not be held accountable for those who are destined for

5328-567: The window of his room, predicting as it lands: The arrow of the Lord's deliverance and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; for you must strike the Syrians at Aphek till you have destroyed them. Elisha predicted three successful battles over the Arameans, but no absolute victory. 2 Kings 13:25 records three victories of Joash whereby cities lost to the Arameans, probably on the west bank of

5402-566: Was given a divine gift of revelation through the angel Gabriel. This direct communication with the divine underlines the human experience but the message of the Quran dignifies this history of revelation with these select people in human history the foundation for Muhammed's prophetic lineage. The Quran mentions various divinely-bestowed gifts given to various prophets. These may be interpreted as books or forms of celestial knowledge. Although all prophets are believed by Muslims to have been immensely gifted, special mention of "wisdom" or "knowledge" for

5476-478: Was no polytheist. ' " (Q. 6:161) One push Abraham had to devote himself to God and monotheism is from the pagans of his time. Abraham was devoted to cleansing the Arabian Peninsula of this impetuous worship. His father was a wood idol sculptor, and Abraham was critical of his trade. Due to Abraham's devotion, he is recognized as the father of monotheism. Prophets and messengers in Islam often fall under

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