Al-Yasa‘
اليسع
Prophet · Quranic figure
Elisha — a Quranic prophet named among those favored and outstanding.
Overview
Al-Yasa‘ is named twice without an extended narrative, among prophets preferred over the worlds and among the outstanding.
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- Al-Yasa‘اليسع
Sources
Quran references
Al-An'am 6:86
NamesDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًۭا ۚ وَكُلًّۭا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.
Sad 38:48
NamesDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ
And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.
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Concepts
Prophethood
النبوةassociated with
Nubuwwah — Allah's choosing of human beings to convey His message, sealed with Muhammad.
Provenance
Relationships
What do these labels mean?
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- A reading held by scholars, presented as interpretation.
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Al-Yasa‘associated withProphethoodScholarly — Scholarly interpretation. A reading held by scholars, presented as interpretation.2 src
Al-Yasa is named in Quranic lists of prophets, though these individual ayat do not explicitly use the title.
Evidence
- Quran Al-An'am 6:86Scholarly — Scholarly interpretation. A reading held by scholars, presented as interpretation.
وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًۭا ۚ وَكُلًّۭا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
“And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.”
Open ayah 6:86 → - Quran Sad 38:48Scholarly — Scholarly interpretation. A reading held by scholars, presented as interpretation.
وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ
“And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.”
Open ayah 38:48 →