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Elisha

Arabic al-Yasa ‘ . Heb. . Elisha is mentioned twice in the Qur’an under the name al-Yasr.

Surah xxxviii. 48: "And remember Ishmael and Elisha and Zu ‘l-kifl, for each was righteous."

Surah vi. 85, 86: "And Zechariah, and John, and Jesus and Elias, all righteous; and Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot, each have We preferred above the worlds."

The Commentators give no account of him except that he was the son of Ukhtub, although the Bible says he was the son of Shaphat. Husain says he was Ibru ‘l- ‘ajuz (the son of the old woman).

citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes

article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12

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