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The Quran states, "They denied him (Elijah), and will surely be brought to punishment, Except the sincere and devoted Servants of Allah (among them). And We left his (memory) for posterity." [17] [18] In the Quran, Allah praises Elijah in two places: Peace be upon Elijah! This is how We reward those who do good. He is truly among our believing ...
Elijah (Elias) Ilyās/Elyās: Eliyyahu 2 Kings 1:8: Quran 37:123: Elisha: al-Yasaʿ Elishaʿ Also can be pronounced Alīsaʿ 1 Kings 19:16: Quran 6:86: Enoch: Idrīs: Chanokh Idris is not universally identified with Enoch, many Muslim scholars of the classical and medieval periods also held that Idris and Hermes Trismegistus were the same ...
In Luke 4:24–27, Jesus uses Elijah as an example of rejected prophets. Jesus says, "No prophet is accepted in his own country," and then mentions Elijah, saying that there were many widows in Israel, but Elijah was sent to one in Phoenicia. In Romans 11:1–6, Paul cites Elijah as an example of God's never forsaking his people (the Israelites).
In Islam, every prophet preached 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 Druze regard the Cave of Elijah as holy, [51] and they identify Elijah as "El-Khidr", the green prophet who symbolizes water and life, a miracle who cures the sick. [51] The Druze typically view El Khidr, John the Baptist and Saint George as one and the same, successive reincarnation of one soul, in keeping with their beliefs in these concepts.
Alyasa (Arabic: اليسع, romanized: Alyasaʿ) in Islam is a prophet of God who was sent to guide the Children of Israel(Jacob). In the Quran, Alyasa is mentioned twice as a noble prophet, [1] and is mentioned both times alongside fellow prophets. [2] He is honored by Muslims as the prophetic successor to Ilyas .
Entering heaven alive (called by various religions "ascension", "assumption", or "translation") is a belief held in various religions. Since death is the normal end to an individual's life on Earth and the beginning of afterlife , entering heaven without dying first is considered exceptional and usually a sign of a deity 's special recognition ...
The "Tawrat" (also Tawrah or Taurat; Arabic: توراة) is the Arabic name for the Torah within its context as an Islamic holy book believed by Muslims to have been given by God to the prophets and messengers amongst the Children of Israel.