Isaac Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Islamic views== {{Main|Isaac in Islam}} [[File:Prophet Isaac name on his grave.jpeg|thumb|''Ishaq'' name on his grave]] [[Islam]] considers Isaac ({{lang-ar|Ψ₯Ψ³ΨΨ§Ω|IsαΈ₯Δq}}) a [[Prophets of Islam|prophet]], and describes him as the father of the [[Israelites]] and a righteous [[servant of God]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} Isaac, along with [[Ishmael in Islam|Ishmael]], is highly important for Muslims for continuing to preach the message of [[monotheism]] after his father [[Abraham in Islam|Abraham]]. Among Isaac's children was the follow-up Israelite patriarch [[Jacob in Islam|Jacob]], who is also venerated as an Islamic prophet.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} Isaac is mentioned seventeen times by name in the [[Quran]], often with his father and his son, Jacob.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Islam |first=W. Montgomery |last=Watt |author-link=W. Montgomery Watt |title=Isaac |url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/browse/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 |publisher=[[Brill (publisher)|Brill]]}}</ref> The Quran states that Abraham received "good tidings of Isaac, a prophet, of the righteous", and that God blessed them both ({{Qref|37|112}}). In a fuller description, when [[angel]]s came to Abraham to tell him of the future punishment to be imposed on [[Sodom and Gomorrah]], his wife, [[Sarah]], "laughed, and We gave her good tidings of Isaac, and after Isaac of (a grandson) Jacob" ({{Qref|11|71β74}}); and it is further explained that this event will take place despite Abraham and Sarah's old age. Several verses speak of Isaac as a "gift" to Abraham (6:84; 14:49β50), and 24:26β27 adds that [[God in Islam|God]] made "prophethood and the Book to be among his offspring", which has been interpreted to refer to Abraham's two prophetic sons, his prophetic grandson Jacob, and his prophetic great-grandson [[Joseph in Islam|Joseph]]. In the [[Quran]], it later narrates that Abraham also praised God for giving him Ishmael and Isaac in his old age ({{Qref|14|39β41}}). Elsewhere in the Quran, Isaac is mentioned in lists: Joseph follows the religion of his forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob ({{Qref|12|38}}) and speaks of God's favor to them ({{Qref|12|6}}); Jacob's sons all testify their faith and promise to worship the God that their forefathers, "Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac", worshiped ({{Qref|2|127}}); and the Quran commands [[Muslim]]s to believe in the revelations that were given to "Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and the Patriarchs" ({{Qref|2|136}}; {{Qref|3|84}}). In the Quran's narrative of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son ({{Qref|37|102}}), the name of the son is not mentioned and debate has continued over the son's identity, though many feel that the identity is the least important element in a story which is given to show the courage that one develops through faith.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Concise Encyclopedia of Islam |first=C. |last=Glasse |title=Isaac |publisher=[[HarperSanFrancisco]] |year=1991 |pages=472 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dlPuAAAAMAAJ |isbn=9780060631260}}</ref> ===Quran=== The Quran mentions Isaac as a prophet and a righteous man of [[God in Islam|God]]. Isaac and Jacob are mentioned as being bestowed upon Abraham as gifts of God, who then worshipped God only and were righteous leaders in the way of God: {{Blockquote|And We bestowed on him Isaac and, as an additional gift, (a grandson), Jacob, and We made righteous men of every one (of them). And We made them leaders, guiding (men) by Our Command, and We sent them inspiration to do good deeds, to establish regular prayers, and to practise regular charity; and they constantly served Us (and Us only).|{{Qref|21|72β73|c=y}}}} {{Blockquote|And WE gave him the glad tidings of Isaac, a Prophet, and one of the righteous.|{{Qref|37|112|c=y}}}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page