Jacob

===Islam===
{{Main|Jacob in Islam}}
[[File:Cenotaph of Jacob.JPG|thumb|Cenotaph of Jacob, [[Cave of the Patriarchs]]]]
Two further references to [[Isra'il]] (Arabic: '''إِسْرَآئِیل''' [''ˈisraāˈiyl'']; Classical/ Quranic Arabic: '''إِسْرَآءِیْل''' [''ˈisraāãˈiyl'']) are believed to be mention of Jacob. The Arabic form [[Ya'qūb]] ({{lang-ar|يَعْقُوب|Yaʿqūb|links=no}}) may be direct from the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] or indirect through [[Syriac language|Syriac]].<ref>[[Jane Dammen McAuliffe]] (General Editor) [[Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an]] Volume Three : J-O</ref>

He is recognized in [[Islam]] as a [[Prophets in Islam|prophet]] who received inspiration from God. He is acknowledged as a [[patriarch]] of [[Islam]]. Muslims believe that he preached the same monotheistic faith as his forefathers [[Abraham in Islam|ʾIbrāhīm]], [[Isaac in Islam|ʾIsḥāq]] and [[Ishmael in Islam|Ismā'īl]]. Jacob is mentioned 16 times in the [[Quran]].<ref name="Encyclopedia of Islam 254" /> In the majority of these references, Jacob is mentioned alongside fellow [[prophet]]s and [[patriarch]]s as an ancient and pious prophet. According to the Quran, Jacob remained in the company of the elect throughout his life. (38:47) The Quran specifically mentions that Jacob was guided (6:84) and inspired (4:163) and was chosen to enforce the awareness of the Hereafter. (38:46) Jacob is described as a good-doer (21:72) and the Quran further makes it clear that God inspired Jacob to contribute towards purification and hold the contact prayer. (21:73) Jacob is further described as being resourceful and a possessor of great vision (38:45) and is further spoken of as being granted a "tongue [voice] of truthfulness to be heard." (19:50)

Of the life of Jacob, the Quran narrates two especially important events. The first is the role he plays in the story of his son [[Islamic view of Joseph|Joseph]]. The Quran narrates the story of Joseph in detail, and Jacob, being Joseph's father, is mentioned thrice and is referenced another 25 times.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Islam 254">"Jacob", ''Encyclopedia of Islam'' Vol. XI, p. 254.</ref> In the narrative, Jacob does not trust some of his older sons (12: 11, 18, 23) because they do not respect him. (12: 8, 16–17) Jacob's prophetic nature is evident from his foreknowledge of Joseph's future greatness (12:6), his foreboding and response to the supposed death of Joseph (12: 13, 18) and in his response to the sons' plight in [[Egypt]]. (12: 83, 86–87, 96) Islamic literature fleshes out the narrative of Jacob, and mentions that his wives included [[Rachel]].<ref>Kathir, Ibn. "Jacob," ''Stories of the Prophets''</ref> Jacob is later mentioned in the Quran in the context of the promise bestowed to [[Zechariah (priest)|Zechariah]], regarding the birth of [[John the Baptist]]. (19:6) Jacob's second mention is in the Quran's second chapter. As Jacob lay on his deathbed, he asked his 12 sons to testify their faith to him before he departed from this world to the next. (2:132) Each son testified in front of Jacob that they would promise to remain Muslim (in submission to God) until the day of their death; that is they would surrender their wholeselves to God alone and would worship only Him.

In contrast to the [[Judeo-Christian]] view of Jacob, one main difference is that the story of Jacob's blessing, in which he deceives Isaac, is not accepted in Islam. The Quran makes it clear that Jacob was blessed by [[God]] as a prophet and, therefore, Muslims believe that his father, being a prophet as well, also knew of his son's greatness.<ref>Azzam, Leila. "Isaac and Jacob," ''Lives of the Prophets''</ref> Jacob is also cited in the ''[[Hadith]]'' as an example of one who was patient and trusting in God in the face of suffering.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Islam 254" />

====Nation of Islam====
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According to the teachings of the [[Nation of Islam]] (NOI), the original inhabitants of the world were black (referred to as the "Asiatic Blackman"), while the white race are "devils" who were created 6,000 years ago on what is today the Greek island of [[Patmos]] by the biblical and quranic Jacob, whom the group refers to as the "bigheaded scientist" Yakub.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Perspectives_1/article_7371.shtml|title=Myth or high science? Is there evidence of Mr. Yakub?
|work=The Final Call (Nation of Islam)|author=Alan Muhammad|date=October 24, 2010|access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> Though rejected by the vast majority of American Muslims, several NOI breakaway sects, including the [[Five-Percent Nation]] subscribe to this narrative.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.academia.edu/8737494|title="Ain't No Spook God": Religiosity in the Nation of Gods and Earths|last=Andrews|first=Pamela|website=Academia.edu|access-date=2 August 2019}}</ref> In contrast to both the Bible and Qu’ran, NOI theology teaches that Yakub was born in [[Mecca]].<ref name = "mike">Michael Angelo Gomez, ''Black Crescent: The Experience and Legacy of African Muslims in the Americas'', Cambridge University Press, 2005, p. 311</ref>