Back اليسع Arabic اليسع ARZ Әл-Ясағ Bashkir আল ইয়াসা Bengali/Bangla El-Jese' BS الیسع در اسلام Persian अल-यसअ (इस्लाम) Hindi Ilyasa ID Nabi Ilyasak Malay Al-Yasa Dutch
Alyasa | |
|---|---|
اليسع | |
 Alyasa (right) picking his successor. | |
| Prophet of Islam | |
| Preceded by | Ilyas |
| Succeeded by | Yunus |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Alyasa |
| Died | Ash-Sham |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
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 (Elijah). Islamic sources that identify Elisha with Khidr cite the strong relationship between Khidr and Ilyas in Islamic tradition.[3]
- ^ Tottoli, Roberto, “Elisha”, in: Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān, General Editor: Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Georgetown University, Washington DC. Brill Online.
- ^ Tottoli, Roberto, “Elisha”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, Edited by: Kate Fleet, Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas, Everett Rowson. Brill Online.
- ^ al-Rabghūzī, Stories of the prophets, ed. Hendrik E. Boeschoten, M. Vandamme, and Semih Tezcan [Leiden 1995], 2:460