Dhu'l-Kifl
Dhu'l-Kifl, named in the Qur'an among the patient and among 'the righteous'; Ibn Kathir counts him among the prophets in the commentators' view 1, and al-Tha'labi names him Bishr ibn Ayyub, a prophet sent after his father to the land of the Romans, who dwelt in Syria until he died aged ninety-five 2.
In the Qur'an · 2
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وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ كُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
And (mention) Ishmael, and Idris, and Dhu'l-Kifl. All were of the steadfast.
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وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ
And make mention of Ishmael and Elisha and Dhu'l-Kifl. All are of the chosen.
Sources
- Tafsir Ibn Kathir
- Tha'labi, Qisas al-Anbiya' (edition under OCR, not yet verified)