Ilyas (Elijah)
A prophet sent to the Children of Israel in Islamic tradition, named in the Qur'an with al-Yasa' among the righteous 1 2.
In the Qur'an · 3
-
وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),
-
سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلْ يَاسِينَ
Peace be unto Elias!
-
وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحْيَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَإِلْيَاسَ ۖ كُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias. Each one (of them) was of the righteous.
Sources
- Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
- Tafsir Ibn Kathir