As-Saffat Verse 123

And Elias was indeed one of the messengers.

Indeed, Elijah was one of the messengers.

Elias too was one of the Envoys;

Elijah too was one of the messengers.

And verily, llyas was one of the sent ones.

So also was Elias among those sent (by Us).

Surely, Elias too was among the Messengers.

Verily Elias is one of the apostles.

And indeed Ilyas is one of the Noble Messengers.

Indeed Ilyas was one of the apostles.

And surely Ilyas (Elijah) was one of the Messengers.

Verily, Elias was (also) one of the Messengers.

And that Elias (is) from (E) the messengers.

And indeed Ilyas is one of the Noble Messengers.

And Elias was most surely one of those sent.

And verily, Iliyas (Elias) was one of the Messengers.

Surely they were both of Our believing servants.

And Ilyas was most surely of the apostles.

And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),

Elias was certainly a Messenger.

And Elias (El Yaseen) was among the Messengers.

And verily, Ilyas was one of the Messengers.

Elijah too was one of the messengers.

Also Elijah was one of the messengers.

And truly Elias (read [wa-inna Ilys] with the initial hamza or without [wa-inna'l-ysa) was [also] one of the messengers. Some think that this [Elias] was the son of Aaron's brother -- [Aaron] the brother of Moses; but some say that this [Elias] was some other [person], who was sent to the people living in and around Baalbak.

Ilyas

Allah says,

وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنْ الْمُرْسَلِينَ



And verily, Ilyas was one of the Messengers.

Qatadah and Muhammad bin Ishaq said,

"Ilyas is another name for Idris."

Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Abdullah bin Mas`ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said,

"Ilyas is Idris."

This was also the view of Ad-Dahhak.

Wahb bin Munabbih said,

"He is Ilyas bin Yasin bin Finhas bin Al-Izar bin Harun bin Imran. Allah sent him to the Children of Israel after Hizqil (Ezekiel), may peace be upon them both.

They had started to worship an idol called Ba`l, and he called them to Allah, may He be exalted, and forbade them to worship anyone besides Him. Their king believed in him, then he apostatized, and they persisted in their misguided ways, and not one person among them believed in him. So he prayed to Allah against them, and Allah withheld the rain from them for three years.

Then they asked him to relieve them from that, and promised that they would believe in him if rain came to them. So he prayed to Allah for them, and the rains came, but they persisted in their evil ways of disbelief. So he asked Allah to take him to Him.

Al-Yasa` bin Akhtub had grown up under his care, may peace be upon them both.

So Ilyas was commanded to go to such and such a place, and whatever mount came to him, he was to ride on it and not to give it away. A horse of fire was brought to him, so he rode it, and Allah clothed him with light and covered him with feathers, and he used to fly with the angels as a human angel, heavenly yet also earthly.

This is what was narrated by Wahb bin Munabbih from the People of the Book;

Allah knows best how true it is.

إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ