Ishaq
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Ishaq (Arabic إسحق) is a prophet of Islam mentioned in the Qur'an. It is the Arabic name for Isaac.
Ishaq was the second son of Ibrahim by his first-wife Sarah. Islamic tradition holds that he was born nine years after Ishmael who was Ibrahim's son from his second-wife Hagar. He was born after Ibrahim attempted to sacrifice Ishmael. Ishaq lived in Canaan and was made a prophet there. He was married at the age of 40. He also had twin sons, Yisau and Yaqub. As he grew older, he went blind. When he died, he was buried in Hebron along with his parents.
Ishaq in the Qu'ran
Ishaq and Ishmael were given to Sarah, when she and Abraham was old of age. It is recorded that she laughed when God gave her good tidings of the birth of Ishaq (14:39)(11:71-72)(37:112-113).
The God whom Abraham, Ishmael and Ishaq worshipped was the same God the sons of Jacob worshipped and surrendered to. They were called neither Jews nor Arabs in that time, but were considered righteous. Ishaq and Jacob were made chiefs who guided by the command of God and God inspired in them the doing of good deeds and the right establishment of worship and giving of alms, and Ishaq and Jacob were worshippers of God alone.
Ishaq and Jacob are descendants of Abraham, who was called from a place where people were worshipping idols. Ishaq and Jacob are both considered prophets and were given the mercy of God and He assigned to them a high and true renown.
God established the prophethood and the Scripture among the seed of Ishaq and Jacob and were rewarded in the world (19:49-50)(21:72-73)(29:27).
The Qu'ran states that it makes no distinction between which was revealed unto Abraham, and Ishmael, Ishaq, Jacob, and the tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus received, and that which other prophets received from God (2:133-140)(3:84)
Abraham, Ishaq and Jacob are called the forefathers of Joseph, upon whom God had perfected His grace. Joseph followed the same religion as his father (12:6)(12:38).
Abraham, Ishaq and Jacob are called bondmen of God and were purified with a pure thought ('remembrance of the Home/Hereafter') and were in the sight of God of the elect and the excellent (38:45-47).
References to Ishaq in the Qur'an
- Appraisals for Ishaq: 6:84, 12:6, 19:50, 21:72, 21:73, 37:113, 38:45, 38:46, 38:47
- Ishaq prophecy: 2:133, 2:136, 2:140, 3:84, 4:163, 6:84, 12:6, 19:49, 21:73, 37:112