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Ishmael

True to His Promise · Ismail · إسماعيل
Islam

Ismail, peace be upon him, is the son of Abraham who helped raise the foundations of the House, and the Quran calls him a messenger and a prophet who was true to his promise. He is named in twelve verses. The Quran is the final revelation, and it is the measure by which earlier books are read.

Named in the Quran
1.
Quran 2:125
“And [mention] when We made the House a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer. And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, [saying], ‘Purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who are staying [there] for worship and those who bow and prostrate [in prayer].’”
Abraham and Ishmael are charged to purify the House for worshippers.
2.
Quran 2:127
“And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], ‘Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.”
Abraham raises the foundations of the House, with Ishmael beside him.
3.
Quran 2:136
“Say, [O believers], ‘We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him.’”
The believers affirm what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Descendants.
4.
Quran 6:86
“And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.”
Ishmael is among those Allah preferred over the worlds.
5.
Quran 14:39
“Praise to Allah, who has granted to me in old age Ishmael and Isaac. Indeed, my Lord is the Hearer of supplication.”
Abraham thanks Allah for granting him Ishmael and Isaac in old age.
6.
Quran 19:54
“And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.”
Called in the Book “true to his promise,” a messenger and a prophet.
7.
Quran 21:85
“And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.”
Counted among the patient.
8.
Quran 38:48
“And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.”
Counted among the outstanding.
Also named in
2:1332:1403:844:163
In earlier scripture

The Quran

The final word
Quran 14:37
“Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your sacred House, our Lord, that they may establish prayer. So make hearts among the people incline toward them and provide for them from the fruits that they might be grateful.”
Abraham settles some of his descendants near the sacred House.
Quran 19:55
“And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakah and was to his Lord pleasing.”
The verse after his mention in Surah Maryam.

The Bible

Where the Bible tells of him · Genesis, in the King James Version
Genesis 16:11
“And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.”
Genesis 17:20
“And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.”
Genesis 21:17
“And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.”

Christians and Jews read these Bible passages differently. This page presents them as the Quran frames them, with the Quran as the final revelation and the measure for what came before.

Preview draft. Quran quotations follow the Sahih International translation and Bible quotations are from the King James Version; all will be checked against sources before publishing.