وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًۭا ۚ وَكُلًّۭا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٨٦﴾
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.
اليسع
Prophet Alyasa
Known in the Bible as Elisha
Alyasa is named twice in the Quran, among those preferred over the worlds and among the outstanding.
The story
Preferred over the worlds
Allah names Alyasa with Ismail, Yunus and Lut: “all of them We preferred over the worlds.” In another place he is among those to remember, together with Ismail and Dhul-Kifl: “all are among the outstanding.”
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وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ ﴿٤٨﴾
And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.
Arabic text: Uthmani script. Translation: Sahih International.
This story is taken from the Quran only. Details from other books are not added.
Questions about the prophets
Who was Prophet Alyasa?
Alyasa is named twice in the Quran, among those preferred over the worlds and among the outstanding.
Where is the story of Alyasa in the Quran?
It is in Al-An'am 6:86, Sad 38:48. This page shows these verses in Arabic and in your language.