وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ قَآئِمَةٌۭ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَٰهَا بِإِسْحَٰقَ وَمِن وَرَآءِ إِسْحَٰقَ يَعْقُوبَ ﴿٧١﴾
And his Wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob.
إسحاق
Prophet Ishaq
Known in the Bible as Isaac
Ishaq is the son given to Ibrahim in his old age, and a prophet from the righteous.
The story
Good news
The messengers give good news of Ishaq to Ibrahim’s wife and, after him, of Yaqub. She is amazed, an old woman with an old husband, and they say: “Are you amazed at the decree of Allah?” Ishaq is called a prophet from among the righteous.
Hud 11:71–73As-Saffat 37:112–113
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قَالَتْ يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ ءَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا۠ عَجُوزٌۭ وَهَٰذَا بَعْلِى شَيْخًا ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌۭ ﴿٧٢﴾
She said, "Woe to me! Shall I give birth while I am an old woman and this, my husband, is an old man? Indeed, this is an amazing thing!"
قَالُوٓا۟ أَتَعْجَبِينَ مِنْ أَمْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ رَحْمَتُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَٰتُهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ ٱلْبَيْتِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَمِيدٌۭ مَّجِيدٌۭ ﴿٧٣﴾
They said, "Are you amazed at the decree of Allah? May the mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, people of the house. Indeed, He is Praiseworthy and Honorable."
وَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِإِسْحَٰقَ نَبِيًّۭا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿١١٢﴾
And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous.
وَبَٰرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسْحَٰقَ ۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌۭ وَظَالِمٌۭ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ مُبِينٌۭ ﴿١١٣﴾
And We blessed him and Isaac. But among their descendants is the doer of good and the clearly unjust to himself.
A gift and a leader
Allah gives Ibrahim Ishaq and Yaqub, makes each of them a prophet and righteous, and makes them leaders who guide by His command. He inspires them to do good deeds, to establish prayer and to give zakah.
Maryam 19:49–50Al-Anbiya 21:72–73
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فَلَمَّا ٱعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۖ وَكُلًّۭا جَعَلْنَا نَبِيًّۭا ﴿٤٩﴾
So when he had left them and those they worshipped other than Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each [of them] We made a prophet.
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِنَا وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ عَلِيًّۭا ﴿٥٠﴾
And We gave them of Our mercy, and we made for them a reputation of high honor.
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ نَافِلَةًۭ ۖ وَكُلًّۭا جَعَلْنَا صَٰلِحِينَ ﴿٧٢﴾
And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous.
وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَئِمَّةًۭ يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا عَٰبِدِينَ ﴿٧٣﴾
And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakah; and they were worshippers of Us.
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 Ishaq?
Ishaq is the son given to Ibrahim in his old age, and a prophet from the righteous.
Where is the story of Ishaq in the Quran?
It is in Hud 11:71–73, As-Saffat 37:112–113, Maryam 19:49–50, Al-Anbiya 21:72–73. This page shows these verses in Arabic and in your language.