Quran (38:48) – Who Were Prophets Yasa And Dhu Al-Kifl

[Umer]

وَ اذۡکُرۡ اِسۡمٰعِیۡلَ وَ الۡیَسَعَ وَ ذَاالۡکِفۡلِ ؕ وَ کُلٌّ مِّنَ الۡاَخۡیَارِ

And recall Ishmael and Yasa [64] and Dhu al-Kifl [65] All of them were from among the righteous also.

(Quran 38:48)

(Excerpt from Quranic Exegesis: Javed Ahmed Ghamidi)

(Translated by Dr. Shehzad Saleem)

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[64]. There are two prophets of God mentioned in the Bible with a similar name. One is Joshua which is closer in pronunciation. He preached around 713 BC. He lived at place called Abel-meholah on the banks of the river Jordan. The other is Isaiah whose period was around 620 BC.

[65]. Nothing is known about his account. However, this much is evident that he too was among the prophets whose distinctive trait was steadfastness.

[Rafi Sheikh]

JazakAllah.