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Jun 29, 2023 · Muslims respect and honor Prophet Isaac, as they do all the Prophets of God. They believe that both Isaac and his older half-brother Ishmael continued their father’s legacy by preaching the message of One God. The Quran mentions Isaac more than 10 times but does not give details of his life.
Muslims hold Isaac in deep veneration because they believe that both Isaac and his older half-brother Ishmael continued their father's spiritual legacy through their subsequent preaching of the message of Allah after the death of Abraham. Isaac is mentioned in fifteen passages of the Quran.
Ishmael (Arabic: إِسْمَاعِيْل, romanized: ʾIsmāʿīl) is regarded as a prophet and the ancestor to the Ishmaelites in Islam. He is the son of Ibrahim , born to Hajar . Ismail is also associated with Mecca and the construction of the Kaaba .
Within Islam, Ishmael is regarded as a prophet and the ancestor of the Ishmaelites (Hagarenes or Adnanites) and patriarch of Qaydār.
In the Old Testament, Ishmael was conceived to be Abraham’s heir, but God’s covenant with Abraham was ultimately established through Isaac, and Ishmael was banished to the desert. In Islamic tradition, Ishmael was banished to Mecca, where he helped Abraham build the Kaaba.
Sep 21, 2015 · A rabbi and an imam: The story of Isaac and Ishmael can be a source of hope. (RNS) The shared story of the binding of Isaac can be a story of hope for peace between Jews and Muslims in the...
In Islam, Ishmael supplants Isaac as the intended sacrificial lamb. This article examines both the biblical and the Qur'änic Isaac and Ishmael narratives from the perspective of academic curiosity to determine the grounds for, and the validity of the Islamic claim. Keywords: Qur'än, Ishmael, Isaac, Documentary Hypothesis.
