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Jacob is very special in Islam for carrying on the legacy left by his forefathers. Muslims believe God bestowed His utmost grace upon Jacob and chose him to be among the most exalted men. The Quran frequently mentions Jacob as a man of might and vision and stresses he was of the company of the good and elect.
Prophet Jacob is one of a patriarchal line of prophets sent by God to teach his people to worship One God and to live a righteous life. The Quran teaches that each and every one of the prophets taught the same fundamental message of submission to One God.
Prophet Jacob is one of a patriarchal line of prophets sent by God to teach his people to worship One God and to live a righteous life. The Quran teaches that each and every one of the prophets taught the same fundamental message of submission to One God.
In Quran Prophet Jacob is also called Israel and the scholars of Islam explain that this means ‘servant of God’. When the Quran mentions the Children of Israel, it is referring to the descendants of Jacob. "... All food was lawful to the Children of Israel except what Israel had made unlawful to himself before the Torah was revealed." (Quran3:93)
Isaac married her and she gave birth to a set of twins, Esau (Al-Eis) and Jacob (Yaqub). Ill feelings developed between the two brothers when they grew into manhood. Esau disliked the fact that Jacob was favored by his father and by Allah with prophethood.
Jacob (/ ˈdʒeɪkəb /; Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב, Modern: Yaʿaqōv ⓘ, Tiberian: Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic: يَعْقُوب, romanized: Yaʿqūb; Greek: Ἰακώβ, romanized: Iakṓb), [1] later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Samaritanism ...
In Islam, Jacob (Arabic: يَعْقُوب, romanized: Yaʿqūb) is revered as a prophet and patriarch. Muslim scholars drew a parallel between Jacob's vision of the ladder and Muhammad's event of the Mi'raj.
