Ilyās ( ar, إلياس) was a prophet and messenger of

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) who was sent to guide the Children of Israel. He was given the prophetic mission to prevent people from worshipping idols. Ilyas is the prophetic predecessor to Alyasa. Some Islamic scholars believe, that Ilyas is from the progeny of Harun (

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). Some Muslims believe that Ilyas is still alive and attends Hajj every year, along with Khidr. Some Muslims also believe that Ilyas will return at the end times.

Early life

In Islamic sources, Ilyas' full name is Ilyas ibn Yasin, since i
As-Saffat 37:130
Ilyas is called Yasin. Some stories of Ilyas are also mentioned in Islamic Hadiths; such as the curse of Israelites with drought by Ilyas, healing Alyasa, and fighting with Ahab. According to many Islamic sources and the Bible, Elias (a) is alive and ascended to skies. However, Ibn Kathir did not accept these hadiths and considered them among Isra'iliyat. In ''Mu'jam al-buldan'', Yaqut al-Hamawi mentioned a grave for Elias (a) in Baalbek.A shrine was later built over this grave, but it was dedicated to a "Prophet Aila" even though locals believed it was the tomb of Elias (a) It says that Eljia is Imam Ali ibn abi talib and that's true because there is a hadith As mentioned in history Ilyas or Ilyah or Elijah was taken up in a whirlwind to heaven when the people planned to kill him. He is still alive; and is represented by Ali ibn abi Talib.

Prophethood

Ilyas is first mentioned as a

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in Al-An'am 6:85. He invited his people who lived in

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, obeying

and abandoning

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. His main task was to prevent the idol-worshipping. After he faced persistence of his people for many years, cursed them with drought and people were inflicted with starvation. Ilyas' narrative in the

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and later Muslim tradition resembles closely that in the

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and Muslim literature records Elijah's primary prophesying as taking place during the reign of

Ahab Ahab (; akk, 𒀀𒄩𒀊𒁍 ''Aḫâbbu'' 'a-ḫa-ab-bu'' grc-koi, Ἀχαάβ ''Achaáb''; la, Achab) was the seventh king of Israel, the son and successor of King Omri and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon, according to the Hebrew Bible. ...

and

Jezebel Jezebel (;"Jezebel"
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as well as

Ahaziah Ahaziah ( he, אֲחַזְיָהוּ, "held by Yah(-weh)"; Douay–Rheims: Ochozias) was the name of two kings mentioned in the Hebrew Bible: * Ahaziah of Israel * Ahaziah of Judah {{Short pages monitor