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'''Alyasa''' ({{lang-ar|اليسع|translit=Alyasaʿ}}) is [[Prophets and messengers in Islam|prophet and messenger]] of [[God in Islam|God]] who was sent to guide the [[Israelites|Children of Israel]]. In the [[Quran]], Alyasa is mentioned twice as a prophet,<ref>Tottoli, Roberto, “Elisha”, in: ''Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān'', General Editor: Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Georgetown University, Washington DC. Brill Online.</ref> and is mentioned both times alongside fellow prophets.<ref>Tottoli, Roberto, “Elisha”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, Edited by: Kate Fleet, Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas, Everett Rowson. Brill Online.</ref> He is honored by [[Muslim|Muslims]] as the prophetic successor to [[Elijah in Islam|Ilyas]] ([[Elijah]]). Islamic sources that identify Elisha with [[Khidr]] cite the strong relationship between Khidr and Ilyas in Islamic tradition.<ref>al-Rabghūzī, ''Stories of the prophets'', ed. Hendrik E. Boeschoten, M. Vandamme, and Semih Tezcan [Leiden 1995], 2:460</ref>


'''Alyasa''' ({{langx|ar|اليسع|translit=Alyasaʿ}}) in Islam is a [[Prophets and messengers in Islam|prophet]] of [[God in Islam|God]] who was sent to guide the [[Israelites|Children of Israel(Jacob)]]. In the [[Quran]], Alyasa is mentioned twice as a noble prophet,<ref>Tottoli, Roberto, “Elisha”, in: ''Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān'', General Editor: Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Georgetown University, Washington DC. Brill Online.</ref> and is mentioned both times alongside fellow prophets.<ref>Tottoli, Roberto, “Elisha”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, Edited by: Kate Fleet, Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas, Everett Rowson. Brill Online.</ref> He is honored by [[Muslim]]s as the prophetic successor to [[Elijah in Islam|Ilyas]] ([[Elijah]]). Islamic sources that identify Elisha with [[Khidr]] cite the strong relationship between Khidr and Ilyas in Islamic tradition.<ref>al-Rabghūzī, ''Stories of the prophets'', ed. Hendrik E. Boeschoten, M. Vandamme, and Semih Tezcan [Leiden 1995], 2:460</ref>
== Personality ==
The name of Alyasa is mentioned twice in [https://quran.com/6/86?translations=27,85,22,20,19,101,18,17,95 Al-An'am 6:86] and [https://quran.com/38/48?translations=40,101,85,22,20,19,18,95 Sad 38:48]. In those verses, without mentioning anything about the personality or prophethood of Alyasa, he is mentioned as "graced" and "among the elect".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Surah Al-An'am - 86|url=https://quran.com/al-anam?locale=en&font=v1&reading=false&translations=20%2C131|access-date=2021-08-11|website=quran.com}}</ref> According to the Quran, Elisha is exalted "above the rest of creation" ({{Lang-ar|فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْعَالَمِين|faḍḍalnā ʿala l-ʿālamīn(a)}}<ref name=":0" /> and is "among the excellent" ({{Lang-ar|مِنَ ٱلْأَخْيَار|mina l-akhyār}}).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Surah Sad - 48|url=https://quran.com/sad?locale=en&font=v1&reading=false&translations=20%2C131|access-date=2021-08-11|website=quran.com}}</ref> Alyasa is mentioned in Al-An'am 6:86 and Sad 38:48, along with Ismail:


== Personality ==
{{Quote|text=And Ismail and Alyasa and Yunus, and Lut; and each one We graced over the worlds;|source=[[Al-An'am]] 6:86}}{{Quote|text=And remember Our servants Ismail, Alyasa, and Dhul-Kifl, each of them truly good.|source=[[Ṣād (surah)|Sad]] 38:48}}
{{Islamic prophets}}
The name of Alyasa is mentioned twice in [https://quran.com/6/86?translations=27,85,22,20,19,101,18,17,95 Al-An'am 6:86] and [https://quran.com/38/48?translations=40,101,85,22,20,19,18,95 Sad 38:48]. In those verses, without mentioning anything about the personality or prophethood of Alyasa, he is mentioned as "graced" and "among the elect".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Surah Al-An'am - 86|url=https://quran.com/al-anam?locale=en&font=v1&reading=false&translations=20%2C131|access-date=2021-08-11|website=quran.com}}</ref> According to the Quran, Elisha is exalted "above the rest of creation" ({{Langx|ar|فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْعَالَمِين|faḍḍalnā ʿala l-ʿālamīn(a)}}<ref name=":0" /> and is "among the excellent" ({{Langx|ar|مِنَ ٱلْأَخْيَار|mina l-akhyār}}).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Surah Sad - 48|url=https://quran.com/sad?locale=en&font=v1&reading=false&translations=20%2C131|access-date=2021-08-11|website=quran.com}}</ref> Alyasa is mentioned in Al-An'am 6:86 and Sad 38:48, along with Ismail:


{{Blockquote|text=And Ismail and Alyasa and Yunus, and Lut; and each one We graced over the worlds;|source=[[Al-An'am]] 6:86}}{{Blockquote|text=And remember Our servants Ismail, Alyasa, and Dhul-Kifl, each of them truly good.|source=[[Ṣād (surah)|Sad]] 38:48}}
== Miracles ==
In a Shia ''[[hadith]]'' from [[Ali al-Ridha]], it is mentioned that Alyasa, had some miracles including the revival of the dead, curing the ill, and walking on water.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}


== Claimed tombs ==
== Claimed tombs ==
Some Muslims believe the tomb of Elisha is in [[Al-Awjam]] in the eastern region of [[Saudi Arabia]]. The shrine was removed by the [[Politics of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Government]] because such veneration is not in accordance with the [[Wahhabi]] or [[Salafi]] reform movement dominant in Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Religious curbs in Saudi Arabia – Report: JAFARIYA NEWS, December 12 News|url=http://www.jafariyanews.com/dec2k2/13_saudicurbs.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Salafi Bidah in respecting the signs of Allah|url=http://en.shiapen.com/comprehensive/salafi-disease-literalism/salafi-bidah-respecting-signs-allah.html}}</ref> It had been an important landmark for many centuries during the time of [[Ottoman Arabia]], and had been a very popular pilgrimage destination for Muslims of all sects throughout the pre-modern period.<ref>[[:ar:اليسع|اليسع]] (Al-Yasa) {{in lang|ar}}</ref>
Some Muslims believe the tomb of Alyasa is in [[Al-Awjam]] in the eastern region of [[Saudi Arabia]]. The shrine was removed by the [[Politics of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Government]] because such veneration is not in accordance with the [[Wahhabi]] or [[Salafi]] reform movement dominant in Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Religious curbs in Saudi Arabia – Report: JAFARIYA NEWS, December 12 News|url=http://www.jafariyanews.com/dec2k2/13_saudicurbs.htm|access-date=2021-08-11|archive-date=2012-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506053758/http://www.jafariyanews.com/dec2k2/13_saudicurbs.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Salafi Bidah in respecting the signs of Allah|url=http://en.shiapen.com/comprehensive/salafi-disease-literalism/salafi-bidah-respecting-signs-allah.html}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It had been an important landmark for many centuries during the time of [[Ottoman Arabia]], and had been a very popular pilgrimage destination for Muslims of all sects throughout the pre-modern period.<ref>[[:ar:اليسع|اليسع]] (Al-Yasa) {{in lang|ar}}</ref>


The grave of Elisha is present in the [[Eğil]] district of [[Diyarbakir Province]], Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|title=Diyarbakır - Eğil - Peygamberler Türbesi|url=http://wowturkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2876005}}</ref> The original shrine was near a riverbed that was to be flooded in 1994. A secret board of nine scholars was formed by the city council in cooperation with the [[Directorate of Religious Affairs]] to avoid drawing the ire of the public to the exhumation. Before the area was flooded, the grave was dug at night and the preserved body of the prophet - witnessed by the nine scholars and official workers - was exhumed to be buried on a hill overlooking the flooded plain. However, many of the townfolk saw the prophet in their dream that night, and turned out before sunrise to observe his reburial in the new spot.<ref>[https://ilkha.com/kultursanat/baraj-suyu-cekilince-peygamberlerin-kabirleri-gun-yuzune-cikti-88098 Baraj suyu çekilince peygamberlerin kabirleri gün yüzüne çıktı (Turkish)]''ilkha''. Posted 19 December 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.korkusuzmedya.com/kultur/diyarbakirda-2-peygamber-naaslarinin-naklinde-inanilmaz-olaylar-gerceklesti-h27787.html Diyarbakirda 2 Peygamber Naaslarinin Naklinde Inanilmaz Olaylar Gerceklesti (Turkish)]''KorkusuzMedya''. Retrieved 11 April 2020.</ref>
The grave of Elisha is present in the [[Eğil]] district of [[Diyarbakir Province]], Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|title=Diyarbakır - Eğil - Peygamberler Türbesi|url=http://wowturkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2876005|access-date=2021-08-11|archive-date=2016-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215235906/http://wowturkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2876005|url-status=dead}}</ref> The original shrine was near a riverbed that was to be flooded in 1994. A secret board of nine scholars was formed by the city council in cooperation with the [[Directorate of Religious Affairs]] to avoid drawing the ire of the public to the exhumation. Before the area was flooded, the grave was dug at night and the preserved body of the prophet - witnessed by the nine scholars and official workers - was exhumed to be buried on a hill overlooking the flooded plain. However, many of the townfolk saw the prophet in their dream that night, and turned out before sunrise to observe his reburial in the new spot.<ref>[https://ilkha.com/kultursanat/baraj-suyu-cekilince-peygamberlerin-kabirleri-gun-yuzune-cikti-88098 Baraj suyu çekilince peygamberlerin kabirleri gün yüzüne çıktı (Turkish)]''ilkha''. Posted 19 December 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.korkusuzmedya.com/kultur/diyarbakirda-2-peygamber-naaslarinin-naklinde-inanilmaz-olaylar-gerceklesti-h27787.html Diyarbakirda 2 Peygamber Naaslarinin Naklinde Inanilmaz Olaylar Gerceklesti (Turkish)]''KorkusuzMedya''. Retrieved 11 April 2020.</ref>


== References ==
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Nabī
Alyasa (Alayhi assalam)
اليسع
Biography
Burialpurportedly Al-Awjam or Eğil
Quranic narratives
Mention by nameYes
Surah (Chapters)6, 38
Āyāt
verse:
  • 6:85-87
  • 38:48
Number of mentions2
Prophethood
PredecessorIlyaas
SuccessorYunus
StatusProphet
Other equivalentElisha
Footnotes

Alyasa (Arabic: اليسع, romanized: Alyasaʿ) in Islam is a prophet of God who was sent to guide the Children of Israel(Jacob). In the Quran, Alyasa is mentioned twice as a noble prophet,[1] and is mentioned both times alongside fellow prophets.[2] He is honored by Muslims as the prophetic successor to Ilyas (Elijah). Islamic sources that identify Elisha with Khidr cite the strong relationship between Khidr and Ilyas in Islamic tradition.[3]

Personality

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The name of Alyasa is mentioned twice in Al-An'am 6:86 and Sad 38:48. In those verses, without mentioning anything about the personality or prophethood of Alyasa, he is mentioned as "graced" and "among the elect".[4] According to the Quran, Elisha is exalted "above the rest of creation" (Arabic: فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْعَالَمِين, romanized: faḍḍalnā ʿala l-ʿālamīn(a)[4] and is "among the excellent" (Arabic: مِنَ ٱلْأَخْيَار, romanized: mina l-akhyār).[5] Alyasa is mentioned in Al-An'am 6:86 and Sad 38:48, along with Ismail:

And Ismail and Alyasa and Yunus, and Lut; and each one We graced over the worlds;

— Al-An'am 6:86

And remember Our servants Ismail, Alyasa, and Dhul-Kifl, each of them truly good.

— Sad 38:48

Claimed tombs

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Some Muslims believe the tomb of Alyasa is in Al-Awjam in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia. The shrine was removed by the Saudi Government because such veneration is not in accordance with the Wahhabi or Salafi reform movement dominant in Saudi Arabia.[6][7] It had been an important landmark for many centuries during the time of Ottoman Arabia, and had been a very popular pilgrimage destination for Muslims of all sects throughout the pre-modern period.[8]

The grave of Elisha is present in the Eğil district of Diyarbakir Province, Turkey.[9] The original shrine was near a riverbed that was to be flooded in 1994. A secret board of nine scholars was formed by the city council in cooperation with the Directorate of Religious Affairs to avoid drawing the ire of the public to the exhumation. Before the area was flooded, the grave was dug at night and the preserved body of the prophet - witnessed by the nine scholars and official workers - was exhumed to be buried on a hill overlooking the flooded plain. However, many of the townfolk saw the prophet in their dream that night, and turned out before sunrise to observe his reburial in the new spot.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ Tottoli, Roberto, “Elisha”, in: Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān, General Editor: Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Georgetown University, Washington DC. Brill Online.
  2. ^ Tottoli, Roberto, “Elisha”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, Edited by: Kate Fleet, Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas, Everett Rowson. Brill Online.
  3. ^ al-Rabghūzī, Stories of the prophets, ed. Hendrik E. Boeschoten, M. Vandamme, and Semih Tezcan [Leiden 1995], 2:460
  4. ^ a b "Surah Al-An'am - 86". quran.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  5. ^ "Surah Sad - 48". quran.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  6. ^ "Religious curbs in Saudi Arabia – Report: JAFARIYA NEWS, December 12 News". Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  7. ^ "Salafi Bidah in respecting the signs of Allah".[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ اليسع (Al-Yasa) (in Arabic)
  9. ^ "Diyarbakır - Eğil - Peygamberler Türbesi". Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  10. ^ Baraj suyu çekilince peygamberlerin kabirleri gün yüzüne çıktı (Turkish)ilkha. Posted 19 December 2018.
  11. ^ Diyarbakirda 2 Peygamber Naaslarinin Naklinde Inanilmaz Olaylar Gerceklesti (Turkish)KorkusuzMedya. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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