ELIJAH

Arabic Ilyās ( الياس‎ ), Ilyāsīn ( الياسين‎ ); Heb. ‏אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ; New Testament, Ἠλίας . A prophet mentioned in the following verses in the Qurʾān:— Sūrah xxxvii. 123 : “Verily Ilyās (Elias) was of the Apostles; and when he said to his people, ‘Will ye not fear, Do ye call upon Baʿl and leave the best of Creators, God your Lord, and the Lord of your fathers in the old time? ’ But they called him a liar; verily, they shall surely be arraigned, save God’s sincere servants. And we left him amongst posterity. Peace upon Ilyāsīn (Elias) verily, thus do we reward those who do well; verily he was of our servants who believe.” Sūrah vi. 85 : “And Zachariah and John, and Jesus, and Ilyās , all righteous ones.” Al-Baiẓāwī says, “It has been said that this Ilyās, is the same as Idrīs, pre father of Noah, whilst others say he was the son of Yāsīn and descended from Aaron, the brother of Moses.” [ IDRIS .]