إلياس عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ
Ilyas (Elijah)
Ilyas was one of the messengers. He asked his people: will you not fear Allah? Do you call upon Ba‘l and leave the Best of creators — Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers? They denied him, except Allah’s sincere servants.
From the Quran
وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers,
إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When he said to his people, "Will you not fear Allāh?
أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ
Do you call upon Baʿl[1300] and leave the best of creators -
Translator’s notes
[1300] The name of a great idol worshipped by the people and said to mean "lord."
ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Allāh, your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers?"
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ
And they denied him, so indeed, they will be brought [for punishment],
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
Except the chosen servants of Allāh.
Peace be upon them all. Stories are summarised from the Quran only; we do not add details from other sources.
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