Al-Yasa
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Al-Yasa‘ (Arabic: اليسع ) is an Islamic prophet mentioned in the Qur'an. In the Bible he is known as Elisha (or sometimes as Eliseus), and is regarded by Christians as a prophet.
Al-Yasa‘ was the son of Safet and the successor to Ilyas. Ilyas, directed by God, appointed him before vanishing into the protection of God. Al-Yasa‘ was thus the next prophet to the Israelites.
He inherited from Ilyas the obstinate king and queen of Israel who would not listen to any reason. Al-Yasa‘ did many miraculous deeds to show them the powers of God but they called him a magician like they had called Ilyas before him. They continued their defiance throughout his life.
After a period of time the Israelites were conquered by the Assyrians. The Assyrians destroyed the Temple Mount and inflicted great damage on Israel.
[edit] References to Elisha in the Qur'an
| Prophets of Islam in the Qur'an | ||||||||||||
| Adam | Idris | Nuh | Hud | Saleh | Ibrahim | Lut | Ismail | Is'haq | Yaqub | Yusuf | Ayub |  |
| آدم | ادريس | نوح | هود | صالح | ابراهيم | لوط | اسماعيل | اسحاق | يعقوب | يوسف | أيوب | |
| Adam | Enoch | Noah | Eber | Shelah | Abraham | Lot | Ishmael | Isaac | Jacob | Joseph | Job | |
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| Shoaib | Musa | Harun | Dhul-Kifl | Daud | Sulayman | Ilyas | Al-Yasa | Yunus | Zakariya | Yahya | Isa | Muhammad |
| شعيب | موسى | هارون | ذو الكفل | داود | سليمان | إلياس | اليسع | يونس | زكريا | يحيى | عيسى | محمد |
| Jethro | Moses | Aaron | Ezekiel | David | Solomon | Elijah | Elisha | Jonah | Zecharias | John | Jesus |
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