ISHAAQ (AS) (ISAAC)
lshaaq
(AS) is the second son of Ibrahim (AS), and his mother was Sarah. He was born
five years after his brother Ismail (AS). The Angels who were sent to Sodom to
the people of Luut (AS) passed by Ibrahim (AS) and gave him and his wife the
good news that they would get a child.
These
Angels came in the shape of humans, and as they entered they greeted him saying
"Salaam" (peace); he answered "Salaam." He then hastened to
entertain them, and he brought to them a roasted calf. But when he saw their
hands would not reach for the meal he got scared of them and suspected them of
not being honest men.
They
said: "Fear not, we have been sent against the people of Lut, and to give
you and your wife Sarah the good news that you will get a child (Ishaaq) and
after that a grandson Yaakub (Jacob), and that you will become grandparents
while you are still alive."
His
wife was standing there serving them, and when she heard this she laughed and
said: "Alas! Shall I bear a child seeing I am an old woman, and my husband
here is an old man? That indeed would be a wonderful thing!"
The
angels said: "Do you wonder at God's decree? The grace of God and His blessings
on you, 0 you people of the house! For He is indeed worthy of praise and full
of all glory!"
Ishaaq
(AS) has only been mentioned in the Holy Quraan with the news of his coming. He
married Rifqat bint Nahour his cousin, the daughter of his paternal uncle, and
at the age of sixty he had two sons who were twins and named them of Ays and
Yaakub. He prayed for Yaakub (AS) to be a guardian to his brothers and his
people, and also prayed for him to become a Prophet. For Ays he prayed to be
graced with nobility together with his offspring.
Ishaaq
(AS) lived to the age of one hundred and seventy five. He was buried near his
father's grave in Al-Khalil, Palestine that is eighteen miles from
Baitil-Maqdis (Al-Quds). Their graves are still there to be seen in Masjid
Ibrahim.
Reference: The Twenty five Prophets (The Parable of
the Apostles Mentioned in the Holy Quraan)", by Nassir ibn Issa ibn Said
Al-Kindy. (p 57-58)
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