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Surah Al-Sâffât 37:123

Those Ranging in Ranks · Verse 123 of 182

وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Verily, Elias was (also) one of the Messengers.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So also was Elias among those sent (by Us).

Ahmed Ali

Verily Elias is one of the apostles.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And surely Ilyas (Elijah) was one of the Messengers.

Daryabadi

And verily, llyas was one of the sent ones.

Faridul Haque

And indeed Ilyas is one of the Noble Messengers.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And Elias was surely of those sent.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And, assuredly, Elias also was one of the Messengers,

Muhammad Asad

AND, BEHOLD, Elijah [too] was indeed one of Our message-bearers

Muhammad Musin Khan

And verily, Iliyas (Elias) was one of the Messengers.

Muhammad Pickthall

And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),

Muhammad Sarwar

Elias was certainly a Messenger.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And Ilyas was most surely of the messengers.

Rashad Khalifa

Elias was one of the messengers.

Shabbir Ahmed

Elias (Elijah) was one of Our Messengers.

Commentary 37:123 The Hebrew Prophet Elijah (Elias; Ilyâs) is mentioned in the Bible (1 Kings 17; 2 Kings 1,2) as having lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during…

وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

37:123 The Hebrew Prophet Elijah (Elias; Ilyâs) is mentioned in the Bible (1 Kings 17; 2 Kings 1,2) as having lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah, in the ninth century B.C., and having been succeeded by Elisha (Al-Yas‘a). He was a native of Gilead, a place on the eastern bank of the Jordan.