Jacob (a): Difference between revisions

According to the Qur'an, the birth of Isaac and Jacob was annunciated to Abraham (a): "And We gave to Abraham (a), Isaac (a) and Jacob (a) - all [of them] We guided" ([[Sura al-An'am]]: 84). The Qur'an mentions "Ya'qub (a)" (Jacob) 16 times in 10 [[Sura]]s of the Qur'an. And "Isra'il" (Israel) is mentioned twice in [[Sura Al 'Imran]] and [[Sura Maryam]]. In his ''[[Majma' al-bayan]]'', [[al-Tabrisi]] takes "Isra'il" to be the same person as "Ya'qub (a)", adding that "Isra" means a servant, and "'Il" means God, and so the term means the servant of [[God]]. The Qur'an also mentions the story of Jacob's (a) children and his [[intercession]] for them to ask for God's [[forgiveness]]: "And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muhammad], and asked forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Accepting of [[repentance]] and Merciful" ([[Sura al-Nisa]]: 64).