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==Annunciation of Jacob's (a) Birth== | ==Annunciation of Jacob's (a) Birth== | ||
According to the Qur'an, the birth of Isaac and Jacob (a) was annunciated to Abraham (a): "And We gave to Abraham (a), Isaac (a) and Jacob (a) - all [of them] We guided".<ref>Qurʾān, 6:84.</ref> The Qur'an mentions "Ya'qub (a)" (Jacob) sixteen times in ten [[sura]]s. And "Isra'il" (Israel) is mentioned twice in [[Qur'an 3]] and [[Qur'an 19]].<ref>Shūqī, ''Aṭlas-i Qurʾān'', p. 68.</ref> 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]].<ref>Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 1, p. 206.</ref> | According to the Qur'an, the birth of Isaac and Jacob (a) was annunciated to Abraham (a): "And We gave to Abraham (a), Isaac (a) and Jacob (a) - all [of them] We guided".<ref>Qurʾān, 6:84.</ref> The Qur'an mentions "Ya'qub (a)" (Jacob) sixteen times in ten [[sura]]s. And "Isra'il" (Israel) is mentioned twice in [[Qur'an 3]] and [[Qur'an 19]].<ref>Shūqī, ''Aṭlas-i Qurʾān'', p. 68.</ref> In his ''[[Majma' al-bayan]]'', [[Al-Fadl b. al-Hasan al-Tabrisi|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]].<ref>Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 1, p. 206.</ref> | ||
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".<ref>Qur'an, 4: 64.</ref> | 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".<ref>Qur'an, 4: 64.</ref> | ||