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There is a lot of disagreement over Khidr's name and lineage in sources of Islamic history. Ibn Habib (d. 245/859)—one of the earliest Muslim historians—mentioned al-Khidr and took him to be from the progeny of Isaac (a). He mentioned his name as Khidrun b. 'Amyayil ({{ia|خضرون بن عمیایل}}). | There is a lot of disagreement over Khidr's name and lineage in sources of Islamic history. Ibn Habib (d. 245/859)—one of the earliest Muslim historians—mentioned al-Khidr and took him to be from the progeny of Isaac (a). He mentioned his name as Khidrun b. 'Amyayil ({{ia|خضرون بن عمیایل}}).<ref>Ibn Ḥabīb, ''Kitāb al-muḥabbar'', p. 388.</ref> | ||
[[Ibn Qutayba]] (d. after 355/965) cited Wahb b. Munabbih (who was known as giving false reports and stories) as saying that Khidr's name was Balya, the son of Malkan who was a prominent king. And he took Khidr's lineage to go back to the Prophet [[Noah (a)]]. | [[Ibn Qutayba]] (d. after 355/965)<ref>Ibn Qutayba, ''al-Maʿārif'', p. 42.</ref> cited Wahb b. Munabbih (who was known as giving false reports and stories) as saying that Khidr's name was Balya, the son of Malkan who was a prominent king. And he took Khidr's lineage to go back to the Prophet [[Noah (a)]].<ref>Muqaddisī, ''Āfarīnish wa tārīkh'', vol. 1, p. 456.</ref> | ||
Al-Maqdisi (d. after 355/965) identified al-Khidr, on the basis of different sources, with prophets such as [[Jeremiah]] or [[Elisha]]. According to him, many people take al-Khidr to be [[Dhu l-Qarnayn]]'s cousin and minister. | Al-Maqdisi (d. after 355/965) identified al-Khidr, on the basis of different sources, with prophets such as [[Jeremiah]] or [[Elisha]]. According to him, many people take al-Khidr to be [[Dhu l-Qarnayn]]'s cousin and minister.<ref>Muqaddisī, ''Āfarīnish wa tārīkh'', vol. 1, p. 456.</ref> | ||
One strange view about Khidr's lineage is that his father or mother was Iranian or Roman, or that his father was the [[Pharaoh]] who lived in the period of Moses (a), and some people took him to be an immediate son of [[Adam (a)]]. | One strange view about Khidr's lineage is that his father or mother was Iranian or Roman, or that his father was the [[Pharaoh]] who lived in the period of Moses (a), and some people took him to be an immediate son of [[Adam (a)]].<ref>Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, ''al-Iṣāba'', vol. 1, p. 429-430.</ref> | ||
Khidr's name is also pronounced as al-Khaḍir (Arabic: {{ia|الخَضِر}}). The word, “khidr”, in Arabic means greenness. His epithet as al-Khidr is said to be because places where he sits or says [[prayers]] on will become green. | Khidr's name is also pronounced as al-Khaḍir (Arabic: {{ia|الخَضِر}}). The word, “khidr”, in Arabic means greenness. His epithet as al-Khidr is said to be because places where he sits or says [[prayers]] on will become green.<ref>Thaʿlabī, ''al-Kashf wa l-bayān'', vol. 6, p. 182; Ibn Kathīr, ''Qiṣaṣ al-anbīyāʾ'', p. 393.</ref> | ||
==In the Holy Qur'an== | ==In the Holy Qur'an== | ||