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Prophet Al-Yasa (اليسع) — Complete Story in the Quran

Prophet 20 of 25 📖 1 chapters ⏱️ 2 min read 🕋 6:86 · 38:48

Two verses, no embellished biography — yet an enduring verdict: favoured and among the excellent.

Context before this account: Ilyas addresses his people with a few preserved questions. Even a connection between Al-Yasa and Ilyas is not narrated, so this series claims neither a meeting nor succession.

With Al-Yasa the narrative pauses. After Ilyas’s preserved call we encounter another name, but not another narrated confrontation. Surah al-Anam places Al-Yasa alongside Ismail, Yunus and Lut. Allah declares that He favoured each of them above the worlds.

This verse gives his standing, not the particulars of his life. It also describes no meeting with Ilyas. What is preserved is nevertheless clear: Al-Yasa belongs among those honoured by name. His brief Quranic portrait begins with that testimony.

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1. The Call to Remember Him

🕋 Surah Sad (38:48)

Surah Sad names Al-Yasa a second time. The instruction is to remember Ismail, Al-Yasa and Dhu al-Kifl. Their shared testimony follows: all belong among the excellent.

Alongside his standing now come goodness and an explicit call to remembrance. His name does not merely pass through a list. The reader is called to remember him.

The two passages complement each other without narrating a biography. The first declares Allah’s favour; the second joins remembrance to the goodness of those named. Both preserve Al-Yasa’s name among honoured people.

No further events open here. Yet the conclusion is not empty: favoured and among the excellent. Through precisely that testimony Al-Yasa remains present in the Quran.

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Surah Sad 38:48

وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

Wazkur Ismaa'eela wal Yasa'a wa Zal-Kifli wa kullum minal akhyaar

And commemorate Isma'il, Elisha, and Zul-Kifl: Each of them was of the Company of the Good.

✨ Core Quranic Takeaway

Al-Yasa’s account here is a brief source portrait. The particulars remain unnarrated; Allah’s favour and the testimony of his goodness remain explicitly preserved. Remembrance ends not with an invented adventure, but with the name the Quran calls us to remember.

Where the series goes next: The same verse that calls Al-Yasa favoured also names Yunus. With him the Quran opens a fuller arc again: ship, fish, supplication and a believing community.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Prophet Al-Yasa mentioned in the Quran?
Prophet Al-Yasa’s account appears in the Quran notably in 6:86, 38:48. Every chapter above links directly to the exact surah and verse range.
How many chapters are in Imantree’s account of Prophet Al-Yasa?
This source-bound reading edition unfolds across 1 structured chapters (approximately 2 minutes of reading).
Does this story stay strictly faithful to the Quran?
Yes. Imantree avoids unverified folklore (Isra’iliyyat) and unnamed speculative details, presenting only what is established in the Quran and explicitly cited authentic sources.

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