Distinctive characteristics of Ismaa’eel and Is-haaq, may Allaah exalt their mention

25-9-2011 | IslamWeb

Question:

ismael and ishak have been given two distinct attributes by the quran.what are those attributes?
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.

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Anyway, in reply to this question, let us say that Allaah The Almighty described Ismaa’eel (Ishmael) may Allaah exalt his mention as forbearing in His saying (which means): {So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.}[Quran 37:101]

He also described Is-haaq (Isaac) may Allaah exalt his mention as learned in His saying (which means): {Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy.}[Quran 15:53]

Allaah Knows best.

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