Islamic view of Enoch

Islamic view of Enoch

Idris ( _ar. إدريس), is a prophet of Islam. He is known in the Bible as Enoch.

Idris in the Qur'an

There are four verses related to Idris in the Qur'an. These are found as consecutive verses in the suras Maryam (Mary) and Al-Anbiya ("The Prophets").

"And mention Idris in the Book; surely he was a truthful man, a prophet. And We raised him high in Heaven." (Qur'an [http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/019.qmt.html#019.056 19:56-57] )

"And (mention) Ishmael, and Idris, and Dhul-Kifl. All were of the steadfast. And We brought them in unto Our mercy. Lo! they are among the righteous." (Qur'an [http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/021.qmt.html#021.085 21:85-86] )

Idris in Hadith

In a hadith Idris is mentioned as one of the earlier prophets that spoke with Muhammed in one of the heavens during Mi'raj.

*Narrated Abbas bin Malik: ... The gate was opened, and when I went over the fourth heaven, there I saw Idris. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is Idris; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' ... Bukhari|5|58|227

Idris was believed to be a tailor based on this hadith:

*Ibn Abbas said, "Dawud was a maker of coats of mail and shields, Adam was a farmer, Nuh a carpenter, Idris a tailor, and Musa a shepherd." (reported by al-Hakim) [ [http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/Q_LP/ch2s4pre.htm Work and Earning Livelihood ] ]

Idris in Islamic tradition

In Islamic tradition, Enoch is a predecessor prophet before Noah (Arabic: Nuh) ( _ar. نوح) (Noah). Idris is credited with learning many useful skills or inventing things which humans now use such as writing, mathematics, astronomy, etc" [cite book | first = Ibn Kathir | title = Qisas Al-Anbiya ] . According to Islamic tradition, his time was one when many people had forgotten God, and the world was thus punished with a drought. However, Enoch prayed for them, and it began to rain, ending the drought.

In Islamic tradition, according to the book "The Prophet of God Enoch: Nabiyullah Idris", Idris and Enoch are the same person. He is mentioned in the Qur'an as was preferred by God that he raised Idris to Him (In the Enoch book of the bible preserved by the Ethiopian church, we also read that he was raised up by God). Enoch is said to have come back from heaven in the area of Gizan (current day Giza in Egypt) where he taught people writing, and he described how he saw in his journey the sources of water (i.e. the Snow caps of mountains, especially in the polar areas) and the reasons behind astronomy, he described different skies where he saw imprisoned devils and Jinns tormented by the angels, some of whom are awaiting punishment, and some awaiting release. He is a prominent prophet between Adam and Noah for Muslims.

One non-traditional explanation for the building of the pyramids is that they were built in reverence to him, since it is the area where he was said to have ascended back to heaven.

External links

* [http://www.jamiat.org.za/isinfo/idrees.html Hadhrat Idrees]
* [http://ahlusunnah.org.au/articles/document.jsp?id=88 The Story of Idrees (Enoch)]

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