Idris (prophet)

Idris ibn Yarid ibn Mahla'il‘ ( ) is an ancient prophet mentioned in the Qur'an . He is considered to be the third prophet in Islam after Adam and Seth . He is described in the Qur'an as "trustworthy" and "patient" and the Qur'an also says that he was "exalted to a high station", Because of this and other parallels, traditionally Idris has been identified with the Biblical Enoch , and therefore Islamic tradition usually places Idris in the early Generations of Adam , and considers him one of the oldest prophets mentioned in the Qur'an, placing him sometime between Adam and Noah . Idris' unique status inspired many future traditions and stories surrounding him in Islamic lore . According to hadith , narrated by Malik ibn Anas and found in Sahih Muslim , it is said that on Muhammad 's Night Journey , he encountered Idris in the fourth heaven .

Ancient Islamic prophet ʾIdrīs ( ) is an ancient prophet and patriarch mentioned in the Quran , whom Muslims believe was the second prophet after Adam . Islamic tradition has unanimously identified Idris with the biblical Enoch , although many Muslim scholars of the classical and medieval periods also held that Idris and Hermes Trismegistus were the same person. He is described in the Quran as "trustworthy" and "patient" and the Quran also says that he was "exalted to a high station". Because of this and other parallels, traditionally Idris has been identified with the Biblical Enoch , and Islamic tradition usually places Idris in the early Generations of Adam , and considers him one of the oldest prophets mentioned in the Quran, placing him between Adam and Noah . Idris' unique status inspired many future traditions and stories surrounding him in Islamic folklore . According to hadith , narrated by Malik ibn Anas and found in Sahih Muslim , it is said that on Muhammad 's Night Journey , he encountered Idris in the fourth heaven . The traditions that have developed around the figure of Idris have given him the scope of a prophet as well as a philosopher and mystic , and many later Muslim mystics , or Sufis , including Ruzbihan Baqli and Ibn Arabi , also mentioned having encountered Idris in their spiritual visions. Alexander, "Jewish tradition in early Islam: The case of Enoch/Idrīs," in G. Samely (eds.), Studies in Islamic and Middle Eastern texts and traditions in memory of Norman Calder ( jss Supp. 12), Oxford 2000, 11-29 W.F. Boylan, The hermes of Egypt , in Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society 2 (1922), 190-8 H.

Ancient Islamic prophet Idris Instructing his Children , Double page from the manuscript of Qisas al-Anbiya by Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-Nishapuri. Idris ( ) is an ancient prophet mentioned in the Quran , who Muslims believe was the third prophet after Seth . He is the second prophet mentioned in the Quran. Islamic tradition has unanimously identified Idris with the biblical Enoch , although many Muslim scholars of the classical and medieval periods also held that Idris and Hermes Trismegistus were the same person. He is described in the Quran as "trustworthy" and "patient" and the Quran also says that he was "exalted to a high station". Because of this and other parallels, traditionally Idris has been identified with the biblical Enoch, and Islamic tradition usually places Idris in the early Generations of Adam , and considers him one of the oldest prophets mentioned in the Quran, placing him between Adam and Noah . Idris' unique status inspired many future traditions and stories surrounding him in Islamic folklore . According to hadith , narrated by Malik ibn Anas and found in Sahih Muslim , it is said that on Muhammad 's Night Journey , he encountered Idris in the fourth heaven . The traditions that have developed around the figure of Idris have given him the scope of a prophet as well as a philosopher and mystic , and many later Muslim mystics , or Sufis , including Ruzbihan Baqli and Ibn Arabi , also mentioned having encountered Idris in their spiritual visions. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). Alexander, "Jewish tradition in early Islam: The case of Enoch/Idrīs," in G. Samely (eds.), Studies in Islamic and Middle Eastern texts and traditions in memory of Norman Calder ( jss Supp. 12), Oxford 2000, 11-29 W.F. Boylan, The hermes of Egypt , in Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society 2 (1922), 190-8 H.