And remember Ismā‘īl and Al-Yasa‘ and Dhul-Kifl (Isaiah). Each one of them was among the best of the righteous (Surah 38:48)

Assalamu alaikum, fellow Muslims and non-Muslims. 

We may all know the importance of the Qur’an, the Holy Book written by Allah (swt). However, we may not necessarily follow the teachings of the Qur’an and follow the role models that were sent to the Earth to spread the word of Islam. In order to remind you of the important lessons taught by each of the significant prophets mentioned in the Qur’an, I will In Sha Allah, be starting a prophets series. This will contain lessons I learnt from each of the prophets. I am trying my best to In Sha Allah post every day of Ramadan about each prophet.

Today, we will talk about our twenty-second prophet, who is Elyas or Elijah (pbuh). I will also be talking about the twenty-third prophet, Yasa or Elisha (pbuh). And lastly, I will also be sharing some lessons from Prophet Isaiah or Shia (pbuh). If you would like to know the stories, sources are available below. If I also make any mistakes, I apologise and Allah (swt) knows the best. 

What I learnt from Prophet Elyas (pbuh)

Marry someone who is Muslim

Because his wife was a disbeliever, the King of Samaria was influenced and started idol worshipping.

What I learnt from Prophet Yasa (pbuh)

You can learn good deeds from others. 

Yasa (pbuh) was a student of Elyas (pbuh) for about 10-12 years. 

What I learnt from Prophet Isaiah (pbuh)

Not all prophets are mentioned in the Qur’an 

Prophet Isaiah (pbuh) was not mentioned in the Qur’an but Ibn Kathir had some information about him.

There is always hope.

The kingdom of Judah in Bani Israel was first led by a bad king who was a disbeliever. His kingdom had many idol worshippers. Isaiah (pbuh) warned his people and told them that if they did not worship Allah, their enemies will take over. Luckily, later Hezekiah a good king who was a Muslim came and destroyed all the idols.

Allah is the most merciful.

Once, when Hezekiah had his foot infected and the enemy (Assyrian empire) was coming to attack the kingdom of Judah, Hezekiah became scared. When he found out from Prophet Isaiah (pbuh) that he was going to die, he asked for forgiveness and to accept all his good work.

Allah being merciful, accepted his prayers and saved Hezekiah’s kingdom from the enemy. He also granted Hezekiah 15 more years of life.

Allah cured his foot infection.

The Bani Israel were very ungrateful and forgetful.

When King Hezekiah was alive, everyone in his kingdom stopped idol worshipping but after the king died, everyone went back to idol worshipping.

You need to protect yourself from danger.

Allah has told us to make dua and supplicate to Him but also protect ourselves if needed. When the Bani Israel threatened to kill Prophet Isaiah (pbuh), some sources say he escaped.

These were some of the lessons that I captured from Elyas, Yasa and Isaiah (pbut). The stories of Elyas, Yasa and Isaiah (pbut) is beautifully said in this Youtube video and book which I used to create this article:

Please share this article with your family and friends to get some rewards this Ramadan. In Sha Allah you will stay well.

Thank you for reading and have a lovely day!