A prophet · link 2 of 25 in the chain
إدريس
Idris
Raised to a high station
Steadfastly truthful, a prophet of the first age, raised by Allah to a lofty place.
- EraThe earliest generations
- PlaceAmong the first cities of men
- Named in the Qur'an2 times
The story
Between Adam and Nuh the Qur'an lights one lamp by name: Idris. It gives him two titles, siddiq, a man of unbroken truthfulness, and nabi, a prophet, and then one breathtaking line: 'We raised him to a lofty station' (19:57). The commentators speak of him as among the first to write with the pen, to observe the stars, to sew garments; the Qur'an itself keeps his file short and luminous.
In the ascension through the heavens, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ met him in the fourth heaven and was greeted by him as a righteous brother. A man of the world's morning, still awake, still greeting the last of the line. Patience is his signature: the Qur'an lists him with Ismail and Dhul-Kifl, 'all were of the patient' (21:85).
The Qur'an on it
'And mention in the Book Idris; indeed he was a man of truth and a prophet.'
Qur'an 19:56
'And We raised him to a lofty station.' One line, an entire biography.
Qur'an 19:57
Counted with Ismail and Dhul-Kifl: 'all were of the patient.'
Qur'an 21:85
The narrations
Then we ascended to the fourth heaven and there was Idris. Jibril said: this is Idris, greet him. He said: welcome to the righteous prophet and righteous brother.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3887 · Sahih Muslim 162 (the Night Journey)
In numbers
- Named in the Qur'an2 times
- Met in the Mirajthe fourth heaven
The journey
- Truthfulness
- Prophethood
- Patience
- Raised high
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