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Illustrations From The Stories of The Prophets 1577, Shiraz, Persia

The document discusses the 'Qisas al-anbiya' by Ishaq Ibn-Ibrahim al-Nishapuri, detailing the history of prophets up to Muhammad based on Qur'anic narration, including stories from the Jewish Old Testament. It outlines the number of prophets sent by God, highlighting those of Israelite descent, and mentions key figures such as Adam, Noah, and Jesus, noting their significance in both Islamic and Jewish traditions. The manuscript was copied in 1577 in Shiraz, Iran, and aims to present a comprehensive view of prophetic history while respecting cultural sensitivities.

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Illustrations From The Stories of The Prophets 1577, Shiraz, Persia

The document discusses the 'Qisas al-anbiya' by Ishaq Ibn-Ibrahim al-Nishapuri, detailing the history of prophets up to Muhammad based on Qur'anic narration, including stories from the Jewish Old Testament. It outlines the number of prophets sent by God, highlighting those of Israelite descent, and mentions key figures such as Adam, Noah, and Jesus, noting their significance in both Islamic and Jewish traditions. The manuscript was copied in 1577 in Shiraz, Iran, and aims to present a comprehensive view of prophetic history while respecting cultural sensitivities.

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Adam (Adams) and Eve (Evas) banished from Paradise

Cain (Kain) and the dead Abel (Hābil)


Enoch (Idrīs) in Paradise
Noah's (Nūḥ) Ark
Hud and the unbelieving ʽĀd
Camel miracle of the Prophet Ṣālih
Rescue of Abraham (Ibrāhīm) from the flames
Abraham (Ibrāhīm) sacrifices Isaac (Ismāʽīl)
Punishment of the Sodomites
Believers in front of a magnificent mosque
Rescue of Joseph (Yūsuf) from the well
Reunion between Joseph (Yūsuf) and Jacob (Yaʽqūb)
Transformation of the Staff of Moses (Mūsā)
Jonah (Yūnus) and the Whale
Healing of Job (Aiyūb)
Solomon (Sulaimān) and his court
The Seven Sleepers
Martyrdom of the Prophet Zacharias (Zakarīyā)
Execution of a man resembling Jesus (ʽĪsā)
Qisas al-anbiya (Stories of the prophets) by the 12th-century
Persian writer Ishaq Ibn-Ibrahim al-Nishapuri contains the
history of the prophets up to Muhammad, recounted on the
basis of the Qur'anic narration. It includes stories from the
Jewish Old Testament (the Tanakh) as well as material on the
pre-Islamic prophets of the Arabian Peninsula. This manuscript
was created in Shiraz (in present-day Iran) in 1577.
According to an Islamic tradition, God sent 124,000 prophets,
among them 313 - 315 were messengers. According to another
tradition, God sent 600 prophets to the Children of Israel.
According to Jewish tradition there are 48 male prophets and 7
female prophetesses.
These are the prophets in Islam who were ethnically Israelite
1 Joseph (Yūsuf) - Jewish
2 Moses (Mūsā) - (Levi) – Jewish
3 Aaron (Hārūn ibn ʿImrān) - (Levi) – Jewish
4 David (Dāwūd) - (Judah) - Jewish
5 Solomon (Sulaimān) - (Judah) - Jewish
6 Elijah (Ilyās) - (Levi/Joseph/Benjamin) - Jewish
7 Elisha (Alyasa) - (Levi/Joseph/Benjamin) - Jewish
8 Jonah (Yūnus) - (Benjamin) - Jewish
9 Zechariah (Zakarīyā ) - (Levi/Judah) – Jewish
10 John the Baptist - (Judah) - Jewish
11 Jesus Christ (Isa) - (Judah) - Jewish
Job (who’s story is included in the Hebrew scriptures and who
is depicted in the Stories of the Prophets) was a relative of
Abraham though he was not an Israelite. He may have been an
Edomite. He is considered as being from the “Near East” and is
identified as a worshipper of Jehovah (Exodus 6:3)
Noah (Nūḥ), Enoch (Idrīs), Adam and Eve (Adams and Evas),
and Cain and Abel (Kain and Hābil) (illustrations of whom are
in the Stories of the Prophets) all pre-date the person
considered to be the first Jew and founder of Judaism. Namely
Abraham. These people are of course central to the Tanakh
and many of them are regarded as righteous though they’re
not seen as “Jewish” as such.
John the Baptist and Jesus are not treated as prophets in
Judaism
I omitted the illustrations of Mohammed to avoid upsetting
anyone.

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