Surah Al-Anbya 21:85: Isma'il, Idris, Dhul-Kifl: each of them was patient.

21:85

وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدۡرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖ كُلّٞ مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ

WaismaAAeela waidreesa watha alkifli kullun mina alssabireena

And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.

Word by word

وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَAnd Ishmael
وَإِدۡرِيسَand Idris
وَذَاand Dhul-Kifl
ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖand Dhul-Kifl
كُلّٞall
مِّنَ(were) of
ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَthe patient ones

Al-Anbya · 21:85Makkah

Isma'il, Idris, Dhul-Kifl: each of them was patient.

Three names joined by one quality

Who is named

Isma'ilson of Ibrahim

Idris

Dhul-KiflAllah knows best

all

patient

What they are remembered for

their detailsfame, stories

their patienceone word is enough

Isma'il was the son of Ibrahim, and Idris was mentioned in Surah Maryam. Of Dhul-Kifl, the tafsir says the context suggests he was a prophet; others said he was a righteous man and a just judge, and Ibn Jarir made no firm comment. What the verse records about all three is patience.

Few people will know your name in a hundred years. Your job title won't matter. What lasts is a word like patient: the parent who stayed calm, the carer who kept going. That is a legacy.

To be remembered, I need to do something big.

Allah remembered these prophets with one word: patient. That can be my legacy too.

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Choose one situation today where you will be patient on purpose.

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir

And (remember) Isma'il, Idris and Dhul-Kifl: All were from among the patient (85)And We admitted them to Our mercy. Verily, they were of the righteous (86)

Isma'il, Idris and Dhul-Kifl

Isma'il was the son of Ibrahim Al-Khalil, peace be upon them both. He has already been mentioned in Surah Maryam, where mention was also made of Idris. From the context and the fact that Dhul-Kifl is mentioned alongside Prophets, it appears that he was also a Prophet. Others say that he was a righteous man, a just king and a fair judge. Ibn Jarir refrained from making any decisive comment. And Allah knows best.