Prophet Ismail

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Prophet Ismail is a revered prophet in Islam, regarded as the son of Prophet Ibrahim and an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad, closely associated with the early history and rituals of Mecca.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
prophet
alsoKnownAs Ishmael
surface form: Ishmael (in Biblical tradition)
associatedWithCity Mecca
associatedWithEvent rebuilding of the Kaaba with Prophet Ibrahim
story of near-sacrifice by his father (Islamic tradition)
associatedWithRitual Hajj
Eid al-Adha
surface form: Qurbani (Udhiya, sacrifice in Eid al-Adha)

Sa’i between Safa and Marwah
associatedWithSanctuary Kaaba
associatedWithWell Zamzam Well
surface form: Zamzam (through story of Hajar and infant Ismail)
burialPlace near the Kaaba (Islamic tradition, not historically verified)
commemoratedAt Mina near Mecca
commemoratedBy Eid al-Adha
surface form: Eid al-Adha rituals
covenant part of the Abrahamic covenant (Islamic perspective)
culturalCategory Abrahamic prophet
descendantOf Prophet Noah
surface form: Prophet Nuh (through Prophet Ibrahim)
familyRelation half-brother of Prophet Ishaq (Isaac) in Islamic and Biblical traditions
father Prophet Ibrahim
honorificTitle Prophet
languageAssociation Arabic (Islamic tradition)
lineage ancestor of Prophet Muhammad
son of Prophet Ibrahim
mentionedIn Quran
surface form: Qur’an
mentionedInSurah Surah Al-Anbiya
Surah Al-Baqarah
Surah As-Saffat
Surah Maryam
mother Hajar
nameInArabic Ismail
surface form: إسماعيل
praisedFor enjoining prayer and charity on his family
keeping promises (Qur’anic description)
raisedIn Hejaz
surface form: desert of Hijaz (Islamic tradition)
religion Islam
role caller to monotheism
messenger of Allah (Islamic belief)
prophet of Allah (Islamic belief)
scripturalRole example of submission to God’s command
settledIn Mecca
surface form: Mecca (Islamic tradition)
spouse woman from Jurhum tribe (Islamic tradition)
theologicalStatusInIslam one of the prophets of firm resolve (according to some Islamic scholars, though not universally)
transliteration Ismail
surface form: Ismāʿīl
tribalAssociation forefather of Arab tribes of Hijaz (Islamic tradition)
virtue obedient to Allah
patient
truthful

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Black Stone associatedFigure Prophet Ismail
Hijr Ismail associatedWith Prophet Ismail
Mina associatedWithFigure Prophet Ismail
Zamzam Well associatedWithFigure Prophet Ismail
Surah As-Saffat containsStoryOf Prophet Ismail
Kaaba historicalAssociation Prophet Ismail
Hajj linkedToProphet Prophet Ismail
Surah Sad mentionsProphet Prophet Ismail