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Ishaq (Isaac)

إسحاق

Son of Ibrahim, father of Ya'qub — named in Bukhari's prophetic chain 1.

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Era
Pre-Islamic Arabia
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Prophets

Place in the story

  • ProphetScriptural

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Overview

Ishaq ibn Ibrahim, the father of Ya'qub. Al-Bukhari mentions him in the chain "Yusuf ibn Ya'qub ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim". 1

He is the son of Ibrahim. The data classify him as a prophetic figure mentioned in the sacred text. 2

Connections

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Child of
Ibrahim (Abraham)
Parent of
Ya'qub (Jacob)

People and things also explored

The Raising of the Kaaba’s Foundations· Ibrahim's journeys to Mecca· The Command to Sacrifice Ismail· Ismail (Ishmael)· Lut (Lot)· Sarah· Yusuf (Joseph)· The Kaaba

Sources

  1. Sahih al-Bukhari, 3382
  2. Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “Ishaq (Isaac)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ishaq/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story. Related

The Raising of the Kaaba’s Foundations

On the third recorded journey, Ibrahim finds Ismail sharpening arrows beneath a tree by Zamzam; together the aged father and the grown son raise the foundations of the House, and Ibrahim calls mankind to the pilgrimage as commanded.