Surah 37. As-Saffat, Ayah 130
| سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِلْ يَاسِينَ |
| Transliteration | : | salaam calaa 'ilyaasen |
| Pickthall | : | Peace be unto Elias! |
| Asad | : | "Peace be upon Elijah and his followers!"50 |
| Malik | : | Salutation to Ilyas. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | "Peace and salutation to such as Elias!" |
Note - 50The form Il-Yasin in which this name appears in the above
verse is either a variant of Ilyas (Elijah) or, more
probably, a plural - "the Elijahs" - meaning "Elijah and
his followers" (Tabar', Zamakhshari, et al.). According
to Tabari, 'Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud used to read this verse
as "Peace be upon Idrasin", which, apart from giving us a
variant or a plural of Idris ("Idris and his followers"),
lends support to the view that Idris and Ilyas are but
two designations of one and the same person, the Biblical
Elijah. (See also note [41] on 19:56.)
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The form Il-Yasin in which this name appears in the above verse is either a variant of Ilyas (Elijah) or, more probably, a plural - "the Elijahs" - meaning "Elijah and his followers" (Tabar', Zamakhshari, et al.). According to Tabari, 'Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud used to read this verse as "Peace be upon Idrasin", which, apart from giving us a variant or a plural of Idris ("Idris and his followers"), lends support to the view that Idris and Ilyas are but two designations of one and the same person, the Biblical Elijah. (See also note [41] on 19:56.) |
