Tafsir for verses: 21:85, 21:86
وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدۡرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖ كُلّٞ مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ ٨٥ ﴿85﴾ وَأَدۡخَلۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي رَحۡمَتِنَآۖ إِنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ٨٦ ﴿86﴾
85And (remember) Ismā‘īl and Idrīs and Dhul-Kifl. Each one of them was of those who observed patience. 86And We admitted them to Our mercy. Surely, they were of the righteous.
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Commentary

It is said regarding Dhul-Kifl: he is Ilyas. And it is said: he is Zakariya. And it is said: he is Yusha' ibn Nun, and it seems he was named that because he is the one with a share from Allah and the one who is favored. [The saying "and the favored" in the dictionaries means "the share" and "luck." You say: I have renewed, O so-and-so, meaning: I have become one with a share, so you are newly favored, and the favored one is fortunate.] Truly, it is said: he had a lesser amount of the deeds of the prophets in his time and a lesser reward. And it is said: there are five prophets who have two names: Israel and Ya'qub, Ilyas and Dhul-Kifl, 'Isa and Al-Masih, Yunus and Dhul-Nun, Muhammad and Ahmad: blessings and peace of Allah be upon them all.

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