Prophet's Story

THE STORY OF PROPHET ILYAS AS

Prophet Ilyas was the son of Yasin ibn Finhash and one of the descendants of the Prophet Aaron. He was sent by Allah SWT to be a Prophet and to be a guide for the Jordanians. He received the mandate to bring the Israelites back to the teaching of God. At that time the Israelites were famous for their idolatrous habit called Baal. The idol was in the middle of the city, so the city was nicknamed the city of Baalbak.

Quoted from the book The Story of the Prophet Ilyas AS In Islam, Muhammad Xenoryuki's work explained, Prophet Ilyas began his mission by preaching to the Children of Israel. He always reminded and invited the Children of Israel to return to the teachings of God. When the prophet Ilyas saw the fact that his people were worshipping the idol of Baal, the Prophet Ilyas said to his people, "Why do you not fear? Shall ye worship Baal and forsake the Creator (i.e.,) the God of thy Lord and the Lord of thy former fathers?". (QS As-Saffat verses 124-126).

Hearing the invitation of the prophet Ilyas, the Israelites were so angry that they said, "Hi Ilyas, you dare to ask our people to forsake our gods. Verily, we did this because our fathers had done so, too" cried the Children of Israel to the Prophet Ilyas.

Even the Children of Israel blatantly insulted and mocked the Prophet Ilyas. Even so, Prophet Ilyas remained patient and continued to preach to the Children of Israel.

Meanwhile, the Children of Israel conspired to get rid of the Prophet Ilyas. They chased and drove out the Prophet Ilyas. The prophet Ilyas was forced to move from one place to another to remove his tracks in order to avoid the evil of the Children of Israel. In his escape, the Prophet Ilyas arrived at a house inhabited by a kind family.

They accepted the Prophet Ilyas selflessly. At the time, one of the family members in the house was ill. That person was the Prophet Ilyasa who a few years later was sent to become a Prophet and accompany the proselytization of Prophet Ilyas.

When he was young, Ilyasa suffered from severe pain. Finally, the Prophet Ilyas prayed to Allah SWT to invoke the healing of Prophet Ilyasa. With the permission of Allah, Prophet Ilyasa recovered from his illness. The attitude of the Prophet Ilyas, in healing the Prophet Ilyasa made him interested in following the teachings of the Prophet Ilyas. After the Prophet Ilyasa saw that the Prophet Ilyas could cure his illness through the help of Allah SWT, it became evident to him to follow the teachings of Prophet Ilyas and worship Allah. Since then the Prophet Ilyas had a friend to preach.

One of the Children of Israel said, "We have been commanded by Ilyas before. However, we do not care about it, even we throw it out. Now, what he said has happened to us". "Then what is your intention to avoid this torment?" replied one of the Children of Israel. "We must find Ilyas and repent to God. Then we ask Ilyas to ask God not to punish us" proposes one of the Children of Israel.

At that moment they flocked and determined to find the Prophet Ilyas, they hoped that the Prophet Ilyas could help them out of the long-standing suffering.

After a long search, the Israelites were finally able to find the Prophet Ilyas who had been accompanied by the Prophet Ilyasa. They pleaded with the Prophet Ilyas to help out of the suffering of the long drought that had befallen them over the past three years. The Children of Israel promised the Prophet Ilyas to believe in Allah and obey His commandments. Then they destroyed their idols. The children of Israel immediately believed in Allah.

Seeing the sufferings of the Children of Israel, finally the Prophet Ilyas was devastated because he could not bear to see their suffering. The Prophet Ilyas then prayed to Allah SWT that the Children of Israel be granted His mercy by pouring down rain. Soon, rain fell on the town of Baalbak. Plants began to grow, and people and animals began to be able to use water according to their needs. The children of Israel again lived prosperous and prosperous lives.

A few years later, however, the Israelites returned to their custom and reneged on their promise by returning to idolatry and using their possessions to do mischief. Finally, Ilyas prayed to Allah that the Children of Israel might have His punishment. Soon, they were struck by Allah SWT.