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Quran · Surah 19:56–57

Idris raised to a high place

EvidenceDocumentedThe text exists and is quoted from a published translation. What it describes is a separate question.What this means
ReferenceSurah 19:56–57
Written610–632 CE
SetAncient prophet
And make mention in the Scripture of Idris. Lo! he was a saint, a prophet; And We raised him to high station.

Translation: Pickthall, 1930 · About the translator

Read it literally

Enoch, Idris and Hermes as one person across three religions. The man who was taken and who wrote things down.

What scholars say

Commentators identify Idris with Enoch, and Islamic tradition also with Hermes.

Taken up alive

Quick answers about Surah 19:56–57

Where is Surah 19:56–57 found?

Surah 19:56–57 (Quran). Translation quoted: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930).

When was Surah 19:56–57 written?

610–632 CE.

What do scholars say about Surah 19:56–57?

Commentators identify Idris with Enoch, and Islamic tradition also with Hermes.

Rabbit holes in this passage

PersonEnochThe man who 'walked with God: and he was not; for God took him,' and who became the hero of an entire library of visions.PersonIdrisA prophet the Quran says was raised "to high station," whom tradition identifies with Enoch and later with Hermes.

Sources

  1. Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930)Primary text
  2. Genesis 5:18–24, King James VersionPrimary text
  3. Quran 19:56–57, trans. Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930)Primary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

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