Prophet Isma'il

Ishmael (إسماعيل‎, Ismā‘īl) is the figure known in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as Abraham's (Ibrahim) son, born to Hagar (Hajar). In Islam, Ishmael is regarded as a prophet (nabi) and an ancestor to Muhammad. He also became associated with Mecca and the construction of the Kaaba.

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Christians . Muslims . Prophet Isma'il . Prophet Ishaq

Is it true that Christians are descendants of Isaac and Muslims of Ishmael?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answer updated 3 years ago

Christians and Muslims come from many ethnic and racial backgrounds. The only person they are all descended from is Adam.

At some point in history, the idea became popular that Arabs are descendants of Ishmael, and Jews are descendants of Isaac. Obviously not all Arabs are really descendants of Ishmael and it seems questionable for all Jews too, so it shouldn't be interpreted as a literal fact. Anyway, most Muslims are not Arabs so this does not factor into questions of descent.

There are texts identifying the Prophet Muhammad as a descendant of Ishmael so this may be another way of associating Islam with Ishmael. Also Muslims tend to say that Ishmael was the son of Abraham whom God asked him to sacrifice (I sense another complicated question coming...) whereas Christians and Jews say it was Isaac. So, again, one can say there is a sort of figurative association or inclination towards each.

Of course, both Isaac and Ishmael are respected in the Islamic tradition and in the Qur'an.

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Judaism . Prophet Ibrahim . Prophet Isma'il

Do Jewish people believe that Prophet Ibrahim (as) sacrificed his son Prophet Ismael (as) for Allah (swt)?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 3 years ago

Most of the Jewish people are negative against Ismail and focus on Isaac being their great grand father. They deny the fact of sacrifice of Ibrahim by his son Ismail and claim that it was by his son Isaac.

There are few Jewish scholars who believe in the sacrifice of Ismail, but majority of Jewish available literature claim that it was Isaac not Ismail.

Dr John T. Noble from Harvard University wrote a book on Ismail through a research in the Old Testaments, published in 2016, in which he confirmed the status of Ismail against what most of Jewish people claim.

Wassalam.