Isaac in Islam

Ishaq is a male first name.

Origin

Ishaq (Arabic إسحاق, DMG Ishaq, also إسحق, ʔisħa ː q) is the Arabic name form of Hebrew Isaac. In the Qur'an, Ishaq is a prophet of Islam. It's like in the Bible, the son of Ibrahim ( Abraham).

Well-known bearers of the name

Son of Ishaq

  • Ibn Ishaaq (~ 704-767/68 ), Arab historian
  • Hunayn ibn Ishaq ( 808-873 ), Christian- Arab scholar and translator

Father of Ishaq

  • Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II (r. 875-902 ), Aghlabids Emir
  • Abu Ishaq Ibrahim I (reigned 1279-1283 ), Hafsids caliph
  • Abu Ishaq Ibrahim al - Mustansir II (reigned 1350-1369 ), Hafsids caliph

Family name

  • Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915-2006), Pakistani politician and President of Pakistan
  • Jacques Ishaq ( born 1938 ), Iraqi priest and Curia Bishop of Babylon
  • Samar Ishaq ( born 1986 ), Pakistani football player
  • Sara Ishaq, Scottish- Yemeni documentary
  • Male first name
  • Arab people name
DIN 31635 Isaac (name) Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya
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