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quran:38:48 –

And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.

And mention ˹also˺ Our servants Ishmael, and Elisha, who was a prophet (the lām ˹here in al-Yasa‘˺ is extra) and Dhū’l-Kifl — there is disagreement over whether he was a prophet; it is said that ˹he was so called because˺ he looked after (kafala) a hundred prophets who had sought refuge with him from being killed. Each, that is, every one of them, was among the excellent (akhyār is the plural of khayyir).
القرآن:٣٨:٤٨ –

وَاذْكُرْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّ مِنَ الْأَخْيَارِ

{واذكر إسماعيل واليسع} وهو نبيّ واللام زائدة {وذا الكفل} اختلف في نبوَّته، قيل كفل مائة نبي فروا إليه من القتل {وكل} أي كلهم {من الأخيار} جمع خيّر بالتثقيل.

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