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Jacob is very special in Islam for carrying on the legacy left by his forefathers. Muslims believe God bestowed His utmost grace upon Jacob and chose him to be among the most exalted men. The Quran frequently mentions Jacob as a man of might and vision and stresses he was of the company of the good and elect.
El Profeta Jacob (Ia’qub) es uno de la línea patriarcal de profetas enviados por Dios para enseñarle a su pueblo a adorar al Dios Único y llevar una vida recta. El Corán enseña que todos y cada uno de los profetas enseñaron el mismo mensaje fundamental de sumisión al Único Dios.
Prophet Jacob is one of a patriarchal line of prophets sent by God to teach his people to worship One God and to live a righteous life. The Quran teaches that each and every one of the prophets taught the same fundamental message of submission to One God.
El Profeta Jacob (Ia’qub) es uno de la línea patriarcal de profetas enviados por Dios para enseñarle a su pueblo a adorar al Dios Único y llevar una vida recta. El Corán enseña que todos y cada uno de los profetas enseñaron el mismo mensaje fundamental de sumisión al Único Dios.
The Quran makes it clear that Jacob was blessed by God as a prophet and, therefore, Muslims believe that his father, being a prophet as well, also knew of his son's greatness. Jacob is also cited in the Hadith as an example of one who was patient and trusting in God in the face of suffering.
Jacob (a) went blind after the disappearance of his son. In some Islamic sources, it is appealed to the story of Joseph 's (a) brothers asking Jacob (a) to intercede and ask God for their forgiveness in order to show the permissibility of tawassul to someone other than God.
In Quran Prophet Jacob is also called Israel and the scholars of Islam explain that this means ‘servant of God’. When the Quran mentions the Children of Israel, it is referring to the descendants of Jacob. "... All food was lawful to the Children of Israel except what Israel had made unlawful to himself before the Torah was revealed." (Quran3:93)
