Tomb of Prophet Ishaq (upon him be peace)

These are the tombs of Ishaq (upon him be

peace) (right) and his wife Rifaqah (left) and are

directly over their graves which are below ground.

These tombs are on the Muslim side, along with

Sarah (upon him be peace), one of the wives of

Ebrahim (upon him be peace). The tombs of

Yaqoob and Yusuf (upon him be peace) are on

the Jewish side. Jews and Muslims are allowed

to enter the others area for 10 fixed days in a

year.

Ishaq (upon him be peace) is mentioned by

name 17 times in the Quran.

He was born when his father Ebrahim (upon

him be peace) was 100 years old, his elder

brother Ismail (upon him be peace) 14 years

and his mother Sarah (upon him be peace) 90

years old. Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)

mentions the glad tidings of the birth of Ishaq

(upon him be peace) to Ebrahim (upon him be

peace) in the Quran in Surah As-Saffat: “And

We gave him the glad tidings of Ishaq, a

Prophet, one of the righteous. And We blessed

him and Ishaq. And of their progeny some are

good-doers, and some are manifestly

wrongdoers to themselves.” [37:112-113]

The Jews and Christians believe that it was

Ishaq (upon him be peace) who was prepared

for sacrifice by Ebrahim (upon him be peace)

in the al-Aqsa Sanctuary in Jerusalem. The

Islamic belief is that it was Ismail (upon him

be peace), with the incident happening at

Mina, in Saudi Arabia.

According to the People of the Book, Ishaq

(upon him be peace) married Rifaqah

(Rebekah), daughter of Batwabil during the

lifetime of his father. She was barren and he

prayed to Allah for children. His prayer was

answered and she gave birth to twin boys,

Al-’Ays (Esau) and Yaqoob (Jacob). The

former is the parent of the Romans while the

latter, also known as Israil, is the forefather of

the Banu Israil (Children of Israel).

When Ishaq (upon him be peace) grew old he

lost his eye-sight. He passed away at Hebron

at the age of 180 years.

References:

 www.islamichistoryandtravel.com  , Atlas of the Quran – Dr. Shauqi Abu

Khalili, Stories of the Prophets – Ibn Kathir

Note that this entry has been shown for

information purposes only. On no account should

anybody pray towards a grave or seek

supplication through them as this is tantamount

to committing shirk, associating partners with

Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).

Tomb of Prophet Isaac (Ishaq A.S.)

A small open area shows the covered tomb of

Prophet Isaac  (Ishaq A.S.)

Close up of the tomb of Prophet Isaac (Ishaq A.S.)

Tomb of Prophet Ishaq a.s - tombs of Prophet Jacob

(Yaqub A.S.) and his wife Leah are located on the

Jewish side of the cave and it was closed on that

day