The Holy Quran 19:56 — Surah Maryam

Arabic text

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ إِدْرِيسَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صِدِّيقًا نَّبِيًّا

Translation

Mention Idrees in the scripture (the Qur'aan). He was certainly a Siddeeq (extremely true in his Imaan), a Nabi.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Idris ﵇: the preferred view is that Idris ﵇ lived in the period between Adam ﵇ and Nuh ﵇. It is said that the science of the stars and of calculation, writing with the pen, the sewing of clothes, and the making of instruments of measure and weight and of weapons first began in the world with him. And Allah knows best. On the night of the Mi'raj (Ascension)

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