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Dhu al-Kifl (Arabic: ذُو الْكِفْلḏū l-kifl, literally "Possessor of the Portion; also spelled Dhu l-Kifl, Dhul-Kifl, Zu al-Kifl, or Zu l-Kifl) is an Islamic prophet. Although his identity is unknown, his identity has been theorised and identified as various Hebrew Bible prophets and other figures, most commonly Ezekiel.[1][2][3][4] Dhu al-Kifl is believed to have been exalted by Allah to a high station in life and is chronicled in the Quran as a man of the "Company of the Good".[5] Although not much is known of Dhu al-Kifl from other historical sources, all the writings from classical commentators, such as Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Kathir, speak of Dhu al-Kifl as a prophetic, saintly man who remained faithful in daily prayer and worship.[6]
A tomb in the Ergani province of Diyarbakir, Turkey is believed by some to be the resting place of prophet Dhu al-Kifl. It is located 5 km from the city centre on a hill called Makam Dağı.[7][8]
The name Dhu al-Kifl literally means "the possessor of kifl ", using a type of name where ذُو dhū ("possessor of") precedes some characteristically associated feature.[9] Such names were used of other notable figures in the Quran, for example Dhu al-Qarnayn (Arabic: ذُو ٱلْقَرْنَيْن, lit. 'He of the Two Horns/He of the Two Times'), and Dhu al-Nūn (Arabic: ذُو ٱلْنُّون, lit. 'the One with the Fish'), referring to Yunus. Kifl is an archaic Arabic word meaning "double" or "duplicate", from a root meaning "to double" or "to fold"; it was also used for a fold of cloth. The name is generally understood to mean "one of a double portion". Some scholars have suggested that the name means "the man with the double recompense" or rather "the man who received recompense twice over",[10] that is to say that it is a title for Job, as his family was returned to him according to the Quran and the Book of Job.[11]
According to one view, it means "the man of Kifl", as "the one of..." is another possible translation of the participle dhū, and Kifl is allegedly the Arabic rendition of "Kapilavastu".[12]
In the QuranEdit
Dhu al-Kifl has been mentioned twice in the Quran, in the following verses:
And ˹remember˺ Ishmael, Enoch, and Ⱬul-Kifl. They were all steadfast. We admitted them into Our mercy, for they were truly of the righteous.
In both cases, Dhu al-Kifl is mentioned in the context of a list of Qur'anic prophets, including many others not mentioned in the ayat quoted above.
IdentificationsEdit
EzekielEdit
Some are of the opinion that Dhu al-Kifl could be Ezekiel. When the exile, monarchy, and state were annihilated, a political and national life was no longer possible. In conformity with the two parts of his book, his personality and his preaching are alike twofold, and the title Dhu al-Kifl means "the one to double" or "to fold".
Dhu al-Kifl would literally mean "possessor of, or giving, a double requital or portion"; or else, "one who used a cloak of double thickness," that being one of the meanings of Kifl. The commentators differ in opinion as to who is meant, why the title is applied to him. I think the best suggestion is that afforded by Karsten Niebuhr in his Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien, Copenhagen, 1778, ii. 264–266, as quoted in the Encyclopaedia of Islam under Dhul-Kifl. He visited Meshad 'All in 'Iraq, and also the little town called Kifl, midway between Najaf and Hilla (Babylon). Kefil, he says, is the Arabic form of Ezekiel. The shrine of Ezekiel was there, and the Jews came to it on pilgrimage. If we accept "Dhu al-Kifl" to be not an epithet, but an Arabicised form of "Ezekiel", it fits the context, Ezekiel was a prophet in Israel who was carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar after his second attack on Jerusalem (about B.C. 599). His Book is included in the English Bible (Old Testament).[13] He was chained and bound, and put into prison, and for a time he was dumb. He bore all with patience and constancy, and continued to reprove boldly the evils in Israel. In a burning passage he denounces false leaders in words which are eternally true: "Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken......".[14]
Al Kifl (Arabic: الكفل; ul-Kifl) is a town in southeastern Iraq on the Euphrates River, between Najaf and Al Hillah. Variant names for the shrine within Al Kifl are: Dhu'l Kifl Shrine, Marqad Dhu'l Kifl, Qubbat Dhu'l Kifl, Qabr al-Nabi Dhu al-Kifl, Dhu al-Kifl Shrine, Zul Kifl Shrine, Qabr Hazqiyal, Hazqiyal Shrine. Hazqiyal is the Arabic transliteration of the Hebrew Y'hezqel, which was mostly utilized by Sephardi Jews after they adopted Arabic. This indicates that the Jews equated Ezekiel and Dhu al-Kifl, and Muslim exegetes followed suit. The Iraqi authorities assert that in 1316 (715–16 AH) the Ilkhanid Sultan Uljaitu acquired the rights of guardianship over the tomb from the Jewish community. Consequently, the shrine was renamed according to the Islamic nomenclature for the same prophet. Sultan Uljaitu added to the structure by building a mosque and a minaret. As well he restored the shrine implementing some alterations made clear by comparing its present state with pre-Ilkhanid travelers' descriptions. The site remained a Muslim pilgrimage place until the beginning of the nineteenth century when Menahim Ibn Danyal, a wealthy Jew, successfully converted it back to a Jewish site and restored it. The minaret remained as the only witness to its tenure as an Islamic site. Although the mosque and minaret were built in the 14th-century, the antiquity of the shrine and grave cannot be determined.[16]
^"Buda'nın Peygamber Efendimizi bin yıl önceden müjdelediği doğru mudur? » Sorularla İslamiyet". Sorularla İslamiyet (in Turkish). 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
^"Buda Peygamber mi?". Ebubekir Sifil (in Turkish). 2006-01-30. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
^Ezekiel 34:2–4: "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them, even to the [spiritual] shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the [spiritual] shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the sheep? You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you kill the fatlings, but you do not feed the sheep. The diseased and weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the hurt and crippled you have not bandaged, those gone astray you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought to find, but with force and hardhearted harshness you have ruled them."
^. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
^ abDr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran, 38:48 Footnote: "Scholars are in disagreement as to whether Ⱬul-Kifl was a prophet or just a righteous man. Those who maintain that he was a prophet identify him with various Biblical prophets such as Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Obadiah."
^Yuksel, Edip; al-Shaiban, Layth Saleh; Schulte-Nafeh, Martha (2007). Quran: A Reformist Translation. United States of America: Brainbow Press. ISBN978-0-9796715-0-0. Recall Ishmael, Elisha, and Isaiah; all are among the best. (38:48)
Harawi, K. al-isharat ila ma'rifat al-Ziyarat, ed. J. Sourdel-Thomine, 76
Guide des lieux de Pelerinage, tans. J. Sourdel-Thomine, 76, Damascus 1957, 174
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Zulkifli redirects here For people named Zulkifli see Zulkifli name Dhu al Kifl Arabic ذ و ال ك ف ل ḏu l kifl literally Possessor of the Portion also spelled Dhu l Kifl Dhul Kifl Zu al Kifl or Zu l Kifl is an Islamic prophet Although his identity is unknown his identity has been theorised and identified as various Hebrew Bible prophets and other figures most commonly Ezekiel 1 2 3 4 Dhu al Kifl is believed to have been exalted by Allah to a high station in life and is chronicled in the Quran as a man of the Company of the Good 5 Although not much is known of Dhu al Kifl from other historical sources all the writings from classical commentators such as Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Kathir speak of Dhu al Kifl as a prophetic saintly man who remained faithful in daily prayer and worship 6 ProphetDhu al Kifl Dhul KiflZu al Kifl Zul Kiflذ و ال ك ف لOther namesObadiah عوبديا disputed Hazqiyal حزقيال disputed PredecessorIrmiyyahSuccessorHizqilA tomb in the Ergani province of Diyarbakir Turkey is believed by some to be the resting place of prophet Dhu al Kifl It is located 5 km from the city centre on a hill called Makam Dagi 7 8 Contents 1 Etymology 2 In the Quran 3 Identifications 3 1 Ezekiel 3 2 Others 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEtymology EditThe name Dhu al Kifl literally means the possessor of kifl using a type of name where ذ و dhu possessor of precedes some characteristically associated feature 9 Such names were used of other notable figures in the Quran for example Dhu al Qarnayn Arabic ذ و ٱل ق ر ن ي ن lit He of the Two Horns He of the Two Times and Dhu al Nun Arabic ذ و ٱل ن ون lit the One with the Fish referring to Yunus Kifl is an archaic Arabic word meaning double or duplicate from a root meaning to double or to fold it was also used for a fold of cloth The name is generally understood to mean one of a double portion Some scholars have suggested that the name means the man with the double recompense or rather the man who received recompense twice over 10 that is to say that it is a title for Job as his family was returned to him according to the Quran and the Book of Job 11 According to one view it means the man of Kifl as the one of is another possible translation of the participle dhu and Kifl is allegedly the Arabic rendition of Kapilavastu 12 In the Quran EditDhu al Kifl has been mentioned twice in the Quran in the following verses And remember Ishmael Enoch and Ⱬul Kifl They were all steadfast We admitted them into Our mercy for they were truly of the righteous Surah Al Anbiya 21 85 86 Also remember Ishmael Elisha and Ⱬul Kifl All are among the best Surah Sad 38 48 In both cases Dhu al Kifl is mentioned in the context of a list of Qur anic prophets including many others not mentioned in the ayat quoted above Identifications EditEzekiel Edit Some are of the opinion that Dhu al Kifl could be Ezekiel When the exile monarchy and state were annihilated a political and national life was no longer possible In conformity with the two parts of his book his personality and his preaching are alike twofold and the title Dhu al Kifl means the one to double or to fold Abdullah Yusuf Ali in his Quranic commentary says Dhu al Kifl would literally mean possessor of or giving a double requital or portion or else one who used a cloak of double thickness that being one of the meanings of Kifl The commentators differ in opinion as to who is meant why the title is applied to him I think the best suggestion is that afforded by Karsten Niebuhr in his Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien Copenhagen 1778 ii 264 266 as quoted in the Encyclopaedia of Islam under Dhul Kifl He visited Meshad All in Iraq and also the little town called Kifl midway between Najaf and Hilla Babylon Kefil he says is the Arabic form of Ezekiel The shrine of Ezekiel was there and the Jews came to it on pilgrimage If we accept Dhu al Kifl to be not an epithet but an Arabicised form of Ezekiel it fits the context Ezekiel was a prophet in Israel who was carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar after his second attack on Jerusalem about B C 599 His Book is included in the English Bible Old Testament 13 He was chained and bound and put into prison and for a time he was dumb He bore all with patience and constancy and continued to reprove boldly the evils in Israel In a burning passage he denounces false leaders in words which are eternally true Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves Should not the shepherds feed the flocks Ye eat the fat and ye clothe you with the wool ye kill them that are fed but ye feed not the flock The diseased have ye not strengthened neither have ye healed that which was sick neither have ye bound up that which was broken 14 Abdullah Yusuf Ali The Holy Qur an Text Translation and Commentary 15 Al Kifl Arabic الكفل ul Kifl is a town in southeastern Iraq on the Euphrates River between Najaf and Al Hillah Variant names for the shrine within Al Kifl are Dhu l Kifl Shrine Marqad Dhu l Kifl Qubbat Dhu l Kifl Qabr al Nabi Dhu al Kifl Dhu al Kifl Shrine Zul Kifl Shrine Qabr Hazqiyal Hazqiyal Shrine Hazqiyal is the Arabic transliteration of the Hebrew Y hezqel which was mostly utilized by Sephardi Jews after they adopted Arabic This indicates that the Jews equated Ezekiel and Dhu al Kifl and Muslim exegetes followed suit The Iraqi authorities assert that in 1316 715 16 AH the Ilkhanid Sultan Uljaitu acquired the rights of guardianship over the tomb from the Jewish community Consequently the shrine was renamed according to the Islamic nomenclature for the same prophet Sultan Uljaitu added to the structure by building a mosque and a minaret As well he restored the shrine implementing some alterations made clear by comparing its present state with pre Ilkhanid travelers descriptions The site remained a Muslim pilgrimage place until the beginning of the nineteenth century when Menahim Ibn Danyal a wealthy Jew successfully converted it back to a Jewish site and restored it The minaret remained as the only witness to its tenure as an Islamic site Although the mosque and minaret were built in the 14th century the antiquity of the shrine and grave cannot be determined 16 Others Edit Dhu al Kifl has also been identified variously with Joshua Obadiah 17 The Buddha citation needed and Isaiah 18 17 See also EditBiblical narratives and the Quran Legends and the Quran Prophets and messengers in Islam Stories of the Prophets Al KiflReferences Edit Encyclopedia of Islam G Vajda Dhu al Kifl The Prophets Islam Retrieved 2020 12 19 Buda nin Peygamber Efendimizi bin yil onceden mujdeledigi dogru mudur Sorularla Islamiyet Sorularla Islamiyet in Turkish 2015 01 26 Retrieved 2020 12 19 Buda Peygamber mi Ebubekir Sifil in Turkish 2006 01 30 Retrieved 2020 12 19 Quran 38 48 Stories of The Prophets page 299 Inanc ve kultur mirasinin gozdesi Hazreti Zulkifl Makami Turkish ilkha Posted 17 November 2018 INANC VE KULTUR MIRASININ GOZDESI HAZRETI ZULKIFL MAKAMI Turkish GuneydoguGuncel Posted 18 November 2018 Encyclopedia of Islam Dhu l Kifl John Walker takes this viewpoint in Who is Dhul Kifl in MW xvi 399 401 Job xlii 10 The Buddha in other religions Buddhism Guide Archived from the original on 2021 05 15 Retrieved 2021 07 16 See Book of Ezekiel Ezekiel 34 2 4 Son of man prophesy against the shepherds of Israel prophesy and say to them even to the spiritual shepherds Thus says the Lord God Woe to the spiritual shepherds of Israel who feed themselves Should not the shepherds feed the sheep You eat the fat you clothe yourselves with the wool you kill the fatlings but you do not feed the sheep The diseased and weak you have not strengthened the sick you have not healed the hurt and crippled you have not bandaged those gone astray you have not brought back the lost you have not sought to find but with force and hardhearted harshness you have ruled them Abdullah Yusuf Ali The Holy Qur an Text Translation and Commentary Note 2743 Qabr Dhu l Kifl Archived from the original on 2012 07 28 Retrieved 2013 08 18 a b Dr Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran 38 48 Footnote Scholars are in disagreement as to whether Ⱬul Kifl was a prophet or just a righteous man Those who maintain that he was a prophet identify him with various Biblical prophets such as Ezekiel Isaiah and Obadiah Yuksel Edip al Shaiban Layth Saleh Schulte Nafeh Martha 2007 Quran A Reformist Translation United States of America Brainbow Press ISBN 978 0 9796715 0 0 Recall Ishmael Elisha and Isaiah all are among the best 38 48 Further reading EditThalabi Ara is al Madjalis Cairo edition 1371 155 J Horovitz Koranische Untersuchungen 113 Harawi K al isharat ila ma rifat al Ziyarat ed J Sourdel Thomine 76 Guide des lieux de Pelerinage tans J Sourdel Thomine 76 Damascus 1957 174External links EditStory of Dhul Kifl Ezekiel Ezekiel Hizqeel Dhu l Kifl Shrine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dhu al Kifl amp oldid 1173090247, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
