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Prophet #18 · c. 900 BCE traditional

Ilyās

إلياس

Commonly rendered in English as Elijah.

Sent to a people who worshipped the idol Baʿl. They drove him out. Allah sent famine on them, then rain when they repented through his prayer.

Era
c. 900 BCE traditional
Region
Baʿlbek
Sent to
The worshippers of Baʿl
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