ادريس

Core meaning

Proper noun. The text says little of him, and each trait counts: a man of truth and an informant, elevated to a lofty station, named among the patient. The translation writes the name alone: "Idris".

Uses

1. إِدْرِيس → "Idris" : the informant mentioned in the Scripture, alongside Isma'il and Dhul-Kifl.

   • «وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِدْرِيسَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صِدِّيقًۭا نَّبِيًّۭا» — "And mention, in the Scripture, Idris: he was a veracious man, an informant" (19:56)
   • «وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ» — "And Isma'il, and Idris, and Dhul-Kifl" (21:85)

Evidence from the text

Both occurrences place him in a line of informants. In 19:56, he receives the description given to Ibrahim in the same sura (19:41), "a veracious man, an informant", and the next verse adds: "And We elevated him to a lofty station" (19:57). In 21:85, he is named with Isma'il and Dhul-Kifl, and the sentence closes on what unites them: "each was among the patient".

See also

صبر (patience) · صدق (truth)