Editing Isaiah (section)

==In Islam==
Isaiah ({{langx|ar|إِشَعْيَاء|''Ishaʿyāʾ''}}) is not mentioned by name in the [[Quran]] or the [[Hadith]], but appears frequently as a [[prophets and messengers in Islam|prophet in Muslim sources]] such as the [[qisas al-Anbiya|qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʾ]] and various [[tafsir]]s.<ref>''Encyclopedia of Islam''</ref> [[Al-Tabari]] (310/923) provides the typical accounts for Islamic traditions regarding Isaiah.<ref name="Jane Dammen McAuliffe p. 562-563">Jane Dammen McAuliffe ''Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān'' Volume 2 Georgetown University, Washington DC p. 562-563</ref> He is listed among the prophets in the book of [[salawat]] [[Dalail al-Khayrat]]. He is further mentioned and accepted as a prophet by other Islamic scholars such as [[ibn Kathir]], [[Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi]] and [[al-Kisa'i]] and also modern scholars such as [[Muhammad Asad]] and [[Abdullah Yusuf Ali]].<ref>''[[The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary]]'', Note. '''2173''' to '''17:4''': "The Book is the revelation given to the Children of Israel. Here it seems to refer to the burning words of Prophets like Isaiah. For example, see Isaiah, chap, 24. or Isaiah 5:20–30, or Isaiah 3:16–26."</ref>

According to Muslim scholars, Isaiah prophesied the coming of [[Jesus in Islam|Jesus]] and [[Muhammad in Islam|Muhammad]], although the claim is disputed by other religious scholars.<ref>''Encyclopedia of Islam'', ''Shaya'', Online Web.</ref> Isaiah's narrative in Islamic literature can be divided into three sections. The first establishes Isaiah as a prophet of Judea during the reign of [[Hezekiah]]; the second relates Isaiah's actions during the [[Siege of Jerusalem (597 BC)|siege of Jerusalem in 597 BC]] by Sennacherib; and the third warns the nation of coming doom.<ref>Tabari, ''History of the Prophets and Kings'', i, 638–45</ref><ref name="Jane Dammen McAuliffe p. 562-563"/> Paralleling the Hebrew Bible,<ref>Isaiah 38.</ref> Islamic tradition states that Hezekiah was king in [[Jerusalem]] during Isaiah's time. Hezekiah heard and obeyed Isaiah's advice, but could not quell the turbulence in Israel.<ref name="autogenerated1">''Stories of the Prophets'', Ibn Kathir, ''Isaiah bin Amoz''</ref> This tradition maintains that Hezekiah was a righteous man and that the turbulence worsened after him. After the death of the king, Isaiah told the people not to forsake God, and warned Israel to cease from its persistent sin and disobedience. Muslim tradition maintains that the unrighteous of Judea in their anger sought to kill Isaiah.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

In a death that resembles that attributed to Isaiah in ''[[Lives of the Prophets]]'', Muslim exegesis recounts that Isaiah was martyred by Israelites by being sawn asunder.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>{{cite book |first=Ermete |last=Pierotti |author-link=Ermete Pierotti |title=Jerusalem explored: being a description of the ancient and modern city, with numerous illustrations consisting of views, ground plans, and sections |translator=T.G. Bonney |translator-link=Thomas George Bonney |publisher=Bell and Daldy |location=London|year=1864 |volume=1 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/gri_33125012261307/page/186/mode/2up 187]–188 |oclc=1472902357 |url=https://archive.org/details/gri_33125012261307/page/n3/mode/2up }}</ref>

In the courts of [[al-Ma'mun]], the seventh [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid caliph]], [[Ali al-Ridha]], the great-grandson of Muhammad and prominent scholar of his era, was questioned by the  [[Exilarch]] to prove through the [[Torah]] that both Jesus and Muhammad were prophets. Among his several proofs, al-Ridha references the [[Book of Isaiah]], stating "Sha'ya (Isaiah), the Prophet, said in the Torah concerning what you and your companions say 'I have seen two riders to whom (He) illuminated earth. One of them was on a donkey and the other was on a camel. Who is the rider of the donkey, and who is the rider of the camel?'" The Exilarch was unable to answer with certainty. Al-Ridha goes on to state that "As for the rider of the donkey, he is 'Isa (Jesus); and as for the rider of the camel, he is Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his family. Do you deny that this (statement) is in the Torah?" The Rabbi responds "No, I do not deny it."<ref>{{Cite book|title=The life of Imam 'Ali Bin Musa al-Ridha|last=al-Qurashi|first=Baqir Shareef|publisher=Ansariyan Publications|year=2001|isbn=978-9644383298|location=Qum|pages=121}}</ref>