Sād
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.[38:48]
And commemorate Ismail, Elisha, and Zul-Kifl: Each of them was of the
Company of the Good.
* v.48 : Ismail, the Patriarch of the Arab race, was also mentioned (xxxvii. 101-107) as a pattern of self-sacrifice; now he is mentioned in the company of the Good, i.e., of those who were a blessing to their people. Here he is bracketed with Elisha (for whom see n. 906 to vi. 86), and Zul-Kifl (for whom see n. 2743 to xxi. 85). All these three were examples of constancy and patience under suffering.