إدريس
Also known as: Idris, Enoch (in Judeo-Christian tradition)
Nation / People
His people and all of mankind of his era
Period
Between Adam and Nuh (Noah)
Lifespan
Not specified in the Quran
Burial Place
Raised to the heavens; said to be in the fourth heaven
Monotheism (tawhid) and righteous conduct. His life exemplifies how patience and righteousness lead to being elevated in rank by Allah.
آدم
Adam
Ancestor (6th generation)
شيث
Shith (Seth)
Ancestor
أنوش
Anoush
Great-great-grandfather
قينان
Qaynan
Great-grandfather
مهلائيل
Mahlail
Grandfather
يارد
Yarid
Father
إدريس
Idris
Prophet (peace be upon him)
Family members named in the Quran and authentic Sunnah.
Father
يارد
Yarid (Jared)
Named as his father in the classical lineage preserved by Ibn Ishaq's Sirah (as transmitted by Ibn Hisham) and Ibn Kathir's Qisas al-Anbiya, tracing Idris to Yarid → Mahlail → Qaynan → Anush → Sheeth → Adam. This lineage comes via Isra'iliyyat corresponding to Genesis 5, preserved through classical Muslim historians rather than the Quran or authentic Sunnah. No wife or children of Idris are named in any authentic Islamic source.
Allah raised him to a lofty station whilst he was still alive. He was among the most patient and righteous of the Prophets and is considered by many scholars to have been the first to write with a pen.