27 Preface وَوَهَبنا لَهُ إِسحاقَ وَيَعقوبَ وَجَعَلنا في ذُرِّيَّتِهِ النُّبُوَّةَ وَالكِتابَ وَآتَيناهُ أَجرَهُ فِي الدُّنيا ۖ وَإِنَّهُ فِي الآخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصّالِحينَYusuf AliAnd We gave (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob, and ordained among his progeny Prophethood1 and Revelation, and We granted him his reward in this life; and he was in the Hereafter (of the company) of the Righteous.2Isaac was Abraham’s son and Jacob his grandson, and among his progeny was included Isma'il the eldest son of Abraham. Each of these became a fountainhead of Prophecy and Revelation. Isaac and Jacob through Moses, and Isma'il through the Prophet Muḥammad. Jacob got the name of “Israel” at Bethel : Gen. 32:28; and 35:10, and his progeny got the title of “The Children of Israel”.Cf. 29:9, and 4:69, n. 586.