Allah Yang Maha Kuasa berfirman:

Allah the Almighty declared:

Ingatlah Ismail dan Idris dan Dhul Kifl, semuanya termasuk orang-orang yang sabar.

" Remember Ishmael and Idris and Dhul Kifl, all were from among those who observe patience." (Ch 21:85-86)

Segera selepas kisah Ayyub dalam al-Qur'an, Allah Yang Maha Kuasa juga memberi arahan:

Immediately following Job's story in the Qur'an, Almighty Allah also directed:

Ingatlah hamba-hamba Kami, Ibrahim, Ishak dan Yaakub, yang memiliki kekuatan (dalam beribadah kepada Kami).

"Remember Our slaves, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (all) owners of strength (in worshipping Us)

dan juga pemahaman agama. Sesungguhnya Kami telah memilih mereka dengan memberikan kepada mereka (suatu kebaikan) berupa peringatan tentang negeri akhirat (dan mereka senantiasa mengingatkan manusia tentangnya, serta mengajak manusia untuk taat kepada Allah dan melakukan amal kebajikan demi kehidupan akhirat).

and also of religious understanding. Verily, We did choose them by granting them (a good thing ) the remembrance of the home (in the Hereafter and they used to make the people remember it and also they used to invite the people to obey Allah and to do good deeds for the Hereafter).

Dan mereka itu berada di sisi Kami, sesungguhnya termasuk orang-orang pilihan dan yang terbaik! Ingatlah Ismail, Elyasa dan Dhulkifl, semuanya termasuk orang-orang yang terbaik.

And they are in Our Sight, verily of the chosen and the best! Remember Ishmael, Elisha, and Dhul Kifl all are among the best." (Ch 38:45-48)

Jelas daripada penyebutan dan pujian terhadapnya dalam Al-Quran yang mulia bersama nabi-nabi lain itu bahawa Dhul-Kifl juga seorang nabi.

It is obvious from his being mentioned and praised in the Glorious Quran along with those other prophets that Dhul - Kifl was also a prophet.

Namun, sebahagian ahli tafsir Al-Qur'an berpendapat bahawa beliau bukanlah seorang nabi, tetapi seorang yang soleh dan sangat adil.

However, some of the Quranic commentators assumed that he was not a prophet but that he was righteous and strictly just.

Ibn Jarir meriwayatkan bahawa dia bukan seorang nabi, tetapi dia seorang lelaki yang soleh. Dia membantu kaumnya untuk memenuhi keperluan mereka dan menegakkan keadilan di antara mereka. Kerana itulah dia digelar Dhul-Kifl.

Ibn Jarir narrated that he was not a prophet but he was a righteous man. He supported his people to suffice their needs and administered justice among them. That is why he was called Dhul - Kifl.

(Dhul-Kifl secara harfiah bermaksud "yang memiliki, atau yang memberikan, ganjaran atau bahagian yang berganda".)

(Dhul - Kifl literally means "possessor of, or giving, a double requital or portion".)