Jacob in Islam
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Yaqub ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim ibn Tarakh, later given the name Israil, is recognized by Muslims as an Islamic prophet. He is held to have preached the same monotheism as his forefathers: Abraham, Ishmae
Yaqub (right) joyously embraces and kisses his son, Yusuf, whom he thought dead, upon the latter's return.
The Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, in Palestine, which is said to include the tomb of Jacob.
Joseph in Islam
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Yusuf is a prophet and messenger of God mentioned in the Qur'an and corresponds to Joseph, a person from the Hebrew and Christian Bible who was said to have lived in Egypt before the New Kingdom. Amon
Yusuf enthroned as governor in Egypt.
Joseph at Zuleikha's party. Decorated tiles in the Takyeh Moaven-ol-Molk in Kermanshah, Iran
Yusuf being lowered into a well by his brothers from a Persian 1577 Qiṣaṣ al-Anbiyāʾ manuscript.
Selling Joseph as a slave. Painted tiles in the Takyeh Moaven–ol–molk, Kermanshah, Iran