Isa (name)
Pronunciation | |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | Salvation |
Other names | |
See also | Isa, Issa, Isse, Aisa, Esa, Essa, Eesa, Eesah |
Isa (
Etymology
The English form of the name "Jesus" is derived from the Latin Iēsus and the
The
Also, the classical theologians Clement of Alexandria and Cyril of Jerusalem both stated that the Greek name Iesous was allegedly Jesus' original name.[1]
There is a major discrepancy between the Hebrew/Aramaic and Muslim Arabic forms of this name, since the Hebrew form of this name has the voiced
Scholars have been puzzled by the use of ʿĪsā in the Qur'an since Christians in Arabia used yasūʿ before and after Islam,
Josef Horovitz on the other hand holds that the Quranic form is meant to parallel Mūsā (Moses). Similar pairs are also frequently found in the Quran as well which supports this theory.[8] For example, compare Ismā‘īl and Ibrāhīm (Anglicised Ishmael and Abraham) or Jālūt and Tālūt (Goliath and Saul). It is thus possible that the Arabs referred to him as Yasaʿ, but the Quran reversed the letters to parallel Mūsā.
Another explanation given is that in ancient Mesopotamia divine names were written in one way and pronounced in another. Thus borrowed words can have their consonants reversed. Another explanation is that Muhammad adopted Isa from the polemical Jewish form Esau. However, there is no evidence that the Jews have ever used Esau to refer to Jesus, and if Muhammad had unwittingly adopted a pejorative form his many Christian acquaintances would have corrected him. A fourth explanation is that prior to the rise of Islam, Christian Arabs had already adopted this form from
The earliest archaeological evidence of an Arabic name for Jesus is a Jordanian inscription. Enno Littman (1950) states: "Mr. G. Lankaster Harding, Chief Curator of Antiquities Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan, kindly sent me copies of a little more than five hundred Thamudic inscriptions. [...] It is the inscription [Harding No. 476] that interests us here. [...] Below the circle there are four letters: a y, a sh, a ʿ, and again a y." He also states: "These letters are so placed that they can be read from right to left or from left to right y-sh-ʿ, probably pronounced Yashaʿ, and this name is the same as Yashuaʿ, the Hebrew form of the name of Christ."[13] An archaic Arabic root for 'Salvation' exists in Yatha, which may have later formed this name: y-sh-ʿ.[14] The lack of a Waw is still unexplained. Also, the closer correspondence with another name ישעיה [y'sha'yá, "Isaiah" in English] needs explanation or discussion before this inscription can be entertained as an Arabic "Jesus".
Non-Islamic uses
ʿĪsā is used as well by several Christian groups in Muslim countries. A 14th-century Persian translation of Matthew, one of the earliest surviving Persian manuscripts of the scripture, uses ʿĪsā.[15] Ahmad Al-Jallad has argued that a precedent of the quranic name ʿsy was already used in a Christian Safaitic inscription from the fourth century.[16] Later translations in other languages also follow suit. Some modern Evangelical translations also use Isa, such as David Owen's Life of Christ (Arabic 1987).[17]
Given name
Literature
- Isa Hasan al-Yasiri, (1942) Iraqi-Canadian poet
Religious people
- Isa ibn Maryam, penultimate prophet of Islam
- Isa ibn Aban (died 836), early Muslim scholar of Second Islamic century during the early Abbasid era.
- Isa Qassim (born 1937), Bahraini Shia cleric
Politics and military
- Isa ibn Musa, (d. 783) was the Arab statesman, nephew of Abbasid caliph al-Saffah (r. 750–754) and Al-Mansur (r. 754–775).
- Isa ibn Abdallah al-Mansur (b. 760s) was the son of Abbasid caliph al-Mansur (r. 754–775)
- Isa Alptekin (1901–1995), Uyghur political leader
- Isa Boletini (1864–1916), Albanian nationalist
- İsa Çelebi (died 1406), Ottoman prince
- Isa Gambar (born 1957), Azerbaijani politician
- Isa Guha (born 1985), British female cricketer
- Isa Bey Ishaković, 15th-century Ottoman general
- Isa beg Isabegović, one of the largest landowners of the 19th century Bosnian aristocracy
- İsa Kaykun (born 1988), Turkish footballer
- Isa Kelemechi (ca. 13th century), Church of the East scientist and diplomat
- Isa Khan (1529-1599), 16th-century Bengali nobel and military leader
- Isa Mustafa (born 1951), Kosovar politician
- Ma Qixi (1857–1914), Chinese Muslim Xidaotang leader, also known as Ersa (Isa)
- Isa ibn al-Shaykh al-Shaybani (died 882/3), Arab tribal leader
- Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1931–1999), Emir of Bahrain
- Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, UAE Sheikh
- Isa Kahraman (born 1974), Turkish-born Dutch politician
Sports
- Isa Guha (born 1985), British female cricketer
- Isa Аskhabovich Chaniev (born 1992), Russian lightweight boxer
Music
- Isa Tengblad (born 1998), Swedish singer
Derived name
- Umm Isa bint Musa al-Hadi, was the Abbasid princess, daughter of caliph al-Hadi (r. 785–786) and wife of caliph al-Ma'mun (r. 813–833).
Surname
- Abu 'Isa, Isaac ben Jacob al-Isfahani, Jewish prophet
- Ali ibn Isa al-Asturlabi, Arab astronomer
- Ali ibn Isa al-Kahhal, Arab ophthalmologist
- Issa El-Issa (1878–1950), Palestinian journalist
- Dolkun Isa, Uyghur activist
- Facundo Isa (born 1993), Argentine rugby player
- Isabegović, Isajbegović or Isabegzade, Bosnian noble family after Isa-bey Ishaković Hranić
- Ismail Isa (born 1989), Bulgarian footballer
- Qazi Faez Isa (born 1959), justice at the Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Qazi Muhammad Isa (1914-1976)
- Aguila Saleh Issa (born 1944), Libyan jurist and politician
- Salman Isa (born 1977), Bahraini footballer
- Darrell Issa (born 1953), American politician of Lebanese heritage
Variations
Variations of the name include Ğaysə (Tatar: Гайсә) and Ğaysa (Bashkir: Ғайса[18]); in Russian transcript as Gaisa (Гайса), Aisa (Айса) or Aisya (Айся). As a surname in Russia the name morphs into Aisin / Gaisin. (Айсин / Гайсин).[19]
- Gaisa Enikeev (1864–1931), Tatar/Bashkir ethnographer, politician
- Gaisa Khusainov (1928–2021) Bashkir writer, scientist[18]
- Aisa Hakimcan (1896–1972), Tatar artist in Finland
- Ruslan Aisin[20] (born 1980), Tatar activist, political scientist[21]
See also
- Isabella (given name)
- Yeshua
References
- ^ a b "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Name of Jesus Christ".
- ^ a b c d e "Full text of "maosoua"".
- ^ a b c Encyclopaedia of the Qurʼān Volume 3 General Editor: Jane Dammen McAuliffe (Georgetown University, Washington DC). Brill Academic, 2003, pp. 8-10
- ^ Beaumont 2005, pp. 175
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- ^ a b Reynolds 2007, pp. 235
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- ^ Reynolds 2007, pp. 236
- ISBN 3110002612.
- OCLC 24082669.
- ^ fol. 84b of the Brit. Mus. Syr. MS. Add., 14, 602
- ^ Mingana, Alphonse (6 January 2004). "Syriac Influence on the Style of the Kur'an" (PDF).
- ^ "Jesus in a Pre-Islamic Arabic Inscription", Muslim World, (1950, vol. xi) p. 16.]
- ^ Cooper, William. An Archaic Dictionary. Bagster, 1876, p. 623.
- ^ "Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture". LOC. 8 January 1993. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
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language is used in the translation in an unprecedented way.3 For example, the use of the Qurʾānic name ʿĪsā for Jesus in The Life of Christ is a startling innovation for Christian Arabic writing, where the ancient Syriac Yasuʿa is normally found.[Correction: the ancient Syriac was Yeshuʿ, the form Yasuʿa (sic) is an Arabic modification of the Syriac name.]
- ^ a b "ХӨСӘЙЕНОВ Ғайса Батыргәрәй улы".
- ^ "Tatar Male Names in Alphabetical Order (in Tatar & Russian)". Мәгариф.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assesment, October 8, 2023". ISW Press.
- ^ "Руслан Айсин: «Сталин с опаской относился к мусульманам, он перенес детскую травму в политическую плоскость»". 2017.
Bibliography
- Reynolds, Gabriel Said (29 November 2007). The Quran in its Historical Context. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-42899-6. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- Beaumont, Ivor Mark (1 January 2005). Christology in Dialogue with Muslims: A Critical Analysis of Christian Presentations of Christ for Muslims from the Ninth and Twentieth Centuries. Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. ISBN 978-1-870345-46-0. Retrieved 6 November 2012.