Brief History of

Bani Israel

From Hazrat Ibrahim (as) to the Golden

Era of Hazrat Sulaiman (as)
Prophet Ibrahim (as)
Adam (as)

Idrees (as)

Nooh (as)

Ibrahim (as)

 Born in Southern Iraq

(Mesopotamia) in the City of
Ur
 Probably lived in the period
between 2000 and 1500 BC
 2 sons: Ishaque and Ismail
(as)
 Ibrahim
Ishaque
Ismail
 Who are Bani Israel ?
 Yaqoob (as) grandson of Ibrahim (as) from Ishaque (as)
 They were in Canaan (Palestine)

Ibrahim

Ismail / Ishmael Ishaque/ Isaac

Makkah Canaan

Also known as Israel Yaqoob/ Jacob

 Who are Bani Israel ?
Yaqoob/ Israel

Yahooda/ Judah
9 other Sons
Yusuf/ Joseph

Bin Yameen/ Benjamin

 Hazrat Yaqoob, also known as Israel had twelve sons.

 All his descendents are called Bani Israel
 Bani Israel took their name from Judah: Thus calling them
selves Jews/ Yahoodi
 Judaism also derived from Judah
 Prophet Yusuf (as)
Yaqoob/ Israel
 Hazrat Yusuf (as) /
Joseph – son of Yaqoob
(as)
 Brothers of Yusuf (as) Yousuf/ Joseph
(except Benjamin) threw
him in a well
 He was taken to Egypt
from the well as a slave
 Became an important
minister in Egypt to the
Pharaoh
Yaqoob
Yusuf
11 other sons
 Bani Israel come to Egypt
 During the famine,
his brothers came for
food to Egypt and
he settled them there
 Bani Israel lived in
prosperity in Egypt
for a while.
 H.Yaqoob and H.
Yusuf (as) both died
in Egypt.
 Yaqoob

Yusuf
11 other sons
 Bani Israel enslaved in Egypt
 The Bani Israel lived
in prosperity in Egypt
for a while.
 They were later
enslaved by the
Egyptians and made
to work as laborurs to
construct the
Egyptian buildings
 Prophet Moosa (as)

 Prophet Musa born

amongst the enslaved
Bani Israel in Egypt.
 Hazrat Musa delivered
the oppressed Bani
Israel from the tyrant
Pharaoh, taking them
out of Egypt.
 The famous parting of
seas miracle led them
out of Egypt to Sinai
 Pharaoh who Drowned: Ramesis II

 According to some archeologists it was Ramesis II who

drowned, where as some say it was Minfitah, his son.
Pharaoh Who Drowned: Minfitah
Moosa (as) Haroon (as)
And the Bani Israel
Bani Israel in Sinai: Worshiping
the calf
 Musa (as) went to Mount
Sinai to get the laws from
Allah (Torah) for 40 days
leaving his brother
Prophet Harun (Aaron)
behind.
 Bani Israel fell into Shirk
and formed a gold calf to
worship
 Allah ordained a
punishment for them for
this sin that they had to
kill the polytheists
amongst them
 Bani Israel in Sinai: The 70 who
were raised up
 After the calf incident, the Bani
Israel refused to accept the Torah
as the word of God.
 Musa (as) then chose 70 best
people to go with him to Mt. Sinai
 When they heard H. Musa
speaking to Allah, they
demanded to see Allah
themselves.
 Allah punished them for this by
killing them with lightning
 However due to prayer of H.
Musa, Allah revived them back to
life.
 Covenant of Toor
 The 70 Israelis returned to the
people and bore witness that
Torah was from Allah and to
life after death.

 Even after the resurrection

miracle many Israelis refused
to accept the commands of
Torah.

 Another miracle took place and

the entire Mount Sinai (Kohe
Tur) was raised on top of their
heads and a Covenant was
taken from them which finally
made them accept the Torah.
 Bani Israel reach Palestine:

 Prophet Musa (as) along

with the Bani Israel finally
reached the gates of
Palestine.
 They were ordered to go
into Jerusalem and conquer
it.
 The Bani Israel refused to
enter saying that the people
of Canaan were mighty and
strong and they cant go in.
 They were then punished to
wander in the desert for 40
years
Bani Israel and the story of the
cow (Baqarah):
 During their wandering,
Allah ordered the Bani
Israel to slaughter a cow.
 Because of the Egyptian
influence, they held the cow
in high esteem and did not
want to slaughter it.
 They kept asking irrelevant
questions about which cow
to slaughter, until Allah
revealed clearly which cow
to slaughter and they finally
had to do it.
 Bani Israel and Mano Salwa:
 Allah provided them with food called
Mano Salwa from the skies.
 Prophet Musa (as) struck his staff on
the rocks and water gushed out for the
israelis
 They refused to be content with one
dish and asked H. Musa for other kinds
of earthly foods.(Baqarah: 61)
 Joshua (Yousha bin Noon)
 Prophet Harun (as) died
during the wandering and is
said to be buried on Mt.
Haur in Sinai.
 Prophet Musa died later at
mount Nebo and chose
Joshua as his successor
 Joshua led the Bani Israel
into Palestine and fought
the natives called
Canaanites and won.
 They were ordered to enter
the town (Jericho) saying
Hitatunn & prostrating.
 Bani Israel changed the
word to Hintatun and were
punished with plague
Some Prophets of Bani Israel after
Mosa (as)
 H.Yusha bin Noon
(Joshua)
 H. Hizkiel (Ezikiel)
 H. Ilyas (Elijah)
 H. Al Yasa (Elisha)
 H. Shimvel (Samuel)
 Bani Israel in Palestine: Again
go astray
 After death of Joshua,
they divided and fought
each other
 Killed many prophets who
came to them.
 Canaanite then started
oppressing them and B.
Israel were subjected to
punishment, humiliation
and slavery.
 Canaanites plundered
their sacred holy
possessions especially
Ark of covenant
 Samuel and Taloot (Saul) and
Jaloot (Goliath)
 Prophet Samuel appoints
Talut as the leader of
Bani Israel to fight Jaloot
(Goliath), the tyrant
Philistinian king
 B. Israel refuse Talut as
king since he was poor
and from a different
lineage.
 Allah gives them back Ark
of Covenant to make
them accept Talut
 Taloot (Saul) and Dawood (David)as

 Dawood (as) a
soldier in the army
of Taloot killed
Jalut.
 Taloot died and
Dawood
consolidated his
Kingdom for the
Bani Israelis
 Prophet Dawood (as)
 H. Dawood (as) made Jerusalem
the Capital of the Land of Israelis
 Palestine greatly prospered under
the rule of Prophet Dawood (as)
Prophet Suleman (Solomon)(as)

 Prophet Dawood was succeeded by his son Prophet Suleman (as)

 The Golden era of Bani Israel

 It was during the reign of

Solomon that the First
Temple (Solomon’s
Temple) was built
 Solomon’s temple was
actually a masjid
 The reign of Prophet
Dawood and Prophet
Suleman (as) was the
Golden period of the Bani
Israelis.
 They prospered and
flourished and then the
decline started
History of Bani Israel
through
Mind Maps
 Baqarah : 51,54,92
Story of Calf
Story of Yaqoob (as) Bani Israel worship gold calf
Origins of Bani Israel Punishment: Death
in Palestine

Baqarah : 55-56

The 70 Best
Story of Yusuf (as) Best of B. Israel taken to Mt. Sinai
B. Israel settle in Egypt They demanded to see Allah
& later enslaved Punished to death by lightning
Forgiven and brought back to life

Baqarah : 49 - 50
Story of Musa (as) Baqarah : 63-64,93
Exodus from Egypt to Sinai
The Covenant of Tur
Mt. Tur raised on top of
Their heads to take covenant
Baqarah : 53 As they refuse to accept
Story of Musa (as) Torah
10 commandments on
Mt. Sinai
 At the gates of Jerusalem
B. Israel refuse to enter
Punishment: 40 years wandering
in the field of Teeh

Baqarah : 57,60
Baqarah :67- 71

Shade, Mano Salwa & springs

Story of the cow (Baqarah) B. Israel given shade of clouds
& Mano Salwa to eat &
12 water springs

Baqarah : 61
Bani Israel ask for
other kinds of food

Hazrat Musa (as)

passes away
Choses Joshua his successor
 Baqarah : 61

Joshua leads Bani Israel into

Palestinian city of Jericho Many Prophets came to Bani
Israel but they murdered them.

Bani Israel fight the Canaanites

of Palestine and win

Canaanites oppress them

Baqarah : 58,59 & their ark is
plundered
Bani Israel ordered to enter
saying hitatunn. They
Changed it to hintatun
Punishment with Plague
Baqarah : 247

Prophet Samuel
appoints Saul (Talut) as
Bani Israel settle down in Their King
Palestine (Canaan) They refuse him
Joshua later dies
B. Israel become divided
Go astray
 Baqarah: 248

Ark of Covenant returned to B. Israel

To make them accept Talut. Story of Suleman (as)

Baqarah : 249

Bani Israel disobey Talut and drink Harut and Maroot

Water from the river

Baqarah : 251

Dawood (as) kills Goliath

He is made Prophet &
given Kingdom
Baqarah : 58,59 Decline of Bani Israel

Story of Dawood (as)

 Resources

 Stories from the Quran by Hafiz ur Rehman Sevharvi

 Palestine : Yesterday, Today and tomorrow by Dr. Tariq M Suwaidan
 Atlas of the Quran by Darussalam
 Time Line

 1861 BC – 1686 BC : Prophet Ibrahim

 1781 BC – 1638 BC : Prophet Ismail
 1761 BC – 1581 BC : Prophet Ishaq
 1800 BC – 1653 BC : Prophet Yaqoob
 1610 BC – 1500 BC : Prophet Yusuf (as)
 1250 BC : Prophet Moosa (as)
 1270 BC : Bani Israel exodus from Egypt
 1186 BC: Joshua leads into Holy Land