According to Islam 101
Ismail is the Arabic form of Ishmael that translates as “God will hear”. According to Islam 101:
The Prophet Isma’il (peace be upon him) was the eldest son of Prophet Ibrahim (peace he upon him) by his second wife Hajira. As he had no off-spring from his first wife Sarah, he entered into matrimonial allegiance with Hajira, a devoted lady. He did so with the consent of his first wife. The Prophet Ibrahim (peace he upon him) prayed to his Lord to bless him with a son. The Prophet Isma’il (peace he upon him) was born to him in response to his prayers. The Holy Qur’an makes mention of it in these words:
“Ibrahim said: My Lord! Grant me of the doers of good deeds. So We gave him the good news of a boy possessing forbearance.” (37: 100, 101)
Is the shooter trying to link to this prophet? Even in a use of the translation saying “God will hear”?
According to Wikipedia here are some other indications of this word:
Ismail, Ishmael, Izmail, Isma’il may refer to:
* Ismail bin Jafar, the religious figure of which Ismaili Shiah Muslims follow and are named after.
* Ishmael, son of Abraham, mentioned in both the Torah and the Qur’an
* Izmail, a town in Ukraine
* Isma’il Pasha (1830–1895), wali and khedive of Egypt, also known as Ismail the Magnificent
* Ismail I, the founder of the Safavid dynasty
* Ismail Samani, the Samanid amir
* Mawlay Ismail Ibn Sharif of Morocco (1645/46-1727)
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source: http://www.nickqueen.com/?p=250
2 Comments:
It is in the jewish tradition as well:
http://www.rabbinat.qc.ca/nsite/dvar/berechit/leck_lecka.html
thanks for the link. tho i have yet to translate this.
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