Ishmael is a figure in the Torah, Bible, and in the Qur’an.
Jewish, Christian and Muslim believers regard Ishmael as Abraham’s eldest son, born of his wife Sarah’s hand maiden Hagar (Genesis 16:3). Though born of Hagar, according to Mesopotamian law, Ishmael was credited as Sarah’s son (Genesis 16:2) [by Sarah’s own suggestion]. Both Jewish and Islamic traditions consider Ishmael as the ancestor of northern Arab people…. The Qur’an views him as an Islamic prophet.