Enoch or Enoch; He is a prophet mentioned in the Hebrew texts and a biblical figure. His name is mentioned in the Hebrew Torah, chapter 5 of the book of Genesis. The period in which Enoch lived coincides with Noah’s Flood and is therefore considered to be the ancestor before Noah’s Flood.
the name Enoch of Hebrew origin; In Islamic sources, Uhnuh is referred to as Enoch or Henoch in Western languages. In some sources, St. Idris is called Ehnuh or Uhnuh, hence Enoch’s Prophet. It is claimed that Idris is the Prophet. This claim has been expressed by Islamic scholars and some commentators. However, this view is different from the general Islamic tradition and the view accepted by the majority.
Information about Enoch or Enoch is found in Hebrew texts. Especially in the 5th chapter of the Genesis book of the Torah, information about Enoch’s life and lineage is given. Also, the so-called “Book of Enoch” contains more detailed information about Enoch. This book that we have today is really Hz. There is no definite information about whether it contains pages belonging to İdris.
Who Is Enoch or Enoch?
Enoch is an important figure in many Jewish and Christian traditions. He is considered the author of the Book of Enoch and is sometimes referred to as the judicial scribe. Enoch also appears in the New Testament; He is mentioned in the Gospel of Luke, the Epistle to the Hebrews, and the Epistle of Judas. According to the Book of Genesis, Enoch lived 365 years. He is the son of Jared and the father of Methuselah. According to the Hebrew Bible, Enoch lived in the Antediluvian period.
There is limited information in the texts about the characteristics and life of Enoch. In the Torah, it is stated that Enoch was taken directly to heaven: “Enoch walked; because God took him.” This expression expresses that Enoch was physically taken from the world, raised directly to God without experiencing his death. In general, however, there are different interpretations and claims among traditions, mythologies and texts in the information about Enoch.
The Book of Enoch and Its Contents
The Book of Enoch, attributed to Enoch, is contained in the Hebrew and some other Jewish traditions. However, the Book of Enoch is not among the canonical texts generally accepted by religious authorities. The Book of Enoch is a text containing detailed information about Enoch’s life, views, observations, divine revelations, and future events. This book is considered sacred text by the Abyssinian, Eritrean and Ethiopian Orthodox Churches.
There are many confusing terms related to topics in the Book of Enoch, such as Noah’s Flood and Fallen Angels. For this reason, it was destroyed and burned by Jews and Catholics towards the end of the 3rd century. However, it seems that it was not completely destroyed, because in 1773 the Scottish researcher and Freemason James Bruce found three copies of it, which were stored in a monastery in Abyssinia. Various references in the Book of Enoch caused disturbance in religious circles and were later removed from the corpus of the sacred texts by the government of Constantine I on the grounds that it was “deviant”. In the 1st Council of Nicaea (325 AD), it was completely removed from the Torah.
There are two different copies of the Book of Enoch. The first was found in a Russian monastery and preserved in the Slavic language. This copy is called the “Book of Enoch Secrets”. The second book is the Book of Enoch and was found by James Bruce in 1772 in an Abyssinian monastery. This book contains information about the descent of the angels that God expelled from heaven and the emergence of the Nephilim. In the Book of Jubilee of Enoch, demons are depicted as monsters created by angels who had intercourse with women and were banished from heaven. According to another legend, a race called the Nephilim are malevolent people born from the sons of Seth and the daughters of Cain.
The Book of Enoch consists of five main parts. In the first part, the reasons for the fall of the watchmen who were in charge of observing the world and Noah’s Flood are explained. The Astronomy Book gives information about the sun, moon, and other celestial lights. The Book of Proverbs contains three dreams of Enoch, and the last chapter, the Epistles or Alas, contains warnings and warnings. Also, the book touches on end-time omens.
Enoch’s Hz. Allegedly Idris is a Prophet
Enoch’s Hz. Those who defend that he is the Prophet Idris have put forward this claim based on various reasons. These include some hadith narrations, language and name similarities, interpretation of information in Hebrew texts, and similar factors. However, there is no conclusive proof of this claim. While the Book of Enoch is considered an important text in the Jewish and Christian traditions, there is no clear information about this book in Islamic sources.
In general, Islamic scholars and the tradition of tafsir, Enok and Hz. Idris accepts that the Prophet is different people. Hz. It is thought that Prophet Idris was mentioned separately in the Qur’an and had his own characteristics. Since there is no certain information about who Enoch is, Enoch’s Hz. The opinion claiming to be the Prophet Idris remained in the minority.
The Book of Enoch was discovered by James Bruce in 1773 in an Abyssinian monastery, and later translated and studied by various linguists and researchers. The first translation of the book was made by Richard Laurance in 1883 under the name “The Book of the Prophet Idris”. Later, another translation was carried out by Robert H. Charles in 1912. Hz. The claim that it belongs to Idris stems from the comments made after the discovery of the book. The Book of Enoch, St. Although claimed to belong to the Prophet Idris, it is not generally considered sacred text outside of the Abyssinian, Eritrean and Ethiopian Orthodox Churches.
A hadith mentioned in Ibn Hibban’s Sahih is that Enoch or Enoch is the Prophet. It is accepted as evidence pointing to Idris. It is stated in the hadith that “Uhnuh is Idris”. Uhnuh is Arabic for Hanuh in Hebrew. In this context, the word Idris can have the meanings of “learning, educating, instructing, teaching” based on its Arabic root. Based on the semantic similarities between Hebrew and Arabic, and the importance of nicknames in ancient times, Enoch’s name of Hz. It is claimed to be Idris.
