Another prophet is Jeremiah (pbuh) Ibn Hilkiah from the House of
Levi Ibn Jacob (pbuh). It has been claimed that he was Al-Khidr. This was
related by Al-Dahak from Ibn Abbas but it is not true.
Ibn Asakir reported that it is written in some scrolls that
Jeremiah stood upon the blood of John Ibn Zechariah while it was flowing and he
said: "O blood! You have enlightened the people, so take a rest." So it stopped
and condensed until it disappeared.
There is a tradition that Jeremiah asked Allah: "O Lord! Which
of Your slaves is more lovable to You?" He answered: "Those who remember Me most
away from their remembrance of My creatures; those who are not thinking of
death, nor speak of eternal living; those who, when they are allured by the
riches of this world, despise them, and when they lose them are happy; those
have My love, indeed, and I shall reward them more than they desired."
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