Ilyas Explained

Ilyas (ar|إلياس) is a form of the masculine given name Elias or Elijah.

Notable people with this given name

• Ilyas son of Mudar, ancestor of Muhammad
• Muhammad Ilyas Qadri (born 1950), Founder of Dawat-e-Islami
• Ilyas Babar (1926-2002), Indian athletic coach
• Ilyas Ahmed (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ilyas Ahmed Bilour (1940-2024), Pakistani politician
• İlyas Demir (born 1985), Turkish martial artist
• Ilyas Gorchkhanov (1967-2005), Russian rebel leader
• Ilyas Gul (born 1968), Pakistani cricketer
• Ilyas Hussain Ibrahim (born 1957), Maldivian politician
• İlyas Kahraman (born 1976), Turkish footballer
• Ilyas Kanchan (born 1956), Bangladeshi actor
• Ilyas Kashmiri (1964-2011), Pakistani Al-Qaeda operative
• Ilyas Shah Shamsuddin (died 1358), first Sultan of Bengal
• Ilyas Shurpayev (1975-2008), Russian journalist
• İlyas Şükrüoğlu (born 1966), Turkish freestyle wrestler
• İlyas Tüfekçi (born 1960), Turkish footballer
• Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi (1885-1944), founder of Tablighi Jamaat

Notable people with this surname

• Adnan Ilyas (born 1984), Omani cricketer
• Ihab Ilyas (born 1973), Egyptian-Canadian professor
• Muhammad Ilyas (disambiguation), several people

Other uses

• İlyas Bey Mosque, a cultural heritage mosque of Turkey
• İlyas, Burdur, a village in Turkey
• Ilyasi Mosque, mosque in Abbottabad, Pakistan^[1]

See also

• Islamic view of Elijah

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018-08-30. The glorious wonder — Abbotabad’s Ilyasi Masjid. 2021-02-18. Daily Times. en-US.