This essay argues that biblical genealogy serves as a fundamental organizing principle in the Qurʾān. In particular, the Qurʾān anchors the cultic and scriptural aspects of the Prophet’s mission squarely on his community’s descent from Abraham via Ishmael. The first part of the essay marshals qurʾānic evidence in support of this claim and critiques a number of recent studies that downplay or deny the significance of Abrahamic-Ishmaelite genealogy in the Qurʾān. The second part reinforces this significance by demonstrating that Ishmael’s qurʾānic characterization as an upright prophet sharply contrasts with his predominantly negative portrayals in pre-Islamic writings. The final part shows that modern scholars initially acknowledged Abraham and Ishmael’s key ancestral and cultic roles in the Qurʾān but came to see these roles as exclusively Medinan constructs. The essay challenge this view and offers a different explanation for the Qurʾān’s varying portrayals of Abraham and Ishmael.

本文认为圣经家谱是古兰经的基本组织原则。特别是，古兰经将先知使命的文化和经文根基直接扎根在他的社区从亚伯拉罕经伊斯梅尔（Eshmael）的血统上。本文的第一部分集结了古兰经的证据以支持这一主张，并批评了许多最近的研究，这些研究淡化或否认了古兰经中亚伯拉罕-以实玛利人家谱的重要性。第二部分通过证明以实玛利作为正直先知的古兰经特征与他在伊斯兰之前的著作中主要是负面的描写形成鲜明对比，从而加强了这一意义。最后一部分表明，现代学者起初承认亚伯拉罕和伊斯梅尔在古兰经中的重要祖传和文化角色，但后来将这些角色视作仅是麦迪南的结构。本文对这一观点提出了挑战，并为古兰经对亚伯拉罕和以实玛利的不同描写提供了不同的解释。