وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا (57)
(19:57) and We had raised him to a high position. *34
*34) The plain meaning is that God had favoured Idris with a high rank, but according to the Israelite traditions, God took up Idris (Enoch) to heavens. The Bible says: "... and he was not; for God took him", but the Talmud has a long story to tell, which ends with the words: "Enoch ascended to heaven in a whirlwind, with chariot and horses of fire."