While the Bible provides a robust, miracle-dense narrative of his ministry, the Quran reduces him to a mere name in a list, stripped of his historical and prophetic context.
Elisha is mentioned by name only twice in the Quran, both times appearing in lists of other prophets. There are no stories, no miracles, and no specific teachings attributed to him.
Surah 6:86: He is listed alongside Ishmael, Jonas, and Lot: "And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot—and all We preferred over the worlds."
Surah (38:48): He is mentioned with Ishmael and Dhul-Kifl: "And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the chosen."
From a polemical standpoint, the Quranic Elisha is a "placeholder" prophet. He exists to bolster the Islamic claim of continuity with the biblical line, but the text lacks the specific revelation required to understand why he was "preferred over the worlds."
Islam claims to "correct" previous scriptures, yet it offers no corrective details for Elisha. It simply omits the history. To Christians, this looks less like "correction" and more like an author who heard the names of great Hebrew figures but didn't know their stories.