For Karaites, the Ieso in the Quran refers to [[Plony Yeshu HaNotzri Ben Stada]] who they nick-named in Hebrew "'''מסיח'''" meaning "distracting"but did not regard him as Anointed. They regarded him as a Messenger to the Idumeans and promoted the idea of Mahmouda ibn Ishmael as a Messenger to the Ishmaelites.