سُوْرَةُ مَرْيَمَ
Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 53
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ مِن رَّحْمَتِنَآ أَخَاهُ هَـٰرُونَ نَبِيًّا ﴿53﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We granted him his brother Hârûn (Aaron), (also) a Prophet, out of Our Mercy.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَوَهَبْنَا
wawahabnā
And We bestowed
لَهُۥ
lahu
[to] him
مِن
min
from
رَّحْمَتِنَآ
raḥmatinā
Our Mercy
أَخَاهُ
akhāhu
his brother
هَـٰرُونَ
hārūna
Harun
نَبِيًّۭا
nabiyyan
a Prophet
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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53. And out of Our mercy, We made his brother Aaron a Prophet and gave him to him (as a helper) [50].
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When Did Sayyiduna Harun Become a Prophet?
Sayyiduna Harun was the brother of Sayyiduna Musa and was three years older in age. He was a very pious person and, compared to Sayyiduna Musaؑ, was also more eloquent in speech. When Allah Almighty sent Sayyiduna Musa to the tyrant king Pharaoh to invite him to the right path and to demand the release of the Children of Israel, he prayed to Allah Almighty to grant prophethood to his brother Harun as well and make him his helper in this great responsibility. Thus, Allah Almighty accepted Sayyiduna Musa’s prayer, granted prophethood to Sayyiduna Harun, and sent him along with Sayyiduna Musaؑ.
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When Did Sayyiduna Harun Become a Prophet?
Sayyiduna Harun was the brother of Sayyiduna Musa and was three years older in age. He was a very pious person and, compared to Sayyiduna Musaؑ, was also more eloquent in speech. When Allah Almighty sent Sayyiduna Musa to the tyrant king Pharaoh to invite him to the right path and to demand the release of the Children of Israel, he prayed to Allah Almighty to grant prophethood to his brother Harun as well and make him his helper in this great responsibility. Thus, Allah Almighty accepted Sayyiduna Musa’s prayer, granted prophethood to Sayyiduna Harun, and sent him along with Sayyiduna Musaؑ.
