سُوْرَةُ الْحَدِيْدِ
Surah Al-Hadid (57) — Ayah 26
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَجَعَلْنَا فِى ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا ٱلنُّبُوَّةَ وَٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مُّهْتَدٍ ۖ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَـٰسِقُونَ ﴿26﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed, We sent Nûh (Noah) and Ibrâhîm (Abraham), and placed in their offspring Prophethood and Scripture. And among them there are some who are guided; but many of them are Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
نُوحًۭا
nūḥan
Nuh
وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ
wa-ib'rāhīma
and Ibrahim
وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
and We placed
فِى
fī
in
ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا
dhurriyyatihimā
their offspring
ٱلنُّبُوَّةَ
l-nubuwata
Prophethood
وَٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۖ
wal-kitāba
and the Scripture
فَمِنْهُم
famin'hum
and among them
مُّهْتَدٍۢ ۖ
muh'tadin
(is) a guided one
وَكَثِيرٌۭ
wakathīrun
but most
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
فَـٰسِقُونَ
fāsiqūna
(are) defiantly disobediently
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26. And We sent Noah and Abraham, and placed prophethood and the Book among their descendants. Some of them are rightly guided, but most of them are rebellious [44].
[44]
The Principle of Prophethood:
The principle of prophethood is that before the creation of mankind, it was prevalent among the jinn. Man is the noblest of all creatures; therefore, upon the creation of Adam, it was transferred to humans, and the very first prophet was Sayyiduna Adam ؑ himself. Later, this chain was limited only to the descendants of Nuh ؑ. And after Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ, it became exclusive to his progeny. Afterwards, all the prophets (peace be upon them) who were sent were from the descendants of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ. All the prophets continued to emphasize to their children and their communities to avoid disbelief, polytheism, division, and dissension, but only a few people accepted the injunction and advice of the prophets. Otherwise, the majority of people became involved in disbelief and polytheism, and the single community was fragmented into pieces.
[44]
The Principle of Prophethood:
The principle of prophethood is that before the creation of mankind, it was prevalent among the jinn. Man is the noblest of all creatures; therefore, upon the creation of Adam, it was transferred to humans, and the very first prophet was Sayyiduna Adam ؑ himself. Later, this chain was limited only to the descendants of Nuh ؑ. And after Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ, it became exclusive to his progeny. Afterwards, all the prophets (peace be upon them) who were sent were from the descendants of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ. All the prophets continued to emphasize to their children and their communities to avoid disbelief, polytheism, division, and dissension, but only a few people accepted the injunction and advice of the prophets. Otherwise, the majority of people became involved in disbelief and polytheism, and the single community was fragmented into pieces.
