Surah 19:51

Surah 19

"And remember in the Book Moses: Surely he was devoted, and he was a messenger, a prophet."

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Mentioning Musa and Harun Verses 19:51-53

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Verse 51

وَٱذۡكُرۡ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مُوسَىٰٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مُخۡلَصٗا وَكَانَ رَسُولٗا نَّبِيّٗا

And remember in the Book Moses: Surely he was devoted, and he was a messenger, a prophet.

Verse 52

وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلۡأَيۡمَنِ وَقَرَّبۡنَٰهُ نَجِيّٗا

We called him from the right side of the mountain, and We brought him near in conversation.

Verse 53

وَوَهَبۡنَا لَهُۥ مِن رَّحۡمَتِنَآ أَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ نَبِيّٗا

And We granted him some of Our mercy: his brother Aaron, a prophet.

After Allah had mentioned Ibrahim, the Friend of Allah, aiid commended him, he next mentioned Al-Kalim (the one spoken to by Allah directly). Allah said,

Quoted Scripture

"And mention in the Book, Musa. Verily, he was Mukhlasan"

Ath-Thawri reported from ‘Abdul- Aziz bin Rafi‘, from Alsu Lubabah that he said, “The Disciples (of Isa) said, ‘O Spirit of Allah, inform us about the one who is Mukhlis (purely devoted) to Allah.’ He said, That is one who does a deed solely for Allah and he does not like for the people to praise him.’ ” Others recited the word as Mukhlas, which means that he was chosen. This is as Allah says,

Verily, I have chosen you above men.

Concerning Allah’s statement,

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"atid he was a Messenger, (and) a Prophet."

Allah combined these two descriptions for him. For verily, he was one of the greatest Messengers and one of the five Messengers of Strong Will. They are NOh, Ibrahim, Musa, Isa and Muhammad. May the blessings of Allah be upon them and all of the Prophets.

Allah said,

{And We called him from the side of the Ti/r} means Mount {right} It was on the right side of Musa when he went seeking a burning wood from that fire. He saw its glow in the distance, so he set out towards it and found it on the right side of the mountain from his direction, at the edge of the valley that he was in. This is when Allah, the Exalted, spoke to him and called out to him. Allah summoned him to come near and He conversed Ayah with him.

Concerning His statement,

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"And We granted him his brother Hariin, (also) a Prophet, out of Our mercy."

This means, “We responded to his request and his plea on behalf of his brother and We made him a Prophet as well.” This is as Allah says in another Ayah,

And my brother Hariin he is more eloquent in speech than me: so send him with me as a helper to confirm me. Verily, I fear that they will belie me.

Also, Allah said,

(Allah said:) "You are granted your request, O Musa."

He also said,

So se;uf /or Harfm. And they have a charge of crime against me, and I fear they ivill kill me.

Because of this, some of the Salaf (predecessors) said, “No one in this life pleaded on behalf of someone else more than Musa pleaded for his brother to be a Prophet.” Allah, the Exalted said,

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"And We granted him his brother Harm, (also) a Prophet, out of Our mercy."

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 6, Page 273-275)

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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