Surah 19:57

Surah 19

"We raised him up to a high place."

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Mentioning Idris Verses 19:56-57

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Verse 56

وَٱذۡكُرۡ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ إِدۡرِيسَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صِدِّيقٗا نَّبِيّٗا

And remember in the Book Idrīs: Surely he was a man of truth, a prophet.

Verse 57

وَرَفَعۡنَٰهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا

We raised him up to a high place.

Allah complimented Idris for being a truthful Prophet and He mentioned that he raised him to a high station. It has previously been mentioned that in the Sahih it is recorded that the Messenger of Allah passed by Idns on the night of the Isra (Night Journey) and he (Idris) was in the fourth heaven.

Sufyan reported from Mansur that Mujah^d said,

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"And We raised him to a high station."

“This means the fourth heaven.” Al-Hasan and others said concerning Allah’s statement,

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"And We raised him to a high station."

“This means Paradise.”

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 6, Page 278-279)

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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