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February 20, 2024 at 7:22 am #90987
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Allah has praised Idris Alaihis Salam , describing him as being a Prophet and truthful:“Mention in the Book (Qur’an) Idris (Enoch). Verily! He was a man of truth (and) a Prophet. We raised him to a high station.”
📖 [Al-Qur’an 19:56-57]Idris Alaihis Salam was born and raised in Babylon following the teachings and religion of Prophet Adam ‘alayhis-salam and his son Seth ‘alayhis-salam. He was the 5th generation of the Prophet Adam Alaihis Salam. He called the people back to his forefathers religion, but only a few listened to him, while the majority turned away.
Prophet idris and his followers left Babylon for Egypt. There he carried on his mission, calling people to what is just and fair, teaching them certain prayers and instructing them to fast on certain days and to give a portion of their wealth to the poor.
He was the first of the Children of Adam to be given prophethood after Adam and Seth (peace upon them). It is reported that he was the 1st to invent the basic form of writing.
Ibn Khathir adds that Idris Alaihis Salam was constantly occupied with the remembrance of Allah (dhikr) and that the number of his good deeds was equal to the number of good deeds of all the people on earth during his time. Ibn Khathir mentions that Idris AS worked as a tailor, and that with each stitch he would say, “SubhanAllah”.
According to some traditions, the words “We raised him to a high station”
📖(Qur’an 19:57),
cited in the verses above, imply that Allah raised Idris AS to Himself without his experiencing death, but only Allah knows the truth. However, it is mentioned in hadith that when Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi WaaSallam ascended during the blessed Miraj, he met all the earlier prophets face to face, and Idris Alaihis Salam was one of them. (Bukhari)
May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon all of them🤲🏼Some of his wise sayings are:👇🏼
▪️ Happy is he who looks at his own deeds and appoints them as pleasers to his Lord.
▪️ None can show better gratitude for Allah’s Favors than he who shares them with others.
▪️ Do not envy people for what they have as they will only enjoy it for a short while.
▪️ He who indulges in excess will not benefit from it.
▪️ The real joy of life is to have wisdom
Content collected by Musammah Najm 🍁
📝 Acknowledgement: Most of the information for this work has been obtained from: “A History of the Prophets of Islam”, Volume I,
Stories of the Prophets”, by Ibn Kathir
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