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Maryam 19:51

Mary · ayah 51 of 98

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مُوسَىٰٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مُخْلَصًۭا وَكَانَ رَسُولًۭا نَّبِيًّۭا

Wathkur fee alkitabimoosa innahu kana mukhlasan wakanarasoolan nabiyya

"And mention in the Book, Moses. Indeed, he was chosen, and he was a messenger and a prophet."

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"Mention too, in the Quran, the story of Moses. He was specially chosen, a messenger and a prophet:"

Pickthall (classic)+

"And make mention in the Scripture of Moses. Lo! he was chosen, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"Also mention in the Book (the story of) Moses: for he was specially chosen, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

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Mentioning Musa and Harun

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

وَاذْكُرْ فِى الْكِتَـبِ مُوسَى إِنَّهُ كَانَ مُخْلِصاً

(And mention in the Book, Musa. Verily, he was Mukhlasan) Ath-Thawri reported from `Abdul-Aziz bin Rafi`, from Abu 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,

إِنْى اصْطَفَيْتُكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ

(Verily, I have chosen you above men.) 7:144 Concerning Allah's statement,

وَكَانَ رَسُولاً نَّبِيّاً

(and 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 Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, `Isa and Muhammad. May the blessings of Allah be upon them and all of the Prophets. Allah said,

وَنَـدَيْنَـهُ مِن جَانِبِ الطُّورِ

(And We called him from the side of the Tur.) means Mount

الاٌّيْمَـنَ

(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,

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ مِن رَّحْمَتِنَآ أَخَاهُ هَـرُونَ نَبِيّاً

(And We granted him his brother Harun, (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,

وَأَخِى هَـرُونُ هُوَ أَفْصَحُ مِنِّى لِسَاناً فَأَرْسِلْهِ مَعِىَ رِدْءاً يُصَدِّقُنِى إِنِّى أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

(And my brother Harun 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.) 28:34 Also, Allah said,

قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤْلَكَ يمُوسَى

((Allah said: ) "You are granted your request, O Musa.") 20:36 He also said,

وَيَضِيقُ صَدْرِى وَلاَ يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِى فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَى هَـرُونَ - وَلَهُمْ عَلَىَّ ذَنبٌ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ

(So send for Harun. And they have a charge of crime against me, and I fear they will kill me.) 26:13-14 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,

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ مِن رَّحْمَتِنَآ أَخَاهُ هَـرُونَ نَبِيّاً

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

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Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

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О Мухаммад! Помяни в этом Великом Писании пророка Мусу, сына Имрана. Так ты окажешь ему почтение, прославишь его доброе имя и помянешь его заслуги и совершенные качества. Он был избранным посланником и пророком. Арабское слово мухлас означает ‘избранный’. Из этого следует, что Всевышний Аллах избрал пророка Мусу и возвысил его над обитателями миров. Однако в одном из чтений Священного Корана это слово звучит мухлис, что означает ‘искренний’. В этом случае оно означает, что его намерения были чистыми, а его поступки и деяния - искренними ради Аллаха. Оба эти значения применимы в отношении к пророку Мусе, потому что Аллах избрал его за его искренность и преданность. Именно эти качества были причиной его избрания Божьим посланником. И если человек обладал искренностью и заслужил право быть Божьим избранником, то для его характеристики невозможно найти более славные качества. Аллах назвал Мусу пророком и посланником. Будучи пророком, он получал откровения от своего Господа. А, будучи посланником, он доносил до людей слова своего Господа и обучал их основным и второстепенным законам религии. Пророческая миссия связывала его с Аллахом, а миссия посланника связывала его с людьми. Но это не было единственным преимуществом Мусы, потому что Аллах почтил его самой славной и самой лучшей формой откровения - Аллах приблизил его к себе и вел с ним беседу. Это достоинство выделило его из череды пророков и посланников, и он заслужил прозвище Калим ар-Рахман, из которого становится ясно, что он без посредников беседовал с Милостивым Аллахом. Вот почему далее Коран гласит:

Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

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Commentary

كَانَ مُخْلَصًا (Indeed he was a chosen one - 19:51) مُخْلَصً : means a person whom Allah Ta` ala has chosen for himself i.e. someone who will not devote himself to anyone but Allah, and whose only desire is to win Allah's benevolence. This special position is enjoyed by the prophets only as mentioned in the Qur’ an at another place.

إِنَّا أَخْلَصْنَاهُم بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَ‌ى الدَّارِ‌

"We purified them with a quality most pure, the remembrance of the Abode." - 38:46.

Those among the followers of prophets who attain perfection are also granted a place of distinction, which makes them immune to committing sins and evil deeds through Divine dispensation. They remain in Allah's protection all the time.

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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