The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 57
PT. 16 R. 4. MARYAM CH. 19 وَاذْكُرُ فِي الْكِتَبِ مُوسَى إِنَّهُ كَانَ And relate the story of. 52 Moses as mentioned in the Book. "He was, indeed, a chosen one; and he was a Messenger, a Prophet. 2194 "33:70. different and According to the significations of the words and the words, We bestowed on them a true and lasting renown, would mean, (1) that they acquired good reputation and were to be remembered with respect, affection and love by their contemporaries and future generations; (2) that their talk was full of wisdom and intelligence and was free from all sort of bitterness, obscenity, falsehood and hatred (3) that they were fearless in the expression of their beliefs and were hard upon disbelievers and untruthful persons; and (4) that their good works constituted and continued as So many monuments and memorials to their good name. 2194. Commentary: is مُخْلَصًا وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَّبِيًّا who carried on and fulfilled his work and mission. This is why after Moses God adverts to His promise to Abraham about Ishmael which saw its sublimest and most complete and perfect manifestation and consummation in the Holy Prophet of Islam who was a descendant of Ishmael. The words, he was a Messenger and a Prophet, explain and remove a popular misconception. According to popular notion a J (Messenger) is one who brings a new Law and a new Book and a & (Prophet) is one who is commissioned by God only for the reformation of his people. He also receives Divine revelation but brings no Law or Book containing new commandments and ordinances. According to this popular notion every Jew (Messenger) is necessarily a (Prophet) but not every a Jews. The verse under comment, however, demolishes this wrong notion because if a (Messenger) is one who brings a new Book and a new Law and as such is necessarily a G (Prophet), then the addition of the word to the word Jew in this and other The account of Abraham followed by that of Moses-Isaac and Jacob having been mentioned only casually and by the way in v. 50 above. In Moses, God's covenant with Abraham about the progeny of Isaac, found its fullest and completest manifestation. The visible mark of this divine covenant was the bestowal of Canaan on Abraham's progeny (Gen. 17:8) which took place in the verses is superfluous and time of Moses' Successor. The redundant. In fact, every is a Israelite Prophets who came after and every a J. These two words Moses were only Reformer-Prophets represent two aspects of the same 1971