The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 60
CH. 19 MARYAM PT. 16 وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُ بِالصَّلوةِ وَالزَّكوة He used to enjoin Prayer. 56 وَكَانَ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ مَرْضِيَّان and alms-giving on his people, and was well pleasing to his Lord. 2198 وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَبِ إِدْرِيسَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ And relate the story of Idris. 57 صِدِّيقًا نَّبِيَّان and a as mentioned in the Book. He was a truthful man, Prophet. 2199 "20:133; 33:34. The covenant found its highest fulfilment in Moses. When, however, the long line of Prophets who came after Moses as his successors terminated with Jesus, the second part of the covenant which was to be fulfilled through Ishmael came into operation and prophethood passed from the House of Israel to that of Ishmael and this was quite in harmony with the covenant which God had established with Abraham regarding the conferring of His favour upon him and his progeny. This is why after Moses' mention has been made of Ishmael. The account of Ishmael is introduced with the very great stress has been laid on the observance of the five daily Prayers and on alms-giving. 2199. Important Words: أدرس Idris is derived from) إدريس. درس which is the transitive form of They say i. e. he read the book or he read it repeatedly so as to remember it; or he made it easy to remember by much reading; or he learned or الكتاب. studied it درسه (darrasahul-kitab) or a means, he taught him the book (Lane). which means, one who reads much or teaches much is derived from is from and is from as اسماعيل and as ساع is from يسوع and ضحك | and relate) which shows) واذكر words ایل and سمع is the combination of that one chapter of religious history- that of the House of Israel, is closed one has begun. The Christians have been further told in and a new this verse that the divine covenant has not terminated with Jesus but in keeping with the promise of God with Abraham has only been transferred to the progeny of Ishmael. 2198. Commentary: (meaning God heard) and combination of and the warrior of God). is the, (meaning Much difference of opinion exists among lexicologists about the origin of the word. According to Lisān it is a non-Arabic proper noun. According to Asma'i, Qurtubi and Ibn Hayyan, it is not Arabic. Ibn Sikkīt, however, is of the opinion that Ishmael was the progenitor of the (Idrīs) is an Arabic name. He Holy Prophet of Islam, and in Islam 1974 says that it is derived from as