Was Noah the first of the prophets and messengers, and how is this reconciled with the prophethood of Adam?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He,[An-Nisa 4:163], is it understood from this that Noah was the first of the prophets? And how is this reconciled with the prophethood of Adam (peace be upon him)?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. Noah is the first of the messengers, but as for the prophets, there were prophets before him, such as Shith and, as you mentioned, Adam. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He,
Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him.
إِنَّا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ كَمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ نُوحٍ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ مِن بَعْدِهِAnswer:
Yes, indeed. Noah is the first of the messengers, but as for the prophets, there were prophets before him, such as Shith and, as you mentioned, Adam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 627- هل نوح أول الأنبياء والرسل، وكيف يُجمع بين ذلك ونبوة آدم؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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