Explanation of the author's statement, "And His messengers"
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The Shaykh :"And His messengers" are those to whom Allah revealed the laws and commanded them to convey them. The first of them was Noah, and the last was Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
What is the evidence, O Muhammad, from the Qur'an and the Sunnah that the first of them was Noah? 'Abd al-Rahman?
The student:[Ash-Shuraa 42:13].
The Shaykh : What is the aspect of indication from the verse?
The student: He began with "He prescribed for you of the religion what He enjoined upon Noah," the first one.
The Shaykh : It is not apparent.
The student: His saying, the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:163] .
The Shaykh : Yes,[An-Nisa 4:163] meaning: a revelation like Our revelation to Noah and the prophets after him, and it is the revelation of the message. Is there a second verse in it?
The student: The stories of the prophets.
What is the evidence, O Muhammad, from the Qur'an and the Sunnah that the first of them was Noah? 'Abd al-Rahman?
The student:
He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus - to establish the religion and not be divided therein
شَرَعَ لَكُم مِّنَ الدِّينِ مَا وَصَّى بِهِ نُوحًا وَالَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ وَمَا وَصَّيْنَا بِهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَى وَعِيسَى أَنْ أَقِيمُوا الدِّينَ وَلَا تَتَفَرَّقُوا فِيهِThe Shaykh : What is the aspect of indication from the verse?
The student: He began with "He prescribed for you of the religion what He enjoined upon Noah," the first one.
The Shaykh : It is not apparent.
The student: His saying, the Exalted:
Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him
إِنَّا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ كَمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى نُوحٍ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِThe Shaykh : Yes,
Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him
إِنَّا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ كَمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى نُوحٍ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِThe student: The stories of the prophets.