Geneology of Prophets
Mu' meneen Brothers
and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa
Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
Is there any firm
connectivity between different verses of Holy Quran that confirms the precise
genealogy of all prophets starting from Adam till the Last Prophet Muhammad
(s.a.w, peace be upon him)? If not which is the source that we should treat as
authentic in this regard?
I am curious to
know the answer and hope you can briefly but quickly answer this question.
Regards,
ASB
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Answer:
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none
can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.
We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant
and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah Subhanah indeed guides in
the Glorious Quran that every human being was created from the loins of the
first man, Prophet Adam (a.s.); thus
every human being, including every Prophet of Allah is from the descendants of
Prophet Adam (a.s.)
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale Imraan verses 33-34:
33 Allah did choose
Adam, and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of Imran, above all
people.
34 Offspring one of the
other; and Allah Heareth and Knoweth all
things.
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 19 Surah Maryam:Those were some of the Prophets
on whom Allah did bestow His Grace, of the posterity of Adam; and
of those whom We carried (in the Ark) with Noah; and of the posterity of
Abraham and Israel of those whom We guided and chose; whenever the Signs of (Allah) Most Gracious were rehearsed to
them, they would fall down in prostrate, adoration, and in tears.
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 4 Surah Nisaa verse 1:O mankind!
Reverence your Guardian-Lord Who created you from a single person; created of like nature his mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds)
countless men and women; reverence Allah through Whom ye demand your mutual
(rights), and (reverence) the wombs (that bore you): for Allah ever watches
over you.
Thus, it is not only that every
Prophet is a direct descendant of Prophet Adam (a.s.); every single human being is a direct
descendant of the first man on earth, Prophet Adam (a.s.).
But if one is searching for a
precise genealogy or ‘family tree’ from Prophet Adam (a.s.) to the Last
Messenger of Allah, Prophet Mohamed (saws); it would obviously be an exhaustive
task as countless generations would be involved between the first Prophet and
the Last Prophet (saws)! Some people
have indeed tried to formulate the genealogy or ‘family tree’ using various
sources from the Old and New Testaments;
but none of them can be guaranteed accurate.
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in
Islam,
Burhan
Wister