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Chapter 8 - Our Master ldris (Enoch) |
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Chapter 8 Our Master ldris (Enoch) Idris (may peace be upon him) is one of the honored messengers whom Allah mentioned in the Qur'an. Alla h mentioned Prophet ldris in Surat Maryam, A yahs 56-57. Allah, the Exalted, said: وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ إِدْرِيسَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ صِدِّيقًا نَّبِيًّا وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا This Ayah mentions that Idris was a trustworthy prophet and had a very high status. It is obligatory to believe in Idr is. This means that it is an obligation to believe that he was a prophet and a messenger of Allah. Idr is was the son of Yarid, who was the son of Mahla'il. His lineage goes back to Shith, the son of Adam. Idris is among the forefathers of Prophet Nuh, may peace be upon him.
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