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Request: Sura 37 Aya 123 to 130

[Pooya/Ali Commentary 37:123]

Prophet Ilyas is mentioned in I Kings 17 and 2 Kings 1 and 2 as Elijah. According to it he lived in the reign of Ahab (896-874 B.C.) and Ahaziah (874-872 B.C.), kings of the northern kingdom of Israil or Samaria. After Musa, the people began to worship Baal, the sun-god worshipped in Syria. Ilyas denounced all sins of Ahab and Ahaziah and warned people to stop the worship of Baal and believe in the true religion of Musa.

Aqa Mahdi Puya says:

"We perpetuated" has been mentioned in verse 108 after the mention of Ibrahim and Ismail who have been described as shi-ahs of Nuh in verse 83, and then in verse 119 it is again mentioned for Musa and Harun, and finally in verse 129 after the mention of Ilyas. According to ziyarat waritha the Ahl ul Bayt of the Holy Prophet represent all the earlier prophets as stated in the above noted verses that Allah perpetuated their glory and praise in generations to come in later times.

As mentioned in history Ilyas or Ilyah or Elijah was taken up in a whirlwind to heaven when the people planned to kill him. He is still alive; and is represented by Ali ibn abi Talib.

In connection with the verses praising the Ahl ul Bayt, Ibn Hajar has written verse 130 as the third verse in the eleventh chapter of his book Sawa-iq al Muhriqah and has stated therein on the authority of Ibn Abbas that "ali yasin" (or il yasin) means ali Muhammad. He writes that Kalbi also holds the same view. Fakhr al Din al Razi writes that the Ahl ul Bayt are at par with the Holy Prophet in five things:

(i) In salutation, for Allah said: "Peace be to you, O prophet." and He also said: "Peace be to the ali yasin."

(ii) In invoking the blessings of Allah during prayers, after each tashhahud.

(iii) In their purity, for Allah revealed the verses of purification (Ahzab: 33) for the Ahl ul Bayt.

(iv) In the sadqah (alms) being forbidden for them.

(v) In love, for Allah said: "Say: I ask you no recompense except that you love my kindred." (Shura: 23)

[Pooya/Ali Commentary 37:124] (see commentary for verse 123)
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 37:125] (see commentary for verse 123)
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 37:126] (see commentary for verse 123)
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 37:127] (see commentary for verse 123)
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 37:128] (see commentary for verse 123)
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 37:129] (see commentary for verse 123)
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 37:130] (see commentary for verse 123)