A038
Surah: 013 - Ayah: 038
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13:38
In verse (13:38) there is a wisdom-filled farman of God that explains this Divine sunnat: "And indeed We sent Messengers before you, and We gave them wives and offspring (dhurriyyat)." The word dhurriyyat means offspring or children both son or daughter, for in the Wise Qur’an it is used for both son or daughter. As the Qur’an says: "When your Lord brought forth from the children of Adam, from their loins, their offspring (dhurriyyat) and made them bear witness over themselves (saying): Am I not your Lord? Indeed, they said: Yes, we bear witness." (7:172). You can see here that the word dhurriyyat is used for both men and for women. Thus the saying of God to the Holy Prophet that "We gave wives and dhurriyyat to the Messengers before you" means that the Prophet too has a family and dhurriyyat and that dhurriyyat is Hazrat Fatimatu’z-Zahra salawatu’llahi alayha. It is in view of this magnificent concept that the word dhurriyyat is used in an extremely wisdom-filled way in the Holy Qur’an "one from another" (3:34) to mention the Perfect Men and the pure women and their children. For it is the case that when the origin and nobility of someone is praised, in reality it is because of their parentage.
Q440 Please explain the wisdom of verse (13:38): “And indeed We sent Messengers before you, and We gave them wives and offspring.”
A440
- The special relationship of this blessed verse is to the spiritual and intellectual levels of the Prophets, where they have wives and offspring as well, otherwise physically Hazrat John(c) [the Baptist] and Hazrat Jesus(c) did not get married [let alone have children].
- This shows that the offspring of the Prophets and Imams are both at the level of soul as well as at the rank of intellect.
This verse has been referred 2 times.