Surah Maryam 19:58

These Prophets are the Chosen Ones

Allah, the Exalted, says that these Prophets (were favored), but this does not mean only these Prophets who were mentioned in this Surah. Rather, it is referring to all of those who were Prophets. Allah merely changes the implication of the discussion from specific individuals to the entire group of Prophets.

(they unto whom Allah bestowed His grace from among the Prophets, of the offspring of Adam.) As-Suddi and Ibn Jarir both said, "That which is meant by the offspring of Adam is Idris, and what is meant by the offspring of those `whom We carried with Nuh' is Ibrahim, and what is meant by the offspring of Ibrahim is Ishaq, Ya`qub and Isma`il, and what is meant by the offspring of Isra`il is Musa, Harun, Zakariyya, Yayha and `Isa bin Maryam." Ibn Jarir said, "And that is the distinction of their genealogies, even though Adam gathers all of them (as their original father). This is because among them is he who was not a descendant of those who were on the ship with Nuh, and he that is Idris. For verily, he was the grandfather of Nuh." I say that this is the most apparent meaning, which concludes that Idris is amongst the pillars of Nuh's ancestral lineage. The view that this Ayah refers to the ancestral lineage of the Prophets, is the fact that it is similar to Allah's statement in Surah Al-An`am,

(And that was our proof which We gave Ibrahim against his people. We raise whom We will in degrees. Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing. And We bestowed upon him Ishaq and Ya`qub, each of them We guided; and before him We guided Nuh, and among his progeny Dawud, Sulayman, Ayyub, Yusuf, Musa and Harun. Thus do We reward the doers of good. And Zakariyya, and Yahya, and `Isa and Ilyas, each one of them was of the righteous. And Isma`il and Al-Yasa` and Yunus and Lut and each one of them We preferred above the `Alamin. And also some of their fathers and their progeny and their brethern, We chose them, and We guided them to the straight path.)6:83-87 Until Allah's statement,

(They are those whom Allah had guided. So follow their guidance.) 6: 90 Allah, the Exalted, says,

(Of some of them We have related to you their story. And of some We have not related to you their story.) 40:78 In Sahih Al-Bukhari it is reported from Mujahid that he asked Ibn `Abbas, "Is there a prostration in Surah Sad" Ibn `Abbas replied, "Yes." Then he recited,

(They are those whom Allah had guided. So follow their guidance.) 6:90 Ibn `Abbas then said, "So your Prophet is one of those who have been commanded to follow them. And he is of those who should be followed." -- referring to Dawud. Allah, the Exalted, said in this noble Ayah,

(When the Ayah of the Most Gracious were recited unto them, they fell down prostrate and weeping.) This means that when they heard the Words of Allah, mentioning His proofs and evidences, they prostrated to their Lord in humility, humbleness, praise and thanks for the great favors they were blessed with. The word Bukiyan at the end of the Ayah means those who are crying, and it is the plural of Baki. Due to this the scholars agree that it is legislated to prostrate upon reading this Ayah, in following them and adhering to their manner of worship.

Pada ayat ini Allah menerangkan bahwa para nabi dan rasul yang telah disebutkan namanya pada ayat-ayat yang lalu mereka itulah orang-orang yang telah diberi karunia dan nikmat oleh Allah dengan meninggikan derajat mereka dan mengharumkan nama mereka di kalangan umat manusia. Pada umumnya semua nabi dan rasul mendapat karunia seperti itu semenjak dari Nabi Adam bapak pertama sampai kepada Nabi Nuh bapak kedua, sampai kepada Nabi Ibrahim dan anak cucunya termasuk Ishak, Yakub, Ismail, Musa, Harun, Zakaria, Isa dan semua orang pilihan-Nya, semuanya mempunyai sifat yang jarang dimiliki oleh orang lain yaitu apabila dibacakan kepadanya ayat-ayat Allah mereka segera menjatuhkan diri (tersungkur) untuk sujud dan menangis serta merendahkan diri karena mengingat kebesaran Allah. Mereka adalah manusia yang penuh takwa, sangat tajam pendengaran dan perasaan mereka bila mendengar nama Allah dan bergetar hati mereka bila dibacakan ayat-ayat-Nya tidak memiliki kata-kata yang akan mereka ucapkan untuk melukiskan apa yang terasa dalam hati sehingga meneteskan air mata di pipi mereka dan tersungkur bersujud kehadirat Allah Yang Mahabesar, Mahakuasa, Maha Pengasih dan Maha Penyayang. Demikianlah sifat yang dimiliki oleh para nabi dan rasul itu dan wajarlah bila Allah memberikan kepada mereka karunia dan nikmat yang besar. Hal ini disebutkan pula dalam firman Allah:

Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang beriman adalah mereka yang apabila disebut nama Allah gemetar hatinya, dan apabila dibacakan ayat-ayat-Nya kepada mereka, bertambah (kuat) imannya dan hanya kepada Tuhan mereka bertawakal. (an-Anfal/8: 2)

Rasulullah saw, bersabda:

Bacalah Al-Qur'an dan menangislah, jika kamu tidak bisa menangis, berusahalah menangis. (Riwayat Ibnu Majah)