DAY 410: Anbiya 83-93

• DAY 410: Anbiya 83-93

   And ˹remember˺ when Job cried out to his Lord, “I have been touched with adversity, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.” So We answered his prayer and removed his adversity, and gave him back his family, twice as many, as a mercy from Us and a lesson for the ˹devoted˺ worshippers. And ˹remember˺ Ishmael, Enoch, and Ⱬul-Kifl. They were all steadfast. We admitted them into Our mercy, for they were truly of the righteous. And ˹remember˺ when the Man of the Whale stormed off ˹from his city˺ in a rage, thinking We would not restrain him. Then in the ˹veils of˺ darkness he cried out, “There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except You. Glory be to You! I have certainly done wrong.” So We answered his prayer and rescued him from anguish. And so do We save the ˹true˺ believers. And ˹remember˺ when Zachariah cried out to his Lord, “My Lord! Do not leave me childless, though You are the Best of Successors.” So We answered his prayer, granted him John, and made his wife fertile. Indeed, they used to race in doing good, and call upon Us with hope and fear, totally humbling themselves before Us. And ˹remember˺ the one who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her through Our angel, ˹Gabriel,˺ making her and her son a sign for all peoples. ˹O prophets!˺ Indeed, this religion of yours is ˹only˺ one, and I am your Lord, so worship Me ˹alone˺. Yet the people have divided it into sects. But to Us they will all return.
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  This section focuses on three major prophets—Job (Ayyub), Ishmael, Idris, and Dhul-Kifl, and then Zachariah (Zakariyya)—highlighting their extraordinary patience, devotion, and the power of sincere supplication. It concludes by reminding humanity of the essential unity of all believers.
  After mentioning Moses, Aaron, Abraham, Lot, Isaac, Jacob, Noah, and David and Solomon in earlier passages, the surah now turns to another set of exemplary figures. The common thread here is how God responds to His servants in times of distress and how He rewards their sincere devotion. The passage ends with a powerful reminder about the unity of the global community of believers.
  Their patience and righteousness earned them the ultimate reward: they were admitted into Allah's mercy (rahmatina). This verse reinforces the idea that divine mercy is not arbitrary; it is attained through patient perseverance in faith and righteous action.
  After mentioning all these diverse prophets—from Moses to Abraham, from Job to Jesus—Allah declares their essential unity: "Indeed this, your religion, is one religion." Despite different times, places, and laws, the core message of every single prophet was identical: submission to the One True God. The word Islam literally means "submission." Therefore, all prophets were, in essence, "Muslims" (those who submit). The command follows: "and I am your Lord, so worship Me."
  This verse laments what humanity did with this unified message. Instead of adhering to the one religion of submission, people "divided their affair among them into sects." They created divisions, arguing over doctrines, elevating some prophets above others, and inventing new beliefs. The verse ends with a powerful warning and a promise: "all to Us will return."
  
  From Job's patience to Zachariah's hopeful prayer to Mary's miraculous sign, all prophets exemplify that sincere devotion leads to divine mercy—yet humanity divided this one religion into sects, and to God they will all return.
  
  
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