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سُورَةُ مَرۡيَمَ · 19:53
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وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ مِن رَّحْمَتِنَآ أَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ نَبِيًّۭا

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And We gave him out of Our mercy his brother Aaron as a prophet.

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Introduction

This is āyah 53 of Sūrat Maryam (Mary), the 44th sūrah in the traditional order of revelation. It was revealed in the Meccan period and sits within Juzʾ 16. Meccan verses tend to address faith, the oneness of God, and the hereafter.

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Revelation & occasion

Asbāb al-Nuzūl
Period
Meccan
Order revealed
44 of 114
Surah
Maryam (19)

No specific occasion of revelation (Asbāb al-Nuzūl) is recorded for this āyah in al-Wāḥidī's collection. Many verses were revealed without a single triggering event.

Commentary

Tafsir

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Hafiz Ibn Kathir

And mention in the Book, Musa. Verily, he was Mukhlasan and he was a Messenger, (and) a Prophet (51)And We called him from the right side of the Mount (Tur), and made him draw near to Us for a talk with him (52)And We granted him his brother Harun, (also) a Prophet, out of Our mercy (53) Mentioning Musa and Harun After Allah had mentioned Ibrahim, the Friend of Allah, and commended him, he next mentioned Al-Kalim (the one spoken to by Allah directly). Allah said, وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ مُوسَىٰ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مُخْلَصًا (And mention in the Book, Musa. Verily, he was Mukhlasan) Ath-Thawri reported from 'Abdul-Aziz bin Rafi', from Abu Lubabah that he said, "The Disciples (of 'Isa) said, 'O Spirit of Allah, inform us about the one who is Mukhlis (purely devoted) to Allah.' He said, 'That is one who does a deed solely for Allah and he does not like for the people to praise him.'" Other…
Provenance

Chains of transmission

Oral — isnād

  1. ~610–632 CERevelation & memorisation

    Received by the Prophet ﷺ and preserved by the ḥuffāẓ (memorisers) among the Companions.

  2. 1st century AHMutawātir transmissionawaiting curation

    Carried by mass-transmission through the generations of qurrāʾ.

  3. TodayLiving chainsawaiting curation

    Continuous ijāzah chains link reciters today back to the Prophet ﷺ.

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Written — the manuscript record

  1. ~650 CEʿUthmānic codicesawaiting curation

    The standardised muṣḥaf sent to the great cities (e.g. the Topkapı and Samarqand codices).

  2. 8th–10th c.Early Ḥijāzī & Kūfic foliosawaiting curation

    Surviving leaves in Birmingham, Sanaa, Paris (BnF) and beyond.

  3. Modern printModern printawaiting curation

    The 1924 Cairo edition → today: the standard printed muṣḥaf used worldwide.

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