I have called my people by night and by day...
I have called my people by night and by day, [71:5] فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَائِي إِلَّا فِرَارًا {6} But my invitation has only made them flee farther away from me [71:6] وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوا أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًا {7} And every time I called them for You to Forgive (their sins) for them, they made their fingers to be in their ears, and they covered themselves with their clothes, and persisted in arrogance, and exaggerated in their arrogance [71:7] ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا {8} Then I called to them aloud [71:8] ثُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْلَنْتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا {9} Then I announced to them, and was secretive to them in private [71:9] فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا {10} So I said: ‘Seek Forgiveness of your Lord, He would always be Forgiving [71:10] يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًا {11} He (Allah -azwj ) will send from sky in abundance (like) pouring (rain) [71:11] وَيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْهَارًا {12} And Assist you with wealth and sons, and Make gardens for you, and Make rivers for you [71:12] فِي كِتَابِ كَمَالِ الدِّينِ وَ تَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ حَدِيثٌ طَوِيلٌ وَ فِيهِ يَقُولُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: كَانَ بَيْنَ آدَمَ وَ نُوحٍ عَشَرَةُ آبَاءٍ كُلُّهُمْ أَنْبِيَاءُ، وَ يَقُولُ فِيهِ أَيْضاً وَ إِنَّ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ بُعِثُوا خَاصَّةً وَ عَامَّةً، فَأَمَّا نُوحٌ فَإِنَّهُ أُرْسِلَ إِلَى مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِنُبُوَّةٍ عَامَّةٍ وَ رِسَالَةٍ عَامَّةٍ In the book Kamal Al Deen Wa Tamam Al Ni’ma, by his chain up to Muhammad Bin Al Fazl, from Abu Hamza Al Sumaly, ‘From Abu Ja’far -asws , there is a lengthy Hadeeth, and in it he -asws is saying: ‘There was between Adam -as and Nuh -as , ten fathers -as , all of them -as being Prophets -as ’, and he -asws is saying in it as well: ‘And the Prophets -as were Sent specially and generally.
So, as for Nuh -as , he -as was Sent to the ones in the earth with general Prophet-hood and general Message’’.
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