With regard to this...

With regard to this, Allah, the Exalted, says: • “Then We made heirs to the Book those whom We have chosen from Our servants.” [^18] • “Certainly We gave Musa the guidance and We made the Children of Israel heirs to the Book.” [^19] • “And those who are watchful of their prayers (salat).

It is they who will be the inheritors.” [^20] • “As for those who hold fast to the Book and maintain the prayer, indeed We do not waste the reward of those who bring about reform.” [^21] It is based on this relationship that the descendant takes monotheism and its values from the ansector, so that he in turn could pass on these values to the generations to come. 4. To strengthen the sense of being related to this family.

Prophet Ibrahim (‘a) has been considered by Allah, the Exalted, as the leader of this family, the father of all monotheists ( muwahhidin ), as he (‘a) has considered them to be his offspring. This clear and explicit affiliation to this family connects different generations of this family to one another with the strongest of bonds and relations. Allah, the Exalted, says: “He has chosen you and has not placed before you any obstacle (haraj) in the religion, the faith of your father, Ibrahim.

He named you ‘muslims’ before, and in this, so that the apostle may be a witness to you, and that you may be witnesses to mankind.” [^22] 5. The command of Allah to the generations of this family to follow in the footsteps of the prophets, the messengers, the righteous ( salihin ) and the truthful ( siddiqin ) amongst the members of this family, in the past and present.

Allah, the Exalted says: • “In the Apostle of Allah there is certainly a good exemplar for you.” [^23] • “There is certainly a good exemplar for you in Ibrahim and those who were with him.” [^24] • “There is certainly a good exemplar for you in them –for those who look forward to Allah and the Last Day.” [^25] After the Qur’an mentions a number of the apostles of Allah and His righteous friends, it orders mankind to follow them, take guidance from them, and glean something from their light.

He, the Exalted, says: “This was Our argument that We gave to Ibrahim against his people. We raise in rank whomever We wish. Indeed your Lord is All-wise, All-knowing. And We gave him Ishaq and Ya’qub and guided each of them. And Nuh We had guided before, and from his offspring, Dawud and Sulaiman, Ayyub, Yusuf and Harun. Thus do We reward the virtuous.