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In addition, if you dispute concerning anything refer it to Allah and the Apostle, if you have faith in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and more favorable in outcome . ﴿ (Q: 4/59). So, let us consider what God and his Apostle say about the past prophets' successors in general and about Muhammad's successor in particular.[^8] The Holy Qur'an places great emphasis on the duty of all Muslims to maintain the bonds of blood relationship.

﴾Indeed Allah enjoins justice and kindness, and generosity towards relatives, and He forbids indecency, wrong and aggression. He advises you, so that you may take admonition . ﴿ (Q: 16/90).

It contains specific instructions about the maintenance of kinship ties and inheritance as well as stories and statements about the succession of the past prophets and their families, matters, which cannot be relevant to the succession to the Messenger of God (S.A.W.A.) In the story of the past prophets, as it is related in the Holy Qur'an, their families play a prominent role. The families provide vital assistance to the prophets against the adversaries among their people.

After the death of the prophets, their descendants became their spiritual and material heirs. The prophets ask God to grant them the help of members of their family and they pray divine favor for their kin and their offspring. The prophets of Banu Isra'il were in fact all descendents of a single family from Adam and Noah down to Jesus.

﴾Indeed Allah chose Adam and Noah, and the progeny of Abraham and the progeny of 'Imran above all the nations; some of them are the descendents of the others, and Allah is All-hearing, All-knowing . ﴿ ( Q: 3/33-4 ). After narrating the story of Moses, Isma'il and Idris, the Holy Qur'an adds**,** ﴾They are the ones whom Allah has blessed.

From among the prophets of Adam's progeny, and from [the progeny of] those We carried with Noah, And from among the progeny of Abraham and Israel, and from among those We guided and chose . ﴿ ( Q: 19/58) . The chain of the prophets and their families is described with more detail in the following verses. ﴾And We gave him Isaac and Jacob and guided each of them.

And Noah We had guided before, and from his offspring, David and Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses and Aaron -thus do We reward the virtuous- and Zechariah, John, Jesus, and Ilyas, -each of them among the righteous- and Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot -each We graced over all the nations- and from among their fathers, their descendants and brethren.