Descendants of Prophets

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem before 

Al-An'am 6:84

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ‌وٓ إِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَۚ كُلًّا هَدَيْنَاۚ وَنُوحًا هَدَيْنَا مِن قَبْلُۖ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِۧ دَاوُ‌ودَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُوسُفَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ 

And We gave to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before; and among his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the doers of good.

_____from Tafsir ibn katheer_____

Allah states that after Ibrahim became old and he, and his wife, Sarah, lost hope of having children, He gave them Ishaq. The angels also gave them the good news that Ishaq will be a Prophet and that he will have offspring of his own.

Certainly, one becomes jubilant and joyous when he becomes a grandfather, because this means that his offspring will continue to exist.

It was also expected that if an elderly couple had children, due to the child's weakness, he would have no offspring. This is why Allah delivered the good news of Ishaq and of his son Yaqub, whose name literally means `multiplying and having offspring'.

This was a reward for Ibrahim who left his people and migrated from their land so that he could worship Allah alone. Allah compensated Ibrahim with better than his people and tribe when He gave him righteous children of his own, who would follow his religion, so that his eyes would be comforted by them.

Allah said;

 

وَنُوحًا هَدَيْنَا مِن قَبْلُ

and before him, We guided Nuh...,

meaning, We guided Nuh before and gave him righteous offspring, just as We guided Ibrahim and gave him righteous children.

Qualities of Nuh and Ibrahim 

Each of these two Prophets had special qualities. When Allah caused the people of the earth to drown, except those who believed in Nuh and accompanied him in the ark, Allah made the offspring of Nuh the dwellers of the earth thereafter. Ever since that occurred, the people of the earth were and still are the descendants of Nuh.

As for Ibrahim, Allah did not send a Prophet after him but from his descendants. Allah said in other Ayat,

وَجَعَلْنَا فِى ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا النُّبُوَّةَ وَالْكِتَـبَ

And We ordained among his (Ibrahim's) offspring Prophethood and the Book. (29:27)

______my reflections start here_____

Whenever I read this ayah, I am reminded that Ibrahim asa made this duaa

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous.

Surah As-Saaffaat - 37:100

And Subhan Allah, he was granted a righteous child in old age. Not only that he was given the good news of Ishaaq asa but he was granted the good news of grandson Yaqoob asa as well. Not only that but there were amazing prophets from his offspring including Dawood asa and Suleiman asa and Ayyub asa and Yusuf asa and Musa asa and Haroon asa. And the last part of the ayah says 

وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

_____duaas I made after reading this ayah_____

Prophet Ibrahim's (as) Duaas

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous.

Surah As-Saaffaat - 37:100

Surah Ash-Shu'araa - 26:83-89

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ

وَاجْعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ

وَاجْعَلْنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ النَّعِيمِ

وَاغْفِرْ لِأَبِي إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ

وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ

يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ

إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

My Lord! Bestow Hukman (religious knowledge, right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) on me, and join me with the righteous.

And grant me an honourable mention in later generations.

And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure.

And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray.

And disgrace me not on the Day when (all the creatures) will be resurrected.

The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children,

But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart.

Surah Ash-Shu'araa - 26:83-89

Oh Allah make me a Muhsin. Ameen