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Verses from Surah Maryam (1-11)

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8. That is, Mujahid, Hasan, Abu Saleh and others explain, he may inherit Messengership from me and knowledge (of the past revelations) from the House of Ya`qub. Our Prophet (saws) said while passing over this verse, “May Allah show mercy to Zakariyyah, he possessed no wealth for anyone to inherit” (Ibn Jarir). Ibn Kathir adds: Although the above is a truncated report (mursal), it does not contradict any trustworthy tradition in meaning.

Qurtubi and Ibn Kathir also wrote: It could not have been wealth which Zakariyyah wanted his progeny to inherit because, firstly he was a mere carpenter, secondly, Prophets are other-worldly, and thirdly, our own Prophet has said,

إِنَّا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ لَا نُورَثُ

“We the brotherhood of Prophets are not inherited.” Fourthly, Thanwi and Shafi` add, the House of Ya`qub did not leave, and could not have left, any wealth for Yahya (asws) to inherit several generations down the line. In fact, Thanwi argues, Zakariyyah did not need a son to inherit his wealth, if there was any. The whole extended family was already there to inherit it.

On the subject of inheritance, Alusi deals with the important question over which the Shi`ah split from the Sunnis. He writes: This hadith quoted above is also found in the most important of Shi`ah works, “Al-Kafiyy” of Kilayni. Their scholars accept it as trustworthy, and, therefore, they have no basis for their claim that the first caliph denied Fatimah her share in the Prophet’s inheritance. Kilayni has another report which says, “Sulayman inherited Da’ud and our Prophet inherited Sulayman,” which makes it obvious that the allusion is not to wealth (Alusi). But perhaps their scholars do not mention the hadith before their laity in Muharram when they shed lakes of tears over this and other such fabricated political issues (Au.).

Zamakhshari wrote: Allah (swt) said, “Inherit me, and inherit from the House of Ya`qub”, that is, He added “from the House ..” That is because, not everyone in the House of Ya`qub was a Prophet from whom (knowledge) could be inherited.

Alusi also adds: Some reports say that Zakariyyah (asws) died before Yahya (asws) grew up. That does not in any way affect Yahya inheriting the knowledge, or good qualities of his father. Further (although the Qur’an did not state specifically whether Zakariyyah belonged to the House of Ya`qub by blood: Au.), there are differences in opinion over his exact lineage. Some say he was a son of Maathaan, and `Imran – Maryam’s father – was his brother.

9. That is someone pleasant and acceptable to all: his Lord, as well His creations (Ibn Jarir).

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