Nubuwwah
Definition
Nubuwwah — prophethood — is the divine selection of a human being to receive revelation and guide their people. Ibn Kathir emphasizes that prophethood is not an achievement earned through piety or scholarship but a gift given by divine election: 'Allah knows best where to place His message.' Idris is considered among the earliest recipients of this trust after Adam and his son Shith, establishing the unbroken chain of prophetic guidance that would continue for millennia until its completion with Muhammad ﷺ. The succession from Adam to Shith to Idris to the later prophets demonstrates that Allah never left humanity without a guide.
As understood in the classical tradition of Ibn Kathir and the scholars of his school.
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