Prophet Dhul-Kifl AS ki Kahani
Kya woh ek Nabi thay? Allah Ta'ala ne farmaya: "Yaad karo Ismail aur Idris aur Dhul-Kifl ko, yeh sab un logon mein se thay jo sabr karte thay. (Surah Al-Anbiya, 21:85-86)
Ayyub Job (AS) ki kahani ke baad, Allah Ta'ala ne farmaya: "Yaad karo Hamare bandon, Ibrahim, Is'haq, aur Ya'qub (sab) jo quwat (ibadat meii) aur ilm meiii baray thay. Hum ne unhein apne chune hue aur behtareen logon mein se bana diya. Unhone logon ko akhirat ki yaad dilayi aur unhein Allah ki itaat aur acchay kaamon ka hukm diya. Aur yeh sab humare nazdeek behtareen aur chune hue thay! Yaad karo Ismail, Alyasa, aur Dhul-Kifl ko, yeh sab behtareen hain. (Surah Sad, 38:45-48)
Yeh wazeh hai ke Quran meii unka zikr aur unke saath dusre anbiya ka zikr yeh sabit karta hai ke Dhul-Kifl bhi ek Nabi thay.
Halaanke, kuch mufassir (Quran ke tafseer karne walay) yeh samajhte hain ke woh ek Nabi nahi thay, balkay ek daleel aur insaf ka malik insaan thay.
Dhul-Kifl ka ma'na Ibn Jarir ne riwayat ki ke woh Nabi nahi thay, balkay ek aacha insaan thay. Unhone apne logon ki madad ki aur unke behtareen haqooq ko adalati taur par poora kiya. Is liye unhein "Dhul-Kifl" kaha gaya. (Dhul-Kifl ka matlab hai "doula hasool karne wala" ya "doula hissa dene wala").