وَيَوۡمَ
نَبۡعَثُ
فِي
كُلِّ
أُمَّةٖ
شَهِيدًا
عَلَيۡهِم
مِّنۡ
أَنفُسِهِمۡۖ
وَجِئۡنَا
بِكَ
شَهِيدًا
عَلَىٰ
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِۚ
وَنَزَّلۡنَا
عَلَيۡكَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
تِبۡيَٰنٗا
لِّكُلِّ
شَيۡءٖ
وَهُدٗى
وَرَحۡمَةٗ
وَبُشۡرَىٰ
لِلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ
٨٩
And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect among every nation a witness over them from themselves [i.e., their prophet]. And We will bring you, [O Muḥammad], as a witness over these [i.e., your nation]. And We have sent down to you the Book as clarification for all things and as guidance and mercy and good tidings for the Muslims.1
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Every Prophet will bear Witness against his Nation on the Day of Resurrection
Allah addressed His servant and Messenger Muhammad ﷺ, saying:
وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْهِمْ مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ شَهِيدًا عَلَى هَـؤُلآءِ
(And on the Day when We resurrect a witness from
…Every Prophet will bear Witness against his Nation on the Day of Resurrection
Allah addressed His servant and Messenger Muhammad ﷺ, saying:
وَيَوْمَ نَب
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