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== Representatives of the Prophet Moses (a) == | == Representatives of the Prophet Moses (a) == | ||
The word "nuqaba" is the plural form of the word "naqib" meaning "knowledgeable and aware of secrets". But, "guardianship and trust-keeping" too can be found in the meaning of naqib. In verse twelve of the Qur'an 5, it is mentioned that God chose twelve leaders among Banu Israel. According to exegetes, nuqaba were from the twelve Asbat (tribes) of Banu Israel, from each of which one representative was chosen. | The word "nuqaba" is the plural form of the word "naqib"<ref>Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, ''al-Mufradāt fī gharīb al-Qurʾān'', under the word "Naqib".</ref> meaning "knowledgeable<ref>Khalīl b. Aḥmad, ''Kitāb al-ʿayn'', vol. 2, p. 121; Ṣāḥib, ''al-Muḥīṭ fī al-lugha'', vol. 2, p. 22.</ref> and aware of secrets".<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 4, p. 308.</ref> But, "guardianship<ref>Ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī, ''Tafsīr gharīb al-Qurʾān'', vol. 8, p. 124; Abū ʿUbayda, ''Majāz al-Qurʾān'', vol. 1, p. 156; Thaʿlabī, ''al-Kashf wa l-bayān'', vol. 4, p. 36.</ref> and trust-keeping"<ref>Abū ʿUbayda, ''Majāz al-Qurʾān'', vol. 1, p. 156; Ṭabarī, ''Jāmiʾ al-bayān fi tafsīr al-Qurʾān'', vol. 6, p. 95; Ṭabarānī, ''Tafsīr al-kabīr'', vol. 2, p. 369; Ibn Hāʾim, ''al-Tibyān'', p. 148.</ref> too can be found in the meaning of naqib. In verse twelve of the Qur'an 5, it is mentioned that God chose twelve leaders among Banu Israel. According to exegetes, nuqaba were from the twelve Asbat (tribes) of Banu Israel,<ref>Ibn Hammūsh, ''al-Hidāya ila bulūgh al-nihāya'', vol. 3, p. 1639; Maybudī, ''Kashf al-asrār'', vol. 3, p. 57.</ref> from each of which one representative was chosen.<ref>Thaʿlabī, ''al-Kashf wa l-bayān'', vol. 2, p. 362; Suyūṭī, ''al-Durr al-manthūr'', vol. 2, p. 267.</ref> | ||
Leaders of Banu Israel were messengers of Prophet Moses (a) among their own tribes. According to some hadiths, they were chosen by the Prophet Moses (a) following the order of God. | Leaders of Banu Israel were messengers of Prophet Moses (a) among their own tribes.<ref>Dīnawarī, ''al-Wāḍiḥ'', vol. 1, p. 190.</ref> According to some hadiths, they were chosen by the Prophet Moses (a) following the order of God.<ref>Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 3, p. 265.</ref> | ||
== Positions == | == Positions == | ||