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19:57

وَرَفَعۡنَٰهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا

WarafaAAnahu makanan AAaliyyan

And We raised him to a high station.

Word by word
  1. وَرَفَعۡنَٰهُAnd We raised him
  2. مَكَانًا(to) a position
  3. عَلِيًّاhigh
Maryam · 19:57Makkah

Allah raised Idris to a high station.

Raised up because of who he was

His rise
truthfulon earth
raised to
a high placefourth heaven, or Paradise
Who lifts a person
status from peopletitles, followers
status from Allahthe highest rank

The Prophet ﷺ passed by Idris in the fourth heaven on the night of the Isra. Mujahid said the high station is the fourth heaven; Al-Hasan said it means Paradise. Either way, it is Allah who raised him.

The promotion went to someone louder. Your quiet honesty never trends. Allah raises people for reasons the world does not measure.

If people do not lift me up, I will never rise.

Allah raises the truthful, whether or not people notice.

Try this

Do your work honestly today and leave the recognition to Allah.

Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (shared passage from 19:56)

And mention in the Book, Idris. Verily, he was a man of truth, (and) a Prophet (56)And We raised him to a high station (57)

Mentioning Idris

Allah complimented Idris for being a truthful Prophet and He mentioned that he raised him to a high station. It has previously been mentioned that in the Sahih it is recorded that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by Idris on the night of the Isra (Night Journey) and he (Idris) was in the fourth heaven. Sufyan reported from Mansur that Mujahid said,

وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا

(And We raised him to a high station.) "This means the fourth heaven." Al-Hasan and others said concerning Allah's statement,

وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا

(And We raised him to a high station.) "This means Paradise."