And [mention] Ishmael and Idris and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient. And We admitted them into Our mercy. Indeed, they were of the righteous. (Qur’an 31:85-86)

Assalamu alaikum, fellow Muslims and non-Muslims. 

We may all know the importance of the Qur’an, the Holy Book written by Allah (swt). However, we may not necessarily follow the teachings of the Qur’an and follow the role models that were sent to the Earth to spread the word of Islam. In order to remind you of the important lessons taught by each of the significant prophets mentioned in the Qur’an, I will In Sha Allah, be starting a prophets series. This will contain lessons I learnt from each of the prophets. 

This Ramadan, we will talk about our third prophet, who made writing. He is Idris (pbuh). If you would like to know the story, sources are available below. If I also make any mistakes, I apologise and Allah (swt) knows the best. 

Idol worshipping is one of the biggest sins.

Associating partners with Allah or worshipping anyone else except Allah is Shirk.

Idris (pbuh) created handwriting.

We now write every day.

Idris (pbuh) initiated Zakah which is giving charity to the poor. 

Charity is now one of the five pillars of Islam.

He encouraged Muslims to pray to Allah.

Salah (praying) is also one of the five pillars of Islam.

Knowledge is important in Islam as Idris (pbuh) studied a lot of what the previous prophets had given.

Islam encourages to learn good knowledge and teach others.

These were some of the lessons that I captured from Idris (pbuh). The story of Idris (pbuh) is beautifully said in this Youtube video and book which I used to create this article:

Please share this article with your family and friends to get some rewards this Ramadan. In Sha Allah you will stay well.

Thank you for reading and have a lovely day!