[Q 599] Were Armiya & Shaya Prophets?

QUESTION:

Are Armiya & Shaya prophets?

ANSWER:

Yes! Hazrat Armiya and Hazrat Shaya عليهما السلام are counted among the sacred and pure group of the Prophets عليهم السلام.

Regarding Hazrat Armiya عليه السلام it is written in Tafsir Khazin that Allama Ali bin Muhammad Khazin رحمۃ اللہ تعالی علیہ states:

“كانت الرسل بعد موسى إلى زمن عيسى عليهم السلام متواترة يظهر بعضهم في أثر بعض، والشريعة واحدة: قيل إن الرسل بعد موسى يوشع بن نون وأشمويل وداود وسليمان وأرمياء وحزقيل وإلياس ويونس وزكريا ويحيى وغيرهم، وكانوا يحكمون بشريعة موسى إلى أن بعث الله تعالى عيسى عليه السلام فجاءهم بشريعة جديدة”

Meaning: After Hazrat Musa عليه السلام until the time of Hazrat Isa عليه السلام Messengers continued to come successively, some appearing after others and the Shari‘ah remained the same. It has been said that after Musa عليه السلام the following were Messengers: Yusha bin Nun, Ashmwel, Dawud, Sulaiman, Armiya, Hizqil, Ilyas, Yunus, Zakariya, and Yahya عليهم الصلاة والسلام and others. These Anbiya عليهم السلام used to judge according to the Shari‘ah of Hazrat Sayyiduna Musa عليه السلام until Allah Ta‘ala sent Hazrat Sayyiduna Isa عليه السلام who came with a new Shari‘ah.

(Tafsir al-Khazin, Volume 1, Page 59)

Regarding Hazrat Shaya عليه السلام it is mentioned in the well-known book on the lives of the Anbiya عليهم السلام titled Seerat-al-Anbiya:

“His blessed name is Shaya bin Amsiya. He عليه السلام was sent as a Prophet before Hazrat Zakariya and Hazrat Yahya عليهما السلام.”

(Seerat-al-Anbiya, Page 794, Maktabat al-Madinah, Karachi)

Answered by: Hafiz Jahanzaib (Ask Mufti Scholar)
Translated Answer
Date: 13th March 2026.