Question:
audhu bil-Lahi min ash-shaytan ar-rajeem
786-92
as-Salaamu ‘alaykum,
I recall hearing Mawlana say that each of the 12 tribes of Israel had their own specialty or maybe you could say secret? I don’t know the proper terminology in this case.
For instance, I think he said only one or maybe two of the tribes could have descendants that were Prophets. Even though the original 12 sons of Sayyidina Yaqoub (as) were anbiya, none of their descendants could also be anbiya except those of Nabi Yusuf (as) and/or Binyamin (I am presuming). If this is so, then what were the specialties of the other tribes? Can any more be said ? Can you list the names of the 12 Tribes?
Thank you all the work the team is doing. This site is very beneficial for me and my family in so many ways. We love you Mawlana! Please forgive us.
Answer:
Alaykum Salam,
The twelve tribes as named in Abu Hayyan’s al-bahr al-Madid under verse
2:136 are:
روبيل وشمعون ولاوى ويهوذا وربالون ويشحُرْ، ودنية بنته، وأمهم لَيَا، ثم خلف على أختها راحيل، فولدت له يوسف وبنيامين، لوَوُد له من سرِّيَّتينِ: دان ونفتالى وجاد وآشر
Hajj Gibril Haddad
