وَاسْأَلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رُسُلِنَا
Ask those of Our Messengers whom We sent before you. (Al-Zukhruf 43:45)
In the explanation attributed to ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam, this asking is related to the Ascension, when earlier Prophets were gathered for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The explanation underscores the possibility of addressing those earlier Messengers.