Surah 16. An-Nahl

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Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-21 [2], 22-25 [3], 26-34 [4], 35-40 [5], 41-50 [6], 51-60 [7], 61-65 [8], 66-70 [9], 71-76 [10], 77-83 [11], 84-89 [12], 90-100 [13], 101-110 [14], 111-119 [15], 120-128 [16]

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Quran Text of Verse 120-128اِنَّIndeedاِبْرٰهِیْمَIbrahimكَانَwasاُمَّةًa nationقَانِتًاobedientلِّلّٰهِto Allahحَنِیْفًا ؕuprightوَ لَمْand notیَكُhe wasمِنَofالْمُشْرِكِیْنَۙthe polytheists شَاكِرًاThankfulلِّاَنْعُمِهٖ ؕfor His favorsاِجْتَبٰىهُHe chose himوَ هَدٰىهُand guided himاِلٰیtoصِرَاطٍthe wayمُّسْتَقِیْمٍ straight وَ اٰتَیْنٰهُAnd We gave himفِیinالدُّنْیَاthe worldحَسَنَةً ؕgoodوَ اِنَّهٗand indeed heفِیinالْاٰخِرَةِthe Hereafterلَمِنَ(he) will surely (be) amongالصّٰلِحِیْنَؕthe righteous ثُمَّThenاَوْحَیْنَاۤWe revealedاِلَیْكَto youاَنِthatاتَّبِعْYou followمِلَّةَ(the) religionاِبْرٰهِیْمَ(of) Ibrahimحَنِیْفًا ؕuprightوَ مَاand notكَانَhe wasمِنَofالْمُشْرِكِیْنَ the polytheists اِنَّمَاOnlyجُعِلَwas appointedالسَّبْتُthe Sabbathعَلَیforالَّذِیْنَthose whoاخْتَلَفُوْاdifferedفِیْهِ ؕin itوَ اِنَّAnd indeedرَبَّكَyour Lordلَیَحْكُمُwill surely judgeبَیْنَهُمْbetween themیَوْمَ(on) the Dayالْقِیٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionفِیْمَاin whatكَانُوْاthey used (to)فِیْهِ[in it]یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ differ اُدْعُCallاِلٰیtoسَبِیْلِ(the) wayرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordبِالْحِكْمَةِwith the wisdomوَ الْمَوْعِظَةِand the instructionالْحَسَنَةِthe goodوَ جَادِلْهُمْand discuss with themبِالَّتِیْin thatهِیَwhichاَحْسَنُ ؕ(is) bestاِنَّIndeedرَبَّكَyour LordهُوَHeاَعْلَمُ(is) most knowingبِمَنْof whoضَلَّhas strayedعَنْfromسَبِیْلِهٖHis wayوَ هُوَAnd Heاَعْلَمُ(is) most knowingبِالْمُهْتَدِیْنَ of the guided ones وَ اِنْAnd ifعَاقَبْتُمْyou retaliateفَعَاقِبُوْاthen retaliateبِمِثْلِwith the likeمَاof whatعُوْقِبْتُمْyou were afflictedبِهٖ ؕwith [it]وَ لَىِٕنْBut ifصَبَرْتُمْyou are patientلَهُوَsurely (it) isخَیْرٌbetterلِّلصّٰبِرِیْنَ for those who are patient وَ اصْبِرْAnd be patientوَ مَاand notصَبْرُكَ(is) your patienceاِلَّاbutبِاللّٰهِfrom Allahوَ لَاAnd (do) notتَحْزَنْgrieveعَلَیْهِمْover themوَ لَاand (do) notتَكُbeفِیْinضَیْقٍdistressمِّمَّاfor whatیَمْكُرُوْنَ they plot اِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahمَعَ(is) withالَّذِیْنَthose whoاتَّقَوْاfear (Him)وَّ الَّذِیْنَand those whoهُمْ[they]مُّحْسِنُوْنَ۠(are) good-doers

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Translation of Verse 120-128

120. Indeed, Abraham was a model of excellence: devoted to Allah, ˹perfectly˺ upright-not a polytheist-

121. ˹utterly˺ grateful for Allah's favours. ˹So˺ He chose him and guided him to the Straight Path.

122. We blessed him with all goodness in this world, ⁵¹⁴ and in the Hereafter he will certainly be among the righteous.

123. Then We revealed to you ˹O Prophet, saying˺: "Follow the faith of Abraham, the upright, who was not one of the polytheists."

124. ˹Honouring˺ the Sabbath was ordained only for those who disputed about Abraham. ⁵¹⁵ And surely your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Judgment regarding their disputes.

125. Invite ˹all˺ to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and kind advice, and only debate with them in the best manner. Surely your Lord ˹alone˺ knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is ˹rightly˺ guided.

126. If you retaliate, then let it be equivalent to what you have suffered. But if you patiently endure, it is certainly best for those who are patient.

127. Be patient ˹O Prophet˺, for your patience is only with Allah's help. Do not grieve over those ˹who disbelieve˺, nor be distressed by their schemes.

128. Surely Allah is with those who shun evil and who do good ˹deeds˺.

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Commentary

514. i.e., honourable mention and a righteous family.

515. This verse refers to the Jews who claimed that Abraham was Jewish. See 3:65-68.