Surah 21. Al-Anbya

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-29 [2], 30-41 [3], 42-50 [4], 51-75 [5], 76-93 [6], 94-112 [7]

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Quran Text of Verse 76-93وَ نُوْحًاAnd Nuhاِذْwhenنَادٰیhe calledمِنْbeforeقَبْلُbeforeفَاسْتَجَبْنَاso We respondedلَهٗto himفَنَجَّیْنٰهُand We saved himوَ اَهْلَهٗand his familyمِنَfromالْكَرْبِthe afflictionالْعَظِیْمِۚ[the] great وَ نَصَرْنٰهُAnd We helped himمِنَfromالْقَوْمِthe peopleالَّذِیْنَwhoكَذَّبُوْاdeniedبِاٰیٰتِنَا ؕOur SignsاِنَّهُمْIndeed theyكَانُوْاwereقَوْمَa peopleسَوْءٍevilفَاَغْرَقْنٰهُمْso We drowned themاَجْمَعِیْنَ all وَ دَاوٗدَAnd Dawudوَ سُلَیْمٰنَand Sulaimanاِذْwhenیَحْكُمٰنِthey judgedفِیconcerningالْحَرْثِthe fieldاِذْwhenنَفَشَتْpasturedفِیْهِin itغَنَمُsheepالْقَوْمِ ۚ(of) a peopleوَ كُنَّاand We wereلِحُكْمِهِمْto their judgmentشٰهِدِیْنَۗۙwitness فَفَهَّمْنٰهَاAnd We gave understanding of itسُلَیْمٰنَ ۚ(to) Sulaimanوَ كُلًّاand (to) eachاٰتَیْنَاWe gaveحُكْمًاjudgmentوَّ عِلْمًا ؗand knowledgeوَّ سَخَّرْنَاAnd We subjectedمَعَwithدَاوٗدَDawudالْجِبَالَthe mountainsیُسَبِّحْنَ(to) glorify Our praisesوَ الطَّیْرَ ؕand the birdsوَ كُنَّاAnd We wereفٰعِلِیْنَ the Doers وَ عَلَّمْنٰهُAnd We taught himصَنْعَةَ(the) makingلَبُوْسٍ(of) coats of armorلَّكُمْfor youلِتُحْصِنَكُمْto protect youمِّنْۢfromبَاْسِكُمْ ۚyour battleفَهَلْThen willاَنْتُمْyouشٰكِرُوْنَ (be) grateful وَ لِسُلَیْمٰنَAnd to Sulaimanالرِّیْحَthe windعَاصِفَةًforcefullyتَجْرِیْblowingبِاَمْرِهٖۤby his commandاِلَیtoالْاَرْضِthe landالَّتِیْwhichبٰرَكْنَاWe blessedفِیْهَا ؕ[in it]وَ كُنَّاAnd We areبِكُلِّof everyشَیْءٍthingعٰلِمِیْنَ Knowers 21. Al-Anbya Page 329وَ مِنَAnd ofالشَّیٰطِیْنِthe devilsمَنْ(were some) whoیَّغُوْصُوْنَwould diveلَهٗfor himوَ یَعْمَلُوْنَand would doعَمَلًاworkدُوْنَother thanذٰلِكَ ۚthatوَ كُنَّاAnd We wereلَهُمْof themحٰفِظِیْنَۙGuardians وَ اَیُّوْبَAnd Ayubاِذْwhenنَادٰیhe calledرَبَّهٗۤ(to) his LordاَنِّیْIndeed [I]مَسَّنِیَhas touched meالضُّرُّthe adversityوَ اَنْتَand Youاَرْحَمُ(are) Most Mercifulالرّٰحِمِیْنَۚۖ(of) the Merciful فَاسْتَجَبْنَاSo We respondedلَهٗto himفَكَشَفْنَاand We removedمَاwhatبِهٖ(was) on himمِنْofضُرٍّ(the) adversityوَّ اٰتَیْنٰهُAnd We gave himاَهْلَهٗhis familyوَ مِثْلَهُمْand (the) like thereofمَّعَهُمْwith themرَحْمَةً(as) Mercyمِّنْfrom Ourselvesعِنْدِنَاfrom Ourselvesوَ ذِكْرٰیand a reminderلِلْعٰبِدِیْنَ for the worshippers وَ اِسْمٰعِیْلَAnd Ismailوَ اِدْرِیْسَand Idrisوَ ذَاand Dhul-Kiflالْكِفْلِ ؕand Dhul-Kiflكُلٌّallمِّنَ(were) ofالصّٰبِرِیْنَۚۖthe patient ones وَ اَدْخَلْنٰهُمْAnd We admitted themفِیْinرَحْمَتِنَا ؕOur MercyاِنَّهُمْIndeed theyمِّنَ(were) ofالصّٰلِحِیْنَ the righteous وَ ذَاAnd Dhun-NunالنُّوْنِAnd Dhun-Nunاِذْwhenذَّهَبَhe wentمُغَاضِبًا(while) angryفَظَنَّand thoughtاَنْthatلَّنْneverنَّقْدِرَWe would decreeعَلَیْهِupon himفَنَادٰیThen he calledفِیinالظُّلُمٰتِthe darkness(es)اَنْthatلَّاۤ(There is) noاِلٰهَgodاِلَّاۤexceptاَنْتَYouسُبْحٰنَكَ ۖۗGlory be to YouاِنِّیْIndeed, [I]كُنْتُI amمِنَofالظّٰلِمِیْنَۚۖthe wrongdoers فَاسْتَجَبْنَاSo We respondedلَهٗ ۙto himوَ نَجَّیْنٰهُand We saved himمِنَfromالْغَمِّ ؕthe distressوَ كَذٰلِكَAnd thusنُـْۨجِیWe saveالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ the believers وَ زَكَرِیَّاۤAnd Zakariyaاِذْwhenنَادٰیhe calledرَبَّهٗ(to) his LordرَبِّMy Lord!لَا(Do) notتَذَرْنِیْleave meفَرْدًاaloneوَّ اَنْتَwhile Youخَیْرُ(are) [the] Bestالْوٰرِثِیْنَۚۖ(of) the inheritors فَاسْتَجَبْنَاSo We respondedلَهٗ ؗto himوَ وَهَبْنَاand We bestowedلَهٗon himیَحْیٰیYahyaوَ اَصْلَحْنَاand We curedلَهٗfor himزَوْجَهٗ ؕhis wifeاِنَّهُمْIndeed theyكَانُوْاused (to)یُسٰرِعُوْنَhastenفِیinالْخَیْرٰتِgood deedsوَ یَدْعُوْنَنَاand they supplicate to Usرَغَبًا(in) hopeوَّ رَهَبًا ؕand fearوَ كَانُوْاand they wereلَنَاto Usخٰشِعِیْنَ humbly submissive 21. Al-Anbya Page 330وَ الَّتِیْۤAnd she whoاَحْصَنَتْguardedفَرْجَهَاher chastityفَنَفَخْنَاso We breathedفِیْهَاinto herمِنْofرُّوْحِنَاOur Spiritوَ جَعَلْنٰهَاand We made herوَ ابْنَهَاۤand her sonاٰیَةًa signلِّلْعٰلَمِیْنَ for the worlds اِنَّIndeedهٰذِهٖۤthisاُمَّتُكُمْ(is) your religionاُمَّةًreligionوَّاحِدَةً ۖؗoneوَّ اَنَاand I Amرَبُّكُمْyour Lordفَاعْبُدُوْنِ so worship Me وَ تَقَطَّعُوْۤاBut they cut offاَمْرَهُمْtheir affairبَیْنَهُمْ ؕamong themselvesكُلٌّallاِلَیْنَاto Usرٰجِعُوْنَ۠(will) return

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Translation of Verse 76-93

76. And ˹remember˺ when Noah had cried out to Us earlier, so We responded to him and delivered him and his family ⁶³⁰ from the great distress.

77. And We made him prevail over those who had rejected Our signs. They were truly an evil people, so We drowned them all.

78. And ˹remember˺ when David and Solomon passed judgment regarding the crops ruined ˹at night˺ by someone's sheep, and We were witness to their judgments.

79. We guided ˹young˺ Solomon to a fairer settlement, ⁶³¹ and granted each of them wisdom and knowledge. We subjected the mountains as well as the birds to hymn ˹Our praises˺ along with David. It is We Who did ˹it all˺.

80. We taught him the art of making body armour to protect you in battle. Will you then be grateful?

81. And to Solomon We subjected the raging winds, blowing by his command to the land We had showered with blessings. It is We Who know everything.

82. And ˹We subjected˺ some jinn ⁶³² that dived for him, ⁶³³ and performed other duties. It is We Who kept them in check.

83. And ˹remember˺ when Job cried out to his Lord, "I have been touched with adversity, ⁶³⁴ and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful."

84. So We answered his prayer and removed his adversity, and gave him back his family, twice as many, as a mercy from Us and a lesson for the ˹devoted˺ worshippers.

85. And ˹remember˺ Ishmael, Enoch, and Ⱬul-Kifl. ⁶³⁵ They were all steadfast.

86. We admitted them into Our mercy, for they were truly of the righteous.

87. And ˹remember˺ when the Man of the Whale stormed off ˹from his city˺ in a rage, thinking We would not restrain him. ⁶³⁶ Then in the ˹veils of˺ darkness ⁶³⁷ he cried out, "There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except You. Glory be to You! I have certainly done wrong."

88. So We answered his prayer and rescued him from anguish. And so do We save the ˹true˺ believers.

89. And ˹remember˺ when Zachariah cried out to his Lord, "My Lord! Do not leave me childless, though You are the Best of Successors." ⁶³⁸

90. So We answered his prayer, granted him John, and made his wife fertile. Indeed, they used to race in doing good, and call upon Us with hope and fear, totally humbling themselves before Us.

91. And ˹remember˺ the one who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her through Our angel, ˹Gabriel,˺ ⁶³⁹ making her and her son a sign for all peoples.

92. ˹O prophets!˺ Indeed, this religion of yours is ˹only˺ one, and I am your Lord, so worship Me ˹alone˺.

93. Yet the people have divided it into sects. But to Us they will all return.

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Commentary

630. i.e., the believers in his family.

631. A man's flock of sheep strayed into another man's vineyard, eating and destroying all his produce. When the two men came to David for judgment, he ruled that the shepherd must give his animals to the vineyard owner in compensation for the damage. On their way out, the two men met young Solomon and the shepherd complained to him. Solomon discussed the case with his father, and suggested that the sheep should be kept with the man who lost his produce so he may benefit from their milk and wool, while the shepherd worked on the farm to restore it to its original state. Eventually the famer would take back his farm in perfect condition, and the sheep would be returned to the shepherd. David was impressed by his son's insight and approved his fair judgment immediately.

632. lit., devils.

633. The jinn dived to bring him pearls.

634. This refers to his loss of health, wealth, and children.

635. Scholars are in disagreement as to whether Ⱬul-Kifl was a prophet or just a righteous man. Those who maintain that he was a prophet identify him with various Biblical prophets such as Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Obadiah.

636. Or "thinking We will let him get away with it." Jonah ( ﷺ ) had been met with denial for many years. When he sensed the coming of Allah's torment, he abandoned his city without Allah's permission. Eventually, his people repented before the coming of the torment, and Allah accepted their repentance ( see 10:98), whereas Jonah ended up in the belly of the whale ( see 37:140-148).

637. The darkness of the night, the sea, and the belly of the whale.

638. Meaning, "You will be there for eternity after all pass away."

639. Gabriel breathed into the sleeves of Mary's garment so she conceived Jesus.