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Maryam 51

Ayah 51 of 98 · Meccan

وَٱذۡكُرۡ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مُوسَىٰٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مُخۡلَصٗا وَكَانَ رَسُولٗا نَّبِيّٗا ٥١

And mention in the Book, Moses. Indeed, he was chosen, and he was a messenger and a prophet.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 A messenger (rasūl) is one who was charged by Allāh to reform society. A prophet (nabī) is one who received revelation from Allāh, the latter being more numerous than the former.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَٱذۡكُرۡAnd mentionwa-udh'kur
  2. فِيinfī
  3. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِthe Bookl-kitābi
  4. مُوسَىٰٓۚMusamūsā
  5. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, heinnahu
  6. كَانَwaskāna
  7. مُخۡلَصٗاchosenmukh'laṣan
  8. وَكَانَand waswakāna
  9. رَسُولٗاa Messengerrasūlan
  10. نَّبِيّٗاa Prophetnabiyyan

Tafsir

And mention, O Messenger, in the Qur’ān revealed to you the story of Moses (peace be upon him). He was chosen and selected, and he was a Messenger and prophet.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran