وَٱذۡكُرۡ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ إِسۡمَٰعِيلَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صَادِقَ ٱلۡوَعۡدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولٗا نَّبِيّٗا ٥٤
And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.
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وَٱذۡكُرۡ And mention wa-udh'kur فِي in fī ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ the Book l-kitābi إِسۡمَٰعِيلَۚ Ishmael is'māʿīla إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he innahu كَانَ was kāna صَادِقَ true ṣādiqa ٱلۡوَعۡدِ (to his) promise l-waʿdi وَكَانَ and was wakāna رَسُولٗا a Messenger rasūlan نَّبِيّٗا a Prophet nabiyyan Tafsir And mention, O Messenger, in the Qur’ān revealed to you, the story of Ishmael (peace be upon him). He was true to his promise - whenever he made a promise he fulfilled it - and he was a messenger and prophet.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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