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Al-Anbya 73

Ayah 73 of 112 · Meccan

وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ أَئِمَّةٗ يَهۡدُونَ بِأَمۡرِنَا وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِمۡ فِعۡلَ ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِۖ وَكَانُواْ لَنَا عَٰبِدِينَ ٧٣

And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakāh; and they were worshippers of Us.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡAnd We made themwajaʿalnāhum
  2. أَئِمَّةٗleadersa-immatan
  3. يَهۡدُونَthey guideyahdūna
  4. بِأَمۡرِنَاby Our Commandbi-amrinā
  5. وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآAnd We inspiredwa-awḥaynā
  6. إِلَيۡهِمۡto themilayhim
  7. فِعۡلَ(the) doingfiʿ'la
  8. ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ(of) good deedsl-khayrāti
  9. وَإِقَامَand establishmentwa-iqāma
  10. ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ(of) the prayerl-ṣalati
  11. وَإِيتَآءَand givingwaītāa
  12. ٱلزَّكَوٰةِۖ(of) zakahl-zakati
  13. وَكَانُواْand they werewakānū
  14. لَنَاof Uslanā
  15. عَٰبِدِينَworshippersʿābidīna

Tafsir

I made them into leaders whom the people followed in goodness.With His permission, they would call to the worship of Allah alone. I also revealed to them that they should do good deeds, perform prayer with perfection and give Zakat. They were obedient to Me.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran