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Al-Ahzab 21

Ayah 21 of 73 · Medinan

لَّقَدۡ كَانَ لَكُمۡ فِي رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُسۡوَةٌ حَسَنَةٞ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرۡجُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلۡيَوۡمَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَ وَذَكَرَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرٗا ٢١

There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allāh an excellent pattern1 for anyone whose hope is in Allāh and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allāh often.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 An example to be followed.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَّقَدۡCertainlylaqad
  2. كَانَiskāna
  3. لَكُمۡfor youlakum
  4. فِيinfī
  5. رَسُولِ(the) Messengerrasūli
  6. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  7. أُسۡوَةٌan excellent exampleus'watun
  8. حَسَنَةٞan excellent exampleḥasanatun
  9. لِّمَنfor (one) wholiman
  10. كَانَhaskāna
  11. يَرۡجُواْhopeyarjū
  12. ٱللَّهَ(in) Allahl-laha
  13. وَٱلۡيَوۡمَand the Daywal-yawma
  14. ٱلۡأٓخِرَthe Lastl-ākhira
  15. وَذَكَرَand rememberswadhakara
  16. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  17. كَثِيرٗاmuchkathīran

Tafsir

There has been for you an excellent example in what Allah’s Messenger said, carried out and practiced, for he presented his own noble self and personally engaged in battle, so how after that can you be miserly with your souls over his soul? And only he who is hopeful of the Last Day, works for it and remembers Allah abundantly will follow Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him). As for the one who is not hopeful of the Last Day and does not remember Allah abundantly, he does not follow His Messenger (peace be upon him).

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran