وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمٖ ١٠٧
And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) sent a huge ram to be sacrificed in place of Ishmael.
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- وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُAnd We ransomed himwafadaynāhu
- بِذِبۡحٍwith a sacrificebidhib'ḥin
- عَظِيمٖgreatʿaẓīmin
Tafsir
And I set Ishmael free in exchange for a huge ram which was to be slaughtered instead of him.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran