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As-Saffat 112

Ayah 112 of 182 · Meccan

وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيّٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ١١٢

And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 This verifies that the firstborn son who was to be sacrificed was Ishmael and not Isaac, as claimed by the Jews and Christians.

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  1. وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُAnd We gave him glad tidingswabasharnāhu
  2. بِإِسۡحَٰقَof Isaacbi-is'ḥāqa
  3. نَبِيّٗاa Prophetnabiyyan
  4. مِّنَamongmina
  5. ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَthe righteousl-ṣāliḥīna

Tafsir

And I gave him glad tidings of another son who would become a Prophet and a pious servant: he was Isaac. It was another reward for his obedience to Allah by resolving to slaughter his only son, Ishmael.

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