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Surah Al-Anbya, Verse 101

سورة الأنبياء، الآية ١٠١

21:101 Juz 17 Hizb 33 Page 330 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 21:101

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا ٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ ۝١٠١

Transliteration

inna alladhīna sabaqat lahum minnā l-ḥus'nā ulāika ʿanhā mub'ʿadūna

Translation

Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us - they are from it far removed.

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Tafsir of verse 101

Al-Mukhtasar

When the idolaters said, “Indeed, Jesus and the angels whom were worshipped, will therefore enter the hellfire!” Allah said, “Verily, those regarding whom it was decreed in the Knowledge of Allah that they would be from the people of good fortune, like Jesus (peace be upon him), will be kept away from the hellfire.”

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Other translations of verse 101

But those for whom We have decreed the finest reward, they will be far away from it.

Verily, those for whom the good has preceded from Us, they will be removed far therefrom (Hell) [e.g. ‘Îsâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary); ‘Uzair (Ezra)].

Lo! those unto whom kindness hath gone forth before from Us, they will be far removed from thence.

Those for whom the good (record) from Us has gone before, will be removed far therefrom.

Surely (as for) those for whom the good has already gone forth from Us, they shall be kept far off from it;

Surely the ones to whom the fairest reward has gone before from Us, those will be kept far from it.

Verse 101 word by word

  1. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  2. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those
  3. سَبَقَتْ sabaqat has gone forth س ب ق
  4. لَهُم lahum for them
  5. مِّنَّا minnā from Us
  6. ٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓ l-ḥus'nā the good ح س ن
  7. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ulāika those
  8. عَنْهَا ʿanhā from it
  9. مُبْعَدُونَ mub'ʿadūna (will be) removed far ب ع د

Verses related to verse 101

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:57–61

    وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ …

    And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, immediately your people laughed aloud. …

  • Yunus 10:26

    لِّلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ وَزِيَادَةٌ وَلَا يَرْهَقُ وُجُوهَهُمْ قَتَرٌ وَلَا ذِلَّةٌ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    For them who have done good is the best [reward] - and extra. No darkness will cover their faces, nor humiliation. Those are companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.

  • Ar-Rahman 55:60

    هَلْ جَزَآءُ ٱلْإِحْسَٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلْإِحْسَٰنُ

    Is the reward for good [anything] but good?

  • Al-Anbya 21:26–29

    وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ …

    And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants. …

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