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Surah Al-Anbya, Verse 73

سورة الأنبياء، الآية ٧٣

21:73 Juz 17 Hizb 33 Page 328 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 21:73

وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا عَٰبِدِينَ ۝٧٣

Transliteration

wajaʿalnāhum a-immatan yahdūna bi-amrinā wa-awḥaynā ilayhim fiʿ'la l-khayrāti wa-iqāma l-ṣalati waītāa l-zakati wakānū lanā ʿābidīna

Translation

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.

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Tafsir of verse 73

Al-Mukhtasar

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.

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Other translations of verse 73

And We made them leaders, guiding people by Our command, and We inspired them to do righteous deeds, establish prayer and give zakah28; and they were Our true worshipers.

Notes

[28] The term "zakah" denotes purification and growth.

And We made them leaders, guiding (mankind) by Our Command, and We revealed to them the doing of good deeds, performing Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and the giving of Zakât and of Us (Alone) they were the worshippers.

And We made them chiefs who guide by Our command, and We inspired in them the doing of good deeds and the right establishment of worship and the giving of alms, and they were worshippers of Us (alone).

And We made them leaders, guiding (men) by Our Command, and We sent them inspiration to do good deeds, to establish regular prayers, and to practise regular charity; and they constantly served Us (and Us only).

And We made them Imams who guided (people) by Our command, and We revealed to them the doing of good and the keeping up of prayer and the giving of the alms, and Us (alone) did they serve;

And We made them Imams (i.e., leaders) guiding by Our Command, and We revealed to them the performance of charitable deeds, and keeping up the prayer, and the bringing of the Zakat; (i.e., payment of poor-dues) and they were worshipers of Us (alone)

Verse 73 word by word

  1. وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ wajaʿalnāhum And We made them ج ع ل
  2. أَئِمَّةً a-immatan leaders أ م م
  3. يَهْدُونَ yahdūna they guide ه د ي
  4. بِأَمْرِنَا bi-amrinā by Our Command أ م ر
  5. وَأَوْحَيْنَآ wa-awḥaynā And We inspired و ح ي
  6. إِلَيْهِمْ ilayhim to them
  7. فِعْلَ fiʿ'la (the) doing ف ع ل
  8. ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ l-khayrāti (of) good deeds خ ي ر
  9. وَإِقَامَ wa-iqāma and establishment ق و م
  10. ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ l-ṣalati (of) the prayer ص ل و
  11. وَإِيتَآءَ waītāa and giving أ ت ي
  12. ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ l-zakati (of) zakah ز ك و
  13. وَكَانُوا۟ wakānū and they were ك و ن
  14. لَنَا lanā of Us
  15. عَٰبِدِينَ ʿābidīna worshippers ع ب د

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  • Ali ’Imran 3:96

    إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Bakkah [i.e., Makkah] - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.

  • Hud 11:71

    وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ قَآئِمَةٌ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَٰهَا بِإِسْحَٰقَ وَمِن وَرَآءِ إِسْحَٰقَ يَعْقُوبَ

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  • An-Nur 24:37

    رِجَالٌ لَّا تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَٰرَةٌ وَلَا بَيْعٌ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءِ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ يَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ

    [Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allāh and performance of prayer and giving of zakāh. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about -

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