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Surah Al-Balad, Verse 17

سورة البلد، الآية ١٧

90:17 Juz 30 Hizb 60 Page 594 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 90:17

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ ۝١٧

Transliteration

thumma kāna mina alladhīna āmanū watawāṣaw bil-ṣabri watawāṣaw bil-marḥamati

Translation

And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.

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Al-Mukhtasar

Then he is required to be from those who have faith in Allah and advise each other to remain steadfast on act of obedience and refraining from sins, and bearing patience over difficulties, together with advising one another to show mercy to the servants of Allah.

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Other translations of verse 17

then [most importantly] to be one of those who believe and exhort one another to patience and exhort one another to compassion.

Then he became one of those who believed (in the Islamic Monotheism) and recommended one another to perseverance and patience, and (also) recommended one another to pity and compassion.

And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.

Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.

Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.

Thereafter he is one of the ones who believed, and enjoined one another to have patience, and enjoined one another to do merciful deeds.

Verse 17 word by word

  1. ثُمَّ thumma Then
  2. كَانَ kāna he is ك و ن
  3. مِنَ mina of
  4. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
  5. ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū believe أ م ن
  6. وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ watawāṣaw and enjoin (each other) و ص ي
  7. بِٱلصَّبْرِ bil-ṣabri to patience ص ب ر
  8. وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ watawāṣaw and enjoin (each other) و ص ي
  9. بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ bil-marḥamati to compassion ر ح م

Verses related to verse 17

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Isra 17:19

    وَمَنْ أَرَادَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَسَعَىٰ لَهَا سَعْيَهَا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ سَعْيُهُم مَّشْكُورًا

    But whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer - it is those whose effort is ever appreciated [by Allāh].

  • An-Nahl 16:97

    مَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُۥ حَيَوٰةً طَيِّبَةً وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do.

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