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Surah Maryam, Verse 54

سورة مريم، الآية ٥٤

19:54 Juz 16 Hizb 31 Page 309 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 19:54

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صَادِقَ ٱلْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَّبِيًّا ۝٥٤

Transliteration

wa-udh'kur fī l-kitābi is'māʿīla innahu kāna ṣādiqa l-waʿdi wakāna rasūlan nabiyyan

Translation

And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.

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Verse 54 of Surah Maryam (19:54), a Meccan surah, is in juz 16, on page 309 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 54

Al-Mukhtasar

And mention, O Messenger, in the Qur’ān revealed to you, the story of Ishmael (peace be upon him). He was true to his promise - whenever he made a promise he fulfilled it - and he was a messenger and prophet.

Tafsir of the whole Surah Maryam

Other translations of verse 54

And mention in the Book [the story of] Ishmael. He was true to his promise and was a messenger and a prophet.

And mention in the Book (the Qur’ân) Ismâ‘îl (Ishmael). Verily he was true to what he promised, and he was a Messenger, (and) a Prophet.

And make mention in the Scripture of Ishmael. Lo! he was a keeper of his promise, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet.

Also mention in the Book (the story of) Isma'il: He was (strictly) true to what he promised, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet.

And mention Ismail in the Book; surely he was truthful in (his) promise, and he was a messenger, a prophet.

And mention in the Book Ismail; (Ishmael) surely he was sincerely (true) to his promise, and he was a Messenger, a Prophet.

Verse 54 word by word

  1. وَٱذْكُرْ wa-udh'kur And mention ذ ك ر
  2. فِى fī in
  3. ٱلْكِتَٰبِ l-kitābi the Book ك ت ب
  4. إِسْمَٰعِيلَ is'māʿīla Ishmael
  5. إِنَّهُۥ innahu Indeed, he
  6. كَانَ kāna was ك و ن
  7. صَادِقَ ṣādiqa true ص د ق
  8. ٱلْوَعْدِ l-waʿdi (to his) promise و ع د
  9. وَكَانَ wakāna and was ك و ن
  10. رَسُولًا rasūlan a Messenger ر س ل
  11. نَّبِيًّا nabiyyan a Prophet ن ب أ

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3373

The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by some persons of the tribe of Aslam practicing archery (i.e. the throwing of arrows) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "O offspring of Ishmael! Practice archery (i.e. arrow throwing) as your father was a great archer (i.e. arrow-thrower). I am with (on the side of) the son of…

ارْمُوا بَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ، فَإِنَّ أَبَاكُمْ كَانَ رَامِيًا، وَأَنَا مَعَ بَنِي فُلاَنٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَمْسَكَ أَحَدُ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ مَا لَكُمْ لاَ…

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Verses related to verse 54

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Qasas 28:34

    وَأَخِى هَٰرُونُ هُوَ أَفْصَحُ مِنِّى لِسَانًا فَأَرْسِلْهُ مَعِىَ رِدْءًا يُصَدِّقُنِىٓ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

    And my brother Aaron is more fluent than me in tongue, so send him with me as support, verifying me. Indeed, I fear that they will deny me."

  • Taha 20:36

    قَالَ قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤْلَكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ

    [Allāh] said, "You have been granted your request, O Moses.

  • Ash-Shu’ara 26:13–14

    وَيَضِيقُ صَدْرِى وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِى فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَىٰ هَٰرُونَ …

    And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron. …

  • As-Saffat 37:102

    فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْىَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

    And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allāh wills, of the steadfast."

  • As-Saf 61:2–3

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ …

    O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do? …

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