Anwar Al-Quran

Verses 108–133

37. As-Saaffaat · Those drawn up in Ranks

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وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ

37:108and left for him a good name in posterity:

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

37:109‘Peace be to Abraham!’

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

37:110Thus do We reward the virtuous.

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

37:111He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

وَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِإِسْحَٰقَ نَبِيًّۭا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

37:112And We gave him the good news of [the birth of] Isaac, a prophet, one of the righteous.

وَبَٰرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسْحَٰقَ ۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌۭ وَظَالِمٌۭ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ مُبِينٌۭ

37:113And We blessed him and Isaac. Among their descendants [some] are virtuous, and [some] who manifestly wrong themselves.

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

37:114Certainly We favoured Moses and Aaron,

وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

37:115and delivered them and their people from their great distress,

وَنَصَرْنَٰهُمْ فَكَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ

37:116and We helped them so that they became the victors.

وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَ

37:117We gave them the illuminating scripture

وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

37:118and guided them to the straight path,

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ

37:119and left for them a good name in posterity.

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

37:120‘Peace be to Moses and Aaron!’

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

37:121Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous.

إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

37:122They are indeed among Our faithful servants.

وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

37:123Indeed Ilyas was one of the apostles.

إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

37:124When he said to his people, ‘Will you not be Godwary?

أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًۭا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَٰلِقِينَ

37:125Do you invoke Baal and abandon the best of creators,

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

37:126Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers?,’

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ

37:127they impugned him. So they will indeed be mustered [in hell]

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

37:128—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ

37:129We left for him a good name in posterity.

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلْ يَاسِينَ

37:130‘Peace be to Ilyas!’1

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

37:131Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous.

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

37:132He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

وَإِنَّ لُوطًۭا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

37:133Indeed Lot was one of the apostles.

Footnotes

Explanations of words and phrases in these verses

  1. Benefit

    For Yunus (a.s.) the word ‘Abaq’ is an indication to his Tark-e-Awla and the growing of pumpkin creeper is the sign of his cure, shade and protection from insects.

  2. 1

    Apparently it denotes Hazrat Ilyas who was from the progeny of Haroon (a.s.) and in the view of some commentators he is also referred to as Idris. Regarding the word Alyasin. Some think it is the name of Ilyas (a.s.) and others think that the name of his father was Yasin and this term Aale Yasin denotes Ilyas (a.s.). Some traditions state that Yasin is the name of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and therefore Aale Yasin denotes Aale Mohammed (a.s.).