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Al-Ankabut (The Spider)

Verse 16of 69

وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ ۖ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ﴿١٦

Translation (Sahih International)

And [We sent] Abraham, when he said to his people, "Worship Allah and fear Him. That is best for you, if you should know.

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَwa-ib'rāhīmaAnd Ibrahim
إِذْidhwhen
قَالَqālahe said
لِقَوْمِهِliqawmihito his people
ٱعْبُدُوا۟uʿ'budūWorship
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَٱتَّقُوهُ ۖwa-ittaqūhuand fear Him
ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumThat
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
لَّكُمْlakumfor you
إِنinif
كُنتُمْkuntumyou
تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Ibrahim's preaching to His PeopleAllah tells us how His servant, Messenger and close friend Ibrahim, the Imam of the monotheists, called his people to worship Allah alone, with no partner or associate, to fear Him alone, to seek provision from Him alone, with no partner or associate, to give thanks to Him alone, for He is the One to Whom thanks should be given for the blessings which none can bestow but He.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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