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Verse 181of 206

وَمِمَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ أُمَّةٌۭ يَهْدُونَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَبِهِۦ يَعْدِلُونَ﴿١٨١

Translation (Sahih International)

And among those We created is a community which guides by truth and thereby establishes justice.

Word-by-word meaning

وَمِمَّنْwamimmanAnd of (those) whom
خَلَقْنَآkhalaqnāWe have created
أُمَّةٌۭummatun(is) a nation
يَهْدُونَyahdūnawho guides
بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiwith the truth
وَبِهِۦwabihiand thereby
يَعْدِلُونَyaʿdilūnathey establish justice

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

وَمِمَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ(And of those whom We have created), in reference to some nations,أُمَّةٍ(a community), that stands in truth, in words and action,يَهْدُونَ بِالْحَقِّ(who guides (others) with the truth), they proclaim it and call to it,وَبِهِ يَعْدِلُونَ(and establishes justice therewith), adhere to it themselves and judge by it. It was reported that this Ayah refers to the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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