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Verse 61of 206

قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِى ضَلَٰلَةٌۭ وَلَٰكِنِّى رَسُولٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ﴿٦١

Translation (Sahih International)

[Noah] said, "O my people, there is not error in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaHe said
يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
لَيْسَlaysaThere is not
بِىin me
ضَلَـٰلَةٌۭḍalālatunerror
وَلَـٰكِنِّىwalākinnībut I am
رَسُولٌۭrasūluna Messenger
مِّنminfrom
رَّبِّrabbi(the) Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna(of) the worlds

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Nuh and His PeopleAfter Allah mentioned the story of Adam in the beginning of this Surah, He started mentioning the stories of the Prophets, the first then the latter of them. Allah mentioned the story of Nuh, because he was the first Messenger Allah sent to the people of the earth after Adam. His name was Nuh bin Lamak bin Matushalakh bin Khanukh. And Khanukh was, as they claim, the Prophet Idris.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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