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ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ﴿١٧

Translation (Sahih International)

And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.

Word-by-word meaning

ثُمَّthummaThen
كَانَkānahe is
مِنَminaof
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
وَتَوَاصَوْا۟watawāṣawand enjoin (each other)
بِٱلصَّبْرِbil-ṣabrito patience
وَتَوَاصَوْا۟watawāṣawand enjoin (each other)
بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِbil-marḥamatito compassion

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Encouragement to traverse upon the Path of GoodnessIbn Zayd said,فَلاَ اقتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ(But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is steep.) "This means, will he not traverse upon the path which contains salvation and good Then He explains this path by his saying,وَمَآ أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ - فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ(And what will make you know the path that is steep Freeing a neck, or giving food.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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