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Al-Hadid (The Iron)

Verse 25of 29

لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَنزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ ٱلنَّاسُ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ وَأَنزَلْنَا ٱلْحَدِيدَ فِيهِ بَأْسٌۭ شَدِيدٌۭ وَمَنَٰفِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُۥ وَرُسُلَهُۥ بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌۭ﴿٢٥

Translation (Sahih International)

We have already sent Our messengers with clear evidences and sent down with them the Scripture and the balance that the people may maintain [their affairs] in justice. And We sent down iron, wherein is great military might and benefits for the people, and so that Allah may make evident those who support Him and His messengers unseen. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.

Word-by-word meaning

لَقَدْlaqadCertainly
أَرْسَلْنَاarsalnāWe sent
رُسُلَنَاrusulanāOur Messengers
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِbil-bayinātiwith clear proofs
وَأَنزَلْنَاwa-anzalnāand We sent down
مَعَهُمُmaʿahumuwith them
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Scripture
وَٱلْمِيزَانَwal-mīzānaand the Balance
لِيَقُومَliyaqūmathat may establish
ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsuthe people
بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖbil-qis'ṭijustice
وَأَنزَلْنَاwa-anzalnāAnd We sent down
ٱلْحَدِيدَl-ḥadīda[the] iron
فِيهِfīhiwherein
بَأْسٌۭbasun(is) power
شَدِيدٌۭshadīdunmighty
وَمَنَـٰفِعُwamanāfiʿuand benefits
لِلنَّاسِlilnnāsifor the people
وَلِيَعْلَمَwaliyaʿlamaand so that Allah may make evident
ٱللَّهُl-lahuand so that Allah may make evident
مَنman(he) who
يَنصُرُهُۥyanṣuruhuhelps Him
وَرُسُلَهُۥwarusulahuand His Messengers
بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۚbil-ghaybiunseen
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
قَوِىٌّqawiyyun(is) All-Strong
عَزِيزٌۭʿazīzunAll-Mighty

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Prophets were given Miracles and Sent with truth and JusticeAllah the Exalted said next,لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِالْبَيِّنَـتِ(Indeed We have sent Our Messengers with clear proofs) in reference to the miracles, the unequivocal evidences and the plain proofs,وَأَنزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ الْكِتَـبَ(and revealed with them the Scripture) which contains the true text,وَالْمِيزَانَ(and the Mizan), that is, justice, according to Mujahid, Qatadah and others.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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