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Al-Insan (The Human)

Verse 3of 31

إِنَّا هَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًۭا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا﴿٣

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
هَدَيْنَـٰهُhadaynāhuguided him
ٱلسَّبِيلَl-sabīla(to) the way
إِمَّاimmāwhether
شَاكِرًۭاshākiran(he) be grateful
وَإِمَّاwa-immāand whether
كَفُورًاkafūran(he) be ungrateful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahThe Recitation of Surat As-Sajdah and Al-Insan in the Morning Prayer on FridayIt has been mentioned previously that it is recorded in Sahih Muslim from Ibn `Abbas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the Morning prayer on Friday:الم تَنزِيلَ(Alif Lam Mim. The revelation...)(32) and;هَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الإِنسَـنِ(Has there not been over man...) (76)بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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