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Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

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لَقَدْ مَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًۭا مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَإِن كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ لَفِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍ﴿١٦٤

Translation (Sahih International)

Certainly did Allah confer [great] favor upon the believers when He sent among them a Messenger from themselves, reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom, although they had been before in manifest error.

Word-by-word meaning

لَقَدْlaqadCertainly
مَنَّmannabestowed a Favor
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
عَلَىʿalāupon
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers
إِذْidhas
بَعَثَbaʿathaHe raised
فِيهِمْfīhimamong them
رَسُولًۭاrasūlana Messenger
مِّنْminfrom
أَنفُسِهِمْanfusihimthemselves
يَتْلُوا۟yatlūreciting
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimto them
ءَايَـٰتِهِۦāyātihiHis Verses
وَيُزَكِّيهِمْwayuzakkīhimand purifying them
وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُwayuʿallimuhumuand teaching them
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Book
وَٱلْحِكْمَةَwal-ḥik'mataand the wisdom
وَإِنwa-inalthough
كَانُوا۟kānūthey were
مِنminfrom
قَبْلُqablubefore (that)
لَفِىlafīcertainly in
ضَلَـٰلٍۢḍalālin(the) error
مُّبِينٍmubīninclear

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Among the Qualities of Our Prophet Muhammad are Mercy and KindnessAllah addresses His Messenger and reminds him and the believers of the favor that He has made his heart and words soft for his Ummah, those who follow his command and refrain from what he prohibits.فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْ(And by the mercy of Allah, you dealt with them gently) 3:159. meaning, who would have made you this kind, if it was not Allah's mercy for you and them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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