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An-Nahl (The Bee)

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شَاكِرًۭا لِّأَنْعُمِهِ ۚ ٱجْتَبَىٰهُ وَهَدَىٰهُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ﴿١٢١

Translation (Sahih International)

[He was] grateful for His favors. Allah chose him and guided him to a straight path.

Word-by-word meaning

شَاكِرًۭاshākiranThankful
لِّأَنْعُمِهِ ۚli-anʿumihifor His favors
ٱجْتَبَىٰهُij'tabāhuHe chose him
وَهَدَىٰهُwahadāhuand guided him
إِلَىٰilāto
صِرَٰطٍۢṣirāṭinthe way
مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢmus'taqīminstraight

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

He selected him, as Allah says :وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَآ إِبْرَهِيمَ رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَـلِمِينَ (And before, We indeed gave Ibrahim his integrity, and We were indeed most knowledgeable about him)(21:51). Then Allah says: وَهَدَاهُ إِلَى صِرَطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ(and guided him to a straight path.) which means to worship Allah alone, without partners or associate, in the manner that He prescribed and which pleases Him.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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