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إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴿١٣٢

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he (was)
مِنْminof
عِبَادِنَاʿibādināOur slaves
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnabelieving

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ (When he said to his people: "Will you not have Taqwa") means, `do you not fear Allah when you worship others instead of Him'أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلاً وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ الْخَـلِقِينَ (Will you call upon Ba`l and forsake the Best of creators,) Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Qatadah and As-Suddi said that the word Ba`l means lord. `Ikrimah and Qatadah said, "This is the language of the people of Yemen.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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