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ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُۥ زَكَرِيَّآ﴿٢

Translation (Sahih International)

[This is] a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zechariah

Word-by-word meaning

ذِكْرُdhik'ru(A) mention
رَحْمَتِraḥmati(of the) Mercy
رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
عَبْدَهُۥʿabdahu(to) His servant
زَكَرِيَّآzakariyyāZakariya

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahMuhammad bin Ishaq recorded a Hadith of Umm Salamah in his Sirah, and Ahmad bin Hanbal recorded from Ibn Mas`ud, the story of the Hijrah (migration) to Ethiopia from Makkah. The narration mentions that Ja`far bin Abi Talib recited the first part of this Surah to An-Najashi and his companions.بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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