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وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ صِدِّيقًۭا نَّبِيًّا﴿٤١

Translation (Sahih International)

And mention in the Book [the story of] Abraham. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet.

Word-by-word meaning

وَٱذْكُرْwa-udh'kurAnd mention
فِىin
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābithe Book
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۚib'rāhīmaIbrahim
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
كَانَkānawas
صِدِّيقًۭاṣiddīqana man of truth
نَّبِيًّاnabiyyana Prophet

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Ibrahim's Admonition of His FatherAllah, the Exalted, tells His Prophet, Muhammad ﷺ,وَاذْكُرْ فِى الْكِتَـبِ إِبْرَهِيمَ(And mention in the Book, Ibrahim.) "Recite this to your people who are worshipping idols and mention to them what happened with Ibrahim, the intimate Friend (Khalil) of the Most Beneficent. These idol worshippers (Arabs) are his descendants and they claim to follow his religion. Inform them that he was a truthful Prophet.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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