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وَٱذْكُرْ عِبَٰدَنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَيْدِى وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ﴿٤٥

Translation (Sahih International)

And remember Our servants, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - those of strength and [religious] vision.

Word-by-word meaning

وَٱذْكُرْwa-udh'kurAnd remember
عِبَـٰدَنَآʿibādanāOur slaves
إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
وَإِسْحَـٰقَwa-is'ḥāqaand Isaac
وَيَعْقُوبَwayaʿqūbaand Ayyub
أُو۟لِىulīpossessors
ٱلْأَيْدِىl-aydī(of) strength
وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِwal-abṣāriand vision

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Chosen and the Best among the ProphetsAllah tells us about the virtues of His servants the Messengers and His Prophets: وَاذْكُرْ عِبَادَنَآ إِبْرَهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُوْلِى الاٌّيْدِى وَالاٌّبْصَـرِ (And remember Our servants, Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Ya`qub, Ulil-Aydi wal-Absar.) meaning, righteous deeds, beneficial knowledge, strength in worship and insight.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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