Surah Ad-Dukhan 44:32 — translation and meaning

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وَلَقَدِ اخْتَرْنَاهُمْ عَلَى عِلْمٍ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ

Word by Word

وَلَقَدِ
walaqadi
And certainly
اخْتَرْنَاهُمْ
ikh'tarnahum
We chose them
عَلَى
ala
by
عِلْمٍ
il'min
knowledge
عَلَى
ala
over
الْعَالَمِينَ
al-'alamina
the worlds

Transliteration

Wa laqadikh tarnaahum 'alaa 'ilmin 'alal 'aalameen

Translation

And We certainly chose them by knowledge over [all] the worlds.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And verily I selected the Israelites knowingly over the people of their time, because of their many Prophets.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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