Surah Al-An'am 6:86 — translation and meaning
الأنعام · Verse 86 / 165 · Page 138
ۚ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًا وَكُلًّا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ
Word by Word
ۚ
وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ
wa-is'ma'ila
And Ismail
وَالْيَسَعَ
wal-yasa'a
and Al-Yasaa
وَيُونُسَ
wayunusa
and Yunus
وَلُوطًا
walutan
and Lut
وَكُلًّا
wakullan
and all
فَضَّلْنَا
faddalna
We preferred
عَلَى
ala
over
الْعَالَمِينَ
al-'alamina
the worlds
Transliteration
Wa Ismaa'eela wal Yasa'a wa Yoonusa wa Lootaa; wa kullan faddalnaa 'alal 'aalameen
Translation
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
In a similar way, I guided Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot (peace be upon them). I favoured all of them with prophethood, with Muhammad (peace be upon him) being the best of them, superior to all other people.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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