Surah Al-Anbiya 21:48 — translation and meaning

الأنبياء · Verse 48 / 112 · Page 326

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ الْفُرْقَانَ وَضِيَاءً وَذِكْرًا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

Word by Word

وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
آتَيْنَا
atayna
We gave
مُوسَى
musa
Musa
وَهَارُونَ
waharuna
and Harun
الْفُرْقَانَ
al-fur'qana
the Criterion
وَضِيَاءً
wadiyaan
and a light
وَذِكْرًا
wadhik'ran
and a Reminder
لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
lil'muttaqina
for the righteous

Transliteration

Wa laqad aatainaa Moosa wa haaroonal Furqaana wa diyaa'anw wa zikral lilmuttaqeen

Translation

And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

I have given Moses and Aaron peace be upon them both the Torah, which distinguished between the permissible and the impermissible; was a means of guidance for those who believed in it, and a reminder for those who were mindful of their Lord.

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

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