Surah Al-Anbiya 21:88 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 88 / 112 · Page 329
ۚ فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَكَذَلِكَ نُنجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Word by Word
ۚ
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا
fa-is'tajabna
So We responded
لَهُ
lahu
to him
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ
wanajjaynahu
and We saved him
مِنَ
mina
from
الْغَمِّ
al-ghami
the distress
وَكَذَلِكَ
wakadhalika
And thus
نُنجِي
nunji
We save
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
al-mu'minina
the believers
Transliteration
Fastajabnaa lahoo wa najjainaahu minal ghamm; wa kazaalika nunjil mu'mineen
Translation
So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
So I accepted his call and saved him from that severe distress by taking him out from all the darknesses including from the belly of the Whale. Just like I saved Jonah from this distress of his, I also save the believers when they fall into distress and call out to Me for help.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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