Surah Ali 'Imran 3:164 — translation and meaning

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لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَإِن كَانُوا مِن قَبْلُ لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ

Word by Word

لَقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
مَنَّ
manna
bestowed a Favor
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
عَلَى
ala
upon
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
al-mu'minina
the believers
إِذْ
idh
as
بَعَثَ
ba'atha
He raised
فِيهِمْ
fihim
among them
رَسُولًا
rasulan
a Messenger
مِّنْ
min
from
أَنفُسِهِمْ
anfusihim
themselves
يَتْلُو
yatlu
reciting
عَلَيْهِمْ
alayhim
to them
آيَاتِهِ
ayatihi
His Verses
وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ
wayuzakkihim
and purifying them
وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ
wayu'allimuhumu
and teaching them
الْكِتَابَ
al-kitaba
the Book
وَالْحِكْمَةَ
wal-hik'mata
and the wisdom
وَإِن
wa-in
although
كَانُوا
kanu
they were
مِن
min
from
قَبْلُ
qablu
before (that)
لَفِي
lafi
certainly in
ضَلَالٍ
dalalin
(the) error
مُّبِينٍ
mubinin
clear

Transliteration

Laqad mannal laahu 'alal mu'mineena iz ba'asa feehim Rasoolam min anfusihim yatloo 'alaihim Aayaatihee wa yuzakkeehim wa yu'allimu humul Kitaaba wal Hikmata wa in kaanoo min qablu lafee dalaalim mubeen

Translation

Certainly did Allah confer [great] favor upon the believers when He sent among them a Messenger from themselves, reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom, although they had been before in manifest error.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Allah blessed the believers and favoured them when He sent them a messenger from among them, who: recited the Qur’ān to them, purified them from worshipping others next to Allah and from shameful character traits, and taught them the Qur’ān and the ways of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Before this Messenger was sent, they were clearly astray from the right path and guidance.

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

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