Surah Ali 'Imran 3:33 — translation and meaning
آل عمران · Verse 33 / 200 · Page 54
إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَى آدَمَ وَنُوحًا وَآلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ
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Transliteration
Innal laahas tafaaa Aadama wa Noohanw wa Aala Ibraaheema wa Aala Imraana 'alal 'aalameen
Translation
Indeed, Allah chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of 'Imran over the worlds -
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Allah honoured Adam (peace be upon him), by making the angels prostrate before him; Noah, by making him the first messenger to the people of the earth; the family of Abraham, by placing prophethood in his children; and the family of ‘Imrān, the father of Mary – which is a reference to Jesus (peace be upon him). He selected all of them and preferred them over all the people of their time.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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