Surah An-Nisa 4:163 — translation and meaning

النساء · Verse 163 / 176 · Page 104

ۚ ۚ إِنَّا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ كَمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى نُوحٍ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ مِن بَعْدِهِ وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالْأَسْبَاطِ وَعِيسَى وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُونُسَ وَهَارُونَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ وَآتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ زَبُورًا

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ۚ
ۚ
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed, We
أَوْحَيْنَا
awhayna
have revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
كَمَا
kama
as
أَوْحَيْنَا
awhayna
We revealed
إِلَى
ila
to
نُوحٍ
nuhin
Nuh
وَالنَّبِيِّينَ
wal-nabiyina
and the Prophets
مِن
min
from
بَعْدِهِ
ba'dihi
after him
وَأَوْحَيْنَا
wa-awhayna
and We revealed
إِلَى
ila
to
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
ib'rahima
Ibrahim
وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ
wa-is'ma'ila
and Ismail
وَإِسْحَاقَ
wa-is'haqa
and Ishaq
وَيَعْقُوبَ
waya'quba
and Yaqub
وَالْأَسْبَاطِ
wal-asbati
and the tribes
وَعِيسَى
wa'isa
and Isa
وَأَيُّوبَ
wa-ayyuba
and Ayub
وَيُونُسَ
wayunusa
and Yunus
وَهَارُونَ
waharuna
and Harun
وَسُلَيْمَانَ
wasulaymana
and Sulaiman
وَآتَيْنَا
waatayna
and We gave
دَاوُودَ
dawuda
Dawood
زَبُورًا
zaburan
the Zaboor

Transliteration

innaaa awhainaaa ilaika kamaaa awhainaaa ilaa Noohinw wan nabiyyeena mim ba'dih; wa awhainaaa ilaaa ibraaheema wa Ismaaa'eela wa Ishaaqa wa Ya'qooba wal Asbaati wa 'Eesaa wa Ayyooba wa Yoonusa wa haaroona wa Sulaimaan; wa aatainaa Daawooda Zabooraa

Translation

Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him. And we revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Descendants, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

I have sent revelation to you, O Messenger, as I had sent revelation to the prophets before you. This revelation to you is not something strange or unexpected. I had sent revelation to Noah and to the prophets who came after him. I sent revelation to Abraham and his two sons, Ishmael and Isaac, and to Jacob, the son of Isaac, and to the Tribes (which refers to the prophets that were from the twelve tribes of the Israelites from the children of Jacob). I also gave David a book called the Psalms.

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

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