Surah Sad 38:48 — translation and meaning

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ۖ وَاذْكُرْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ الْأَخْيَارِ

Word by Word

ۖ
وَاذْكُرْ
wa-udh'kur
And remember
إِسْمَاعِيلَ
is'ma'ila
Ismail
وَالْيَسَعَ
wal-yasa'a
and Al-Yasa
وَذَا
wadha
and Dhul-kifl
الْكِفْلِ
al-kif'li
and Dhul-kifl
وَكُلٌّ
wakullun
and all
مِّنَ
mina
(are) from
الْأَخْيَارِ
al-akhyari
the best

Transliteration

Wazkur Ismaa'eela wal Yasa'a wa Zal-Kifli wa kullum minal akhyaar

Translation

And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O Prophet, remember Ishmael, the son of Abraham, and remember Elisha, and remember Dhul-Kifl, and praise them well as they deserve it. And all of these were amongst the chosen and selected in Allah’s sight.

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

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