Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-Anbiyaa, Ayah 73

Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 73 · View Ayah
وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَئِمَّةًۭ يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا عَٰبِدِينَ
And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakah; and they were worshippers of Us.

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

And We made them leaders read a-immatan pronouncing both hamzas or substituting the second one with a yā’ whose example of good conduct is followed guiding people by Our command to Our religion and We inspired in them the performance of good deeds and the maintenance of prayers and the payment of alms that is We inspired that these good deeds be performed prayers be maintained and alms be payed by them and by their followers the final hā’ of iqāma has been omitted to soften the reading and they used to worship Us.

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(And We made them chiefs) leaders of goodness (who guide by Our command) who call people by Our command, (and We inspired in them the doing of good deeds) and it is said that these good deeds relate to inviting people to profess Allah's divine Oneness (and the right establishment of worship) the fulfilment of the prayers (and the giving of alms and they were worshippers of Us (alone)) and they were obedient to Us.

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