سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ

Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 118

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وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿118﴾
And guided them to the Right Path.
وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمَا wahadaynāhumā And We guided both of them
ٱلصِّرَٰطَ l-ṣirāṭa (to) the Path
ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ l-mus'taqīma the Straight

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(Ayah 118){ وَ هَدَيْنٰهُمَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيْمَ :} Guidance to the straight path is a great favor, because salvation in the Hereafter depends on it.

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118. And We guided them to the straight path [70].

[70] After the drowning of Pharaoh and his people, the Torah was revealed to Sayyiduna Musa ؑ at Mount Sinai. Before this, only scriptures had been revealed to Sayyiduna Musa ؑ. The Torah is the first heavenly book in which clear commandments regarding life were given to the Israelites. Then, in the light of this book, both of these prophets guided the Israelites.