سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 121
شَاكِرًا لِّأَنْعُمِهِ ۚ ٱجْتَبَىٰهُ وَهَدَىٰهُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ﴿121﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(He was) thankful for His (Allâh’s) Favours. He (Allâh) chose him (as an intimate friend) and guided him to a Straight Path (Islâmic Monotheism - neither Judaism nor Christianity).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
شَاكِرًۭا
shākiran
Thankful
لِّأَنْعُمِهِ ۚ
li-anʿumihi
for His favors
ٱجْتَبَىٰهُ
ij'tabāhu
He chose him
وَهَدَىٰهُ
wahadāhu
and guided him
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
صِرَٰطٍۢ
ṣirāṭin
the way
مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ
mus'taqīmin
straight
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
