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Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 51
وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مُوسَىٰٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مُخْلَصًا وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَّبِيًّا ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And mention in the Book (this Qur’ân) Mûsâ (Moses). Verily he was chosen and he was a Messenger (and) a Prophet.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱذْكُرْ
wa-udh'kur
And mention
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
the Book
مُوسَىٰٓ ۚ
mūsā
Musa
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
كَانَ
kāna
was
مُخْلَصًۭا
mukh'laṣan
chosen
وَكَانَ
wakāna
and was
رَسُولًۭا
rasūlan
a Messenger
نَّبِيًّۭا
nabiyyan
a Prophet
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.
51. 1. Mukhlis, Mustafa, Mujtaba, and Mukhtar—all four words have the same meaning, that is, a person chosen and preferred for prophethood and messengership. Rasul means "one who is sent" (the messenger), and Nabi means "one who conveys Allah's message to people" or "one who gives news of divine revelation." However, the meaning of both is the same: the servant whom Allah chooses for the guidance and leadership of people and blesses with His revelation is called Rasul and Nabi. Since ancient times, there has been a discussion among scholars as to whether there is a difference between the two or not. If there is, what is it? Those who differentiate generally say that the one who is given a Shariah or a book is called Rasul and Nabi, and the prophet who conveys Allah's message to people according to the previous prophet's book or Shariah is only a Nabi, not a Rasul. However, in the Noble Quran, their usage has also occurred interchangeably, and in some places, both have appeared in contrast, for example, in Surah Al-Hajj, verse 52.
