سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 73
وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا عَـٰبِدِينَ ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We made them leaders, guiding (mankind) by Our Command, and We revealed to them the doing of good deeds, performing Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and the giving of Zakât and of Us (Alone) they were the worshippers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ
wajaʿalnāhum
And We made them
أَئِمَّةًۭ
a-immatan
leaders
يَهْدُونَ
yahdūna
they guide
بِأَمْرِنَا
bi-amrinā
by Our Command
وَأَوْحَيْنَآ
wa-awḥaynā
And We inspired
إِلَيْهِمْ
ilayhim
to them
فِعْلَ
fiʿ'la
(the) doing
ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ
l-khayrāti
(of) good deeds
وَإِقَامَ
wa-iqāma
and establishment
ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ
l-ṣalati
(of) the prayer
وَإِيتَآءَ
waītāa
and giving
ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۖ
l-zakati
(of) zakah
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū
and they were
لَنَا
lanā
of Us
عَـٰبِدِينَ
ʿābidīna
worshippers
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.
