سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 33
۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ءَادَمَ وَنُوحًا وَءَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَءَالَ عِمْرَٰنَ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh chose Adam, Nûh (Noah), the family of Ibrâhîm (Abraham) and the family of ‘Imrân above the ‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn) (of their times).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ
iṣ'ṭafā
chose
ءَادَمَ
ādama
Adam
وَنُوحًۭا
wanūḥan
and Nuh
وَءَالَ
waāla
and (the) family
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
ib'rāhīma
(of) Ibrahim
وَءَالَ
waāla
and (the) family
عِمْرَٰنَ
ʿim'rāna
(of) Imran
عَلَى
ʿalā
over
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
the worlds
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.
33. 1. Among the families of the Prophets, there were two Imrans: one was the father of Musa and Harun (علیہما السلام), and the other was the father of Maryam ؑ. In this verse, according to most commentators, the latter Imran is meant, and this family attained a high rank due to Maryam ؑ and her son Isa ؑ. The name of Maryam's ؑ mother has been written by the commentators as Hannah bint Faqudh (Tafsir Qurtubi and Ibn Kathir). In this verse, Allah, the Exalted, has mentioned three other families besides the family of Imran, whom Allah granted superiority over the worlds in their time. The first among them is Adam ؑ, whom Allah created with His own hand and breathed into him of His spirit. The second is Nuh ؑ, who was sent as a Messenger at a time when people had abandoned Allah and taken idols as deities. He was granted a long life and preached to his people for nine hundred and fifty years, but except for a few individuals, no one believed in him. Eventually, by his supplication, all people except the believers were drowned. The family of Ibrahim was granted the distinction that the line of Prophets and kings was established among them, and most of the Prophets were from his lineage, to the extent that the most superior in the universe, Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, was also from the descendants of Ismail ؑ, the son of Ibrahim ؑ.
