سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 45
وَٱذْكُرْ عِبَـٰدَنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَيْدِى وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ ﴿45﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And remember Our slaves, Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Ishâq (Isaac), and Ya‘qûb (Jacob), (all) owners of strength (in worshipping Us) and (also) of religious understanding.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱذْكُرْ
wa-udh'kur
And remember
عِبَـٰدَنَآ
ʿibādanā
Our slaves
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
ib'rāhīma
Ibrahim
وَإِسْحَـٰقَ
wa-is'ḥāqa
and Isaac
وَيَعْقُوبَ
wayaʿqūba
and Ayyub
أُو۟لِى
ulī
possessors
ٱلْأَيْدِى
l-aydī
(of) strength
وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ
wal-abṣāri
and vision
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.
45. 1. That is, they were very strong in the worship of Allah and in supporting the religion, and were distinguished in religious and scholarly insight. Some say these are those people upon whom Allah bestowed special favor and grace, or they were those who did favors to people.
