سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ

Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 85

The Cattle · Meccan · Juz 7 · Page 138

وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحْيَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَإِلْيَاسَ ۖ كُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ ﴿85﴾
And Zakariyâ (Zachariya), and Yahya (John) and ‘Îsâ (Jesus) and Iliyâs (Elias), each one of them was of the righteous.
وَزَكَرِيَّا wazakariyyā And Zakariya
وَيَحْيَىٰ wayaḥyā and Yahya
وَعِيسَىٰ waʿīsā and Isa
وَإِلْيَاسَ ۖ wa-il'yāsa and Elijah
كُلٌّۭ kullun all (were)
مِّنَ mina of
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ l-ṣāliḥīna the righteous

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

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