سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 86
وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًا ۚ وَكُلًّا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿86﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Ismâ‘îl (Ishmael) and Al-Yasa‘ (Elisha), and Yûnus (Jonah) and Lût (Lot), and each one of them We preferred above the ‘Âlamîn [mankind and jinn (of their times)].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ
wa-is'māʿīla
And Ishmael
وَٱلْيَسَعَ
wal-yasaʿa
and Elisha
وَيُونُسَ
wayūnusa
and Yunus
وَلُوطًۭا ۚ
walūṭan
and Lut
وَكُلًّۭا
wakullan
and all
فَضَّلْنَا
faḍḍalnā
We preferred
عَلَى
ʿalā
over
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
the worlds
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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.
({وَ كُلًّا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى الْعٰلَمِيْنَ:}) That is, He granted superiority over all the people of their respective times.
