سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 84
فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِۦ مِن ضُرٍّ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَـٰبِدِينَ ﴿84﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So We answered his call, and We removed the distress that was on him, and We restored his family to him (that he had lost) and the like thereof along with them as a mercy from Ourselves and a Reminder for all those who worship Us.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا
fa-is'tajabnā
So We responded
لَهُۥ
lahu
to him
فَكَشَفْنَا
fakashafnā
and We removed
مَا
mā
what
بِهِۦ
bihi
(was) on him
مِن
min
of
ضُرٍّۢ ۖ
ḍurrin
(the) adversity
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ
waātaynāhu
And We gave him
أَهْلَهُۥ
ahlahu
his family
وَمِثْلَهُم
wamith'lahum
and (the) like thereof
مَّعَهُمْ
maʿahum
with them
رَحْمَةًۭ
raḥmatan
(as) Mercy
مِّنْ
min
from Ourselves
عِندِنَا
ʿindinā
from Ourselves
وَذِكْرَىٰ
wadhik'rā
and a reminder
لِلْعَـٰبِدِينَ
lil'ʿābidīna
for the worshippers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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So We answered his prayer and removed the illness that had afflicted him. And We not only restored his family to him, but gave him as many more [74] along with them—a special mercy from Us, and a lesson for the devoted worshippers [75].
[74]
The Appearance of the Spring and Restoration of Health by Bathing in It:
When Prophet Ayyub ؑ was completely successful in this test of patience, the mercy of the Lord surged forth. This very supplication, made without demand, was accepted in such a way that Allah caused a spring to flow at that very place. He was simply commanded to strike the ground with his foot. As soon as he struck his foot, the spring gushed forth. Its water was sweet, cool, healing, and a cure for skin diseases. He used to bathe in it and continued to use its water. His illness was a skin disease, which was soon removed by bathing in this way and by the continuous use of the water. And whatever wealth and children Allah had previously granted him, He now granted him double that. And this was the mercy of Allah and the fruit of his patience.
[75] One aspect of worship is that a person should continue to give thanks to Allah in times of prosperity and show patience and steadfastness in times of hardship and poverty. Just as Prophet Ayyub ؑ set an example. The lesson in this sentence is that whoever becomes a worshipper of Allah in this way, Allah bestows upon him even greater rewards than before, just as He did for Ayyub ؑ.
[74]
The Appearance of the Spring and Restoration of Health by Bathing in It:
When Prophet Ayyub ؑ was completely successful in this test of patience, the mercy of the Lord surged forth. This very supplication, made without demand, was accepted in such a way that Allah caused a spring to flow at that very place. He was simply commanded to strike the ground with his foot. As soon as he struck his foot, the spring gushed forth. Its water was sweet, cool, healing, and a cure for skin diseases. He used to bathe in it and continued to use its water. His illness was a skin disease, which was soon removed by bathing in this way and by the continuous use of the water. And whatever wealth and children Allah had previously granted him, He now granted him double that. And this was the mercy of Allah and the fruit of his patience.
[75] One aspect of worship is that a person should continue to give thanks to Allah in times of prosperity and show patience and steadfastness in times of hardship and poverty. Just as Prophet Ayyub ؑ set an example. The lesson in this sentence is that whoever becomes a worshipper of Allah in this way, Allah bestows upon him even greater rewards than before, just as He did for Ayyub ؑ.
