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About the surah Al-Anbiya

Al-Anbiya (Arabic: الأنبياء, ’al-’anbiy'’; meaning: "The Prophets") is the 21st chapter (Surah) of the Quran with 112 verses (Ayat).

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The summary/theme of the surah Al-Anbiya:

 The Holy Prophet and the chiefs of Makkah were involved in the conflict at the time of its revelation, and this Surah deals with objections and doubts concerning his Prophethood, the Doctrines of Tauhid, and the Hereafter.

Lesson learned from surah Al-Anbiya:

 

  1. The Day of Reckoning is drawing closer while we are still wandering in neglect.  
  2. Ask the people who know if you yourself don’t know.  
  3. Allah's cannot be questioned about what He does, whereas we will be questioned over our actions.  
  4. Every soul shall taste death.  
  5. The human is intrinsically hasty and impatient.
  6. Allah's created every living thing from water.  
  7. There will be thorough weighing of deeds on the Day of Judgement. 
  8. AyyÅ«b عليه السلام was afflicted with a serious illness, but instead of asking Allah's to remove it, he merely mentioned it and said, ‘You are the most merciful from those who show mercy.’ He couldn’t bring himself to ask Allah's to remove it: such was his disposition.  
  9. Allah's sent Muḥammad ï·º as a mercy for the worlds. 
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

 
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۞وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَآ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ رُشۡدَهُۥ مِن قَبۡلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِۦ عَٰلِمِينَ

Transliteration:( Wa laqad aatainaaa Ibraaheema rushdahoo min qablu wa kunnaa bihee 'aalimeen )
51. And indeed, We bestowed over Ibrahim his righteous path [81], from before, and We knew him [82].
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Topic Discussed: Righteous(Word)   | Ibrahim/Abraham   |
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إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنتُمۡ لَهَا عَٰكِفُونَ

Transliteration:( Iz qaala li abeehi wa qawmihee maa haazihit tamaaseelul lateee antum lahaa 'aakifoon )
52. When he said to his father [83] and his people, 'what are these images before which you are sitting firmly' (for worship) (84).
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Topic Discussed: Worship(Word)   | Idol worship   | Father(Word)   | Story of Breaking the Idols   |
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قَالُواْ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ

Transliteration:( Qaaloo wajadnaaa aabaaa'anaa lahaa 'aabideen )
53. They said, "we found our fathers worshipping them.'
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Topic Discussed: Idol worship   | Father(Word)   | Story of Breaking the Idols   |
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قَالَ لَقَدۡ كُنتُمۡ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمۡ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ

Transliteration:( Qaala laqad kuntum antum wa aabaaa'ukum fee dalaalin mubeen )
54. He said, 'Indeed, you and your fathers are in manifest error [85].
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Topic Discussed: Idol worship   | Story of Breaking the Idols   | Father(Word)   |
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قَالُوٓاْ أَجِئۡتَنَا بِٱلۡحَقِّ أَمۡ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّـٰعِبِينَ

Transliteration:( Qaalooo aji'tanaa bil haqqi am anta minal laa'ibeen )
55. They said, 'Have you brought truth to us, or you are making a play unintentionally? [86].
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Topic Discussed: Idol worship   | Truth   | Story of Breaking the Idols   |
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قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمۡ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ

Transliteration:( Qaala bar Rabbukum Rabbus samaawaati wal ardil lazee fatarahunna wa ana 'alaa zaalikum minash shaahideen )
56. He said, 'Nay, your Lord is He Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them [87], and I am of the witness to that [88].
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Topic Discussed: Story of Breaking the Idols   | Rab(Word)   | Earth and Heavens Belongs to Allah   | Heaven(Sky)   | Earth(Direct Word)   | Witness   |
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وَتَٱللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصۡنَٰمَكُم بَعۡدَ أَن تُوَلُّواْ مُدۡبِرِينَ

Transliteration:( Wa tallaahi la akeedanna asnaamakum ba'da an tuwalloo mudbireen )
57. And I swear by Allah, I shall devise bad against your idols after you have turned your backs [89].
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Topic Discussed: Swear(Word)   | Deities(Word)   | Allah(Word)   | Story of Breaking the Idols   |
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فَجَعَلَهُمۡ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرٗا لَّهُمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ إِلَيۡهِ يَرۡجِعُونَ

Transliteration:( Faja'alahum juzaazan illaa kabeeral lahum la'allahum ilaihi yarji'oon )
58. Then he broke them in to pieces [90], but the big one of them, so that they may ask to it something [91].
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Topic Discussed: Story of Breaking the Idols   |
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قَالُواْ مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Transliteration:( Qaaloo man fa'ala haazaa bi aalihatinaaa innahoo laminaz zaalimeen )
59. They said, 'Who has done this to our gods?' indeed, he is unjust.
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Topic Discussed: Story of Breaking the Idols   | Unjust   |
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قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا فَتٗى يَذۡكُرُهُمۡ يُقَالُ لَهُۥٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمُ

Transliteration:( Qaaloo sami'naa fatany yazkuruhum yuqaalu lahooo Ibraaheem )
60. Some of them said, "We have heard a youth called Ibrahim [92]. saying bad to them'.
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Topic Discussed: Ibrahim/Abraham   | Hear   | Story of Breaking the Idols   |

Surah Al-Anbiya English Translation and Transliteration

In Surah Al-Anbiya you can read the translation of Ahmad Raza Khan who was a renowned scholar of the Islamic world and his translation book is known as Kanzul Imaan. You can read the transliteration of Surah Al-Anbiya which will help you to understand how to read the Arabic text. Apart from that, we have included a Word-By-Word English Translation of the Arabic text of Surah Al-Anbiya.

Surah Al-Anbiya English Tafsir/Tafseer (Commentry)

In Surah Al-Anbiya we have included two Tafseer (Commentary) in English. The first one is from Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan who was a well-known scholar. In this tafsir, we have also included the most popular Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is the most comprehensive tafsir available in the world. You can read both or any one of your choice.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 112 verses / Ayat in Surah Al-Anbiya

Surah Al-Anbiya was revealed in Makkah

Surah Al-Anbiya can be found in Juz or Para 17

There are 7 Ruku in Surah Al-Anbiya

Surah number of Surah Al-Anbiya is 21

The meaning of Surah Al-Anbiya is The Prophets

You can find English Translation, Transliteration and Tafseer/Tafsir of Surah Al-Anbiya here at quran4ever.com. Here two tafseer are currently.One is Tafsir Ibn-Kathir and another one is Tafsir-e-Naeemi.

Dear bothers and sisters as a Sunni Muslim we cannot say any Translation and Tafseer was as long it conforms with the 4 school of thoughts. But here at quran4ever.com, we have included Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is most comprehensive tafsir. Apart from that we have also included tafsir of Mufti Ahmad Yaar khan, Tafsir-e-Naeemi of Surah Al-Anbiya.

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