The Qur’an names a familiar teaching set of twenty-five prophets and messengers, but it does not present them as one numbered list or one continuous biography. It tells selected pa…
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The Qur’an names a familiar teaching set of twenty-five prophets and messengers, but it does not present them as one numbered list or one continuous biography. It tells selected parts of their accounts to guide belief, worship, character and patient obedience. This course brings every name back to controlled Qur’anic panels, keeps named translations separate from the Arabic revelation, and refuses to fill silence with folklore. The central thread is Tawheed: the messengers were created servants sent by اللّٰه(ALLAH), and worship belongs to اللّٰه(ALLAH) alone.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِذۡwa-idhAnd when
2قَالَqālasaid
3رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
4لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikatito the angels
5إِنِّيinnīIndeed, I (am)
6جَاعِلٞjāʿilungoing to place
7فِيfīin
8ٱلۡأَرۡضِl-arḍithe earth
9خَلِيفَةٗۖkhalīfatana vicegerent
10قَالُوٓاْqālūthey said
11أَتَجۡعَلُatajʿaluWill You place
12فِيهَاfīhāin it
13مَنman(one) who
14يُفۡسِدُyuf'siduwill spread corruption
15فِيهَاfīhāin it
16وَيَسۡفِكُwayasfikuand will shed
17ٱلدِّمَآءَl-dimāa[the] blood[s]
18وَنَحۡنُwanaḥnuwhile we
19نُسَبِّحُnusabbiḥu[we] glorify (You)
20بِحَمۡدِكَbiḥamdikawith Your praises
21وَنُقَدِّسُwanuqaddisuand we sanctify
22لَكَۖlaka[to] You
23قَالَqālaHe said
24إِنِّيٓinnīIndeed, I
25أَعۡلَمُaʿlamu[I] know
26مَاmāwhat
27لَاlānot
28تَعۡلَمُونَtaʿlamūnayou know
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And [mention, O Muḥammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him)], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we exalt You with praise and declare Your perfection?" He [Allāh] said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know."
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said: Wilt thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee? He said: Surely I know that which ye know not.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not."
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:30. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 27 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1فَتَلَقَّىٰٓfatalaqqāThen received
2ءَادَمُādamuAdam
3مِنminfrom
4رَّبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lord
5كَلِمَٰتٖkalimātinwords
6فَتَابَfatābaSo (his Lord) turned
7عَلَيۡهِۚʿalayhitowards him
8إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed He
9هُوَhuwaHe
10ٱلتَّوَّابُl-tawābu(is) the Oft-returning (to mercy)
11ٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmuthe Most Merciful
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.
Compare · M. Pickthall
Then Adam received from his Lord words (of revelation), and He relented toward him. Lo! He is the relenting, the Merciful.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Then learnt Adam from his Lord words of inspiration, and his Lord Turned towards him; for He is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:37. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 27 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَٱذۡكُرۡwa-udh'kurAnd mention
2فِيfīin
3ٱلۡكِتَٰبِl-kitābithe Book
4إِدۡرِيسَۚid'rīsaIdris
5إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
6كَانَkānawas
7صِدِّيقٗاṣiddīqantruthful
8نَّبِيّٗاnabiyyana Prophet
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And mention in the Book, Idrees. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And make mention in the Scripture of Idris. Lo! he was a saint, a prophet;
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Also mention in the Book the case of Idris: He was a man of truth (and sincerity), (and) a prophet:
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 19:56. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1لَقَدۡlaqadCertainly
2أَرۡسَلۡنَاarsalnāWe sent
3نُوحًاnūḥanNuh
4إِلَىٰilāto
5قَوۡمِهِۦqawmihihis people
6فَقَالَfaqālaand he said
7يَٰقَوۡمِyāqawmiO my people
8ٱعۡبُدُواْuʿ'budūWorship
9ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
10مَاmānot
11لَكُمlakumfor you
12مِّنۡminany
13إِلَٰهٍilāhingod
14غَيۡرُهُۥٓghayruhuother than Him
15إِنِّيٓinnīIndeed, I
16أَخَافُakhāfu[I] fear
17عَلَيۡكُمۡʿalaykumfor you
18عَذَابَʿadhābapunishment
19يَوۡمٍyawmin(of the) Day
20عَظِيمٖʿaẓīminGreat
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
We had certainly sent Noah to his people, and he said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous Day."
Compare · M. Pickthall
We sent Noah (of old) unto his people, and he said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an Awful Day.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
We sent Noah to his people. He said: "O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. I fear for you the punishment of a dreadful day!
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 7:59. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 25 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
The opening cluster introduces creation, knowledge, human error, repentance, truthfulness and the public call to worship the Creator alone. Adam is shown as created and taught by his Lord, then as a servant whose repentance was accepted. Idris is named briefly and precisely. Nuh speaks the same Tawheed that later messengers repeat. The different amount of detail is itself a discipline: a short Qur’anic notice must not be expanded into an invented biography.
Qur’an 2:30 records the Lord announcing to the angels that He would place a successive authority on earth, and it ends with His knowledge exceeding theirs. Begin with created dependence: Adam is not divine, the angels do not create him, and human purpose is received from the Creator rather than invented from folklore. Read the complete controlled Arabic panel, transliteration and named translations before summarising the point in your own words.
Read the complete evidence panel before reducing it to a step. The Arabic, named translation, source locator and explanation have different roles; preserving those roles lets a learner worship with confidence without turning a short guide into an unsupported ruling.
Keep three lines in your notes: what the source explicitly says, what this lesson explains, and what remains for qualified review. That structure makes later correction clear rather than embarrassing.
The verse does not provide a date, map, physical portrait or complete explanation of the term translated “successive authority.”
Learning move: Open lesson 1, complete its practice move and save any referral question.
Hud, Salih, Ibrahim, Lut, Isma’il, Ishaq, Ya’qub and Yusuf
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd to
2عَادٍʿādinAad
3أَخَاهُمۡakhāhum(We sent) their brother
4هُودٗاۚhūdanHud
5قَالَqālaHe said
6يَٰقَوۡمِyāqawmiO my people
7ٱعۡبُدُواْuʿ'budūWorship
8ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
9مَاmānot
10لَكُمlakumfor you
11مِّنۡminany
12إِلَٰهٍilāhingod
13غَيۡرُهُۥٓۚghayruhuother than Him
14أَفَلَاafalāThen will not
15تَتَّقُونَtattaqūnayou fear (Allah)
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And to the ʿAad [We sent] their brother Hūd. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. Then will you not fear Him?"
Compare · M. Pickthall
And unto (the tribe of) A'ad (We sent) their brother, Hud. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil)?
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
To the 'Ad people, (We sent) Hud, one of their (own) brethren: He said: O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him will ye not fear (Allah)?"
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 7:65. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 25 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd to
2ثَمُودَthamūdaThamud
3أَخَاهُمۡakhāhum(We sent) their brother
4صَٰلِحٗاۚṣāliḥanSalih
5قَالَqālaHe said
6يَٰقَوۡمِyāqawmiO my people
7ٱعۡبُدُواْuʿ'budūWorship
8ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
9مَاmānot
10لَكُمlakumfor you
11مِّنۡminany
12إِلَٰهٍilāhingod
13غَيۡرُهُۥۖghayruhuother than Him
14قَدۡqadVerily
15جَآءَتۡكُمjāatkumhas come to you
16بَيِّنَةٞbayyinatuna clear proof
17مِّنminfrom
18رَّبِّكُمۡۖrabbikumyour Lord
19هَٰذِهِۦhādhihiThis
20نَاقَةُnāqatu(is) a she-camel
21ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
22لَكُمۡlakum(it is) for you
23ءَايَةٗۖāyatana Sign
24فَذَرُوهَاfadharūhāSo you leave her
25تَأۡكُلۡtakul(to) eat
26فِيٓfīon
27أَرۡضِarḍi(the) earth
28ٱللَّهِۖl-lahi(of) Allah
29وَلَاwalāand (do) not
30تَمَسُّوهَاtamassūhātouch her
31بِسُوٓءٖbisūinwith harm
32فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡfayakhudhakumlest seizes you
33عَذَابٌʿadhābuna punishment
34أَلِيمٞalīmunpainful
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And to the Thamūd [We sent] their brother Ṣāliḥ. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. This is the she-camel of Allāh [sent] to you as a sign. So leave her to eat within Allāh's land and do not touch her with harm, lest there seize you a painful punishment.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And to (the tribe of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. A wonder from your Lord hath come unto you. Lo! this is the camel of Allah, a token unto you; so let her feed in Allah's earth, and touch her not with hurt lest painful torment seize you.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
To the Thamud people (We sent) Salih, one of their own brethren: He said: "O my people! worship Allah: ye have no other god but Him. Now hath come unto you a clear (Sign) from your Lord! This she-camel of Allah is a Sign unto you: So leave her to graze in Allah's earth, and let her come to no harm, or ye shall be seized with a grievous punishment.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 7:73. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 25 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ وَإِذۡwa-idhAnd when
2قَالَqālasaid
3إِبۡرَٰهِيمُib'rāhīmuIbrahim
4لِأَبِيهِli-abīhito his father
5ءَازَرَāzaraAzar
6أَتَتَّخِذُatattakhidhuDo you take
7أَصۡنَامًاaṣnāmanidols
8ءَالِهَةًālihatan(as) gods
9إِنِّيٓinnīIndeed, I
10أَرَىٰكَarāka[I] see you
11وَقَوۡمَكَwaqawmakaand your people
12فِيfīin
13ضَلَٰلٖḍalālinerror
14مُّبِينٖmubīninmanifest
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And [mention, O Muḥammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him)], when Abraham said to his father Āzar, "Do you take idols as deities? Indeed, I see you and your people to be in manifest error."
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
Compare · M. Pickthall
(Remember) when Abraham said unto his father Azar: Takest thou idols for gods? Lo! I see thee and thy folk in error manifest.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Lo! Abraham said to his father Azar: "Takest thou idols for gods? For I see thee and thy people in manifest error."
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 6:74. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَلُوطًاwalūṭanAnd Lut
2إِذۡidhwhen
3قَالَqālahe said
4لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓliqawmihito his people
5أَتَأۡتُونَatatūnaDo you commit
6ٱلۡفَٰحِشَةَl-fāḥishata(such) immorality
7مَاmānot
8سَبَقَكُمsabaqakumhas preceded you
9بِهَاbihātherein
10مِنۡminany
11أَحَدٖaḥadinone
12مِّنَminaof
13ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīnathe worlds
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, "Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds [i.e., peoples]?
Compare · M. Pickthall
And Lot! (Remember) when he said unto his folk: Will ye commit abomination such as no creature ever did before you?
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
We also (sent) Lut: He said to his people: "Do ye commit lewdness such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you?
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 7:80. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَwa-is'māʿīlaAnd Ishmael
2وَٱلۡيَسَعَwal-yasaʿaand Elisha
3وَيُونُسَwayūnusaand Yunus
4وَلُوطٗاۚwalūṭanand Lut
5وَكُلّٗاwakullanand all
6فَضَّلۡنَاfaḍḍalnāWe preferred
7عَلَىʿalāover
8ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīnathe worlds
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot – and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot. Each one (of them) did We prefer above (Our) creatures,
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour above the nations:
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Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَٱذۡكُرۡwa-udh'kurAnd mention
2فِيfīin
3ٱلۡكِتَٰبِl-kitābithe Book
4إِسۡمَٰعِيلَۚis'māʿīlaIshmael
5إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
6كَانَkānawas
7صَادِقَṣādiqatrue
8ٱلۡوَعۡدِl-waʿdi(to his) promise
9وَكَانَwakānaand was
10رَسُولٗاrasūlana Messenger
11نَّبِيّٗاnabiyyana Prophet
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And make mention in the Scripture of Ishmael. Lo! he was a keeper of his promise, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Also mention in the Book (the story of) Isma'il: He was (strictly) true to what he promised, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet.
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 19:54. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1فَلَمَّاfalammāSo when
2ٱعۡتَزَلَهُمۡiʿ'tazalahumhe left them
3وَمَاwamāand what
4يَعۡبُدُونَyaʿbudūnathey worshipped
5مِنminbesides Allah
6دُونِdūnibesides Allah
7ٱللَّهِl-lahibesides Allah
8وَهَبۡنَاwahabnā[and] We bestowed
9لَهُۥٓlahu[to] him
10إِسۡحَٰقَis'ḥāqaIsaac
11وَيَعۡقُوبَۖwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
12وَكُلّٗاwakullanand each (of them)
13جَعَلۡنَاjaʿalnāWe made
14نَبِيّٗاnabiyyana Prophet
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
So when he had left them and those they worshipped other than Allāh, We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each [of them] We made a prophet.
Compare · M. Pickthall
So, when he had withdrawn from them and that which they were worshipping beside Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob. Each of them We made a prophet.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
When he had turned away from them and from those whom they worshipped besides Allah, We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and each one of them We made a prophet.
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 19:49. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَوَهَبۡنَاwawahabnāAnd We bestowed
2لَهُۥٓlahuto him
3إِسۡحَٰقَis'ḥāqaIsaac
4وَيَعۡقُوبَۚwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
5كُلًّاkullanall
6هَدَيۡنَاۚhadaynāWe guided
7وَنُوحًاwanūḥanAnd Nuh
8هَدَيۡنَاhadaynāWe guided
9مِنminfrom
10قَبۡلُۖqablubefore
11وَمِنwaminand of
12ذُرِّيَّتِهِۦdhurriyyatihihis descendents
13دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
14وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَwasulaymānaand Sulaiman
15وَأَيُّوبَwa-ayyūbaand Ayyub
16وَيُوسُفَwayūsufaand Yusuf
17وَمُوسَىٰwamūsāand Musa
18وَهَٰرُونَۚwahārūnaand Harun
19وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
20نَجۡزِيnajzīWe reward
21ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīnathe good-doers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And We gave to him [i.e., Abraham] Isaac and Jacob – all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before; and among his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the doers of good.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob; each of them We guided; and Noah did We guide aforetime; and of his seed (We guided) David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the good.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and before him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good:
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 6:84. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1إِذۡidhWhen
2قَالَqālasaid
3يُوسُفُyūsufuYusuf
4لِأَبِيهِli-abīhito his father
5يَٰٓأَبَتِyāabatiO my father
6إِنِّيinnīIndeed, I
7رَأَيۡتُra-aytuI saw
8أَحَدَaḥadaeleven
9عَشَرَʿasharaeleven
10كَوۡكَبٗاkawkabanstars
11وَٱلشَّمۡسَwal-shamsaand the sun
12وَٱلۡقَمَرَwal-qamaraand the moon
13رَأَيۡتُهُمۡra-aytuhumI saw them
14لِيlīto me
15سَٰجِدِينَsājidīnaprostrating
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
[Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father, "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me."
Compare · M. Pickthall
When Joseph said unto his father: O my father! Lo! I saw in a dream eleven planets and the sun and the moon, I saw them prostrating themselves unto me.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Behold! Joseph said to his father: "O my father! I did see eleven stars and the sun and the moon: I saw them prostrate themselves to me!"
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 12:4. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
This cluster moves through communities, households and generations while keeping the Creator’s guidance central. Hud and Salih repeat the call to worship اللّٰه(ALLAH) alone. Ibrahim challenges idol worship. Lut confronts grave wrongdoing. Isma’il is praised for truthfulness to his promise; Ishaq and Ya’qub are named as prophets; Yusuf’s account begins with a dream whose meaning unfolds only through the surah. The lesson gives every name a visible locator without pretending that one paragraph can replace each full Qur’anic account.
Qur’an 7:73 names Salih as the brother sent to Thamud, records the call to worship اللّٰه(ALLAH) alone and commands that the she-camel shown as a sign must not be harmed. Teach belief and conduct together: the verse does not allow a claimed sign to be honoured while its stated command is violated. Read the complete controlled Arabic panel, transliteration and named translations before summarising the point in your own words.
A beginner needs a usable route and an honest boundary at the same time. Learn the shared practice first, record any circumstance that changes it, and take medical, financial, disability or school-specific questions to a qualified person who can examine the real case.
Read once for meaning and a second time for boundaries. On the second reading, test strong words such as always, never, invalid and required against the complete evidence shown.
The panel does not authorise speculative reconstruction of the camel, the rock, modern remains or the people’s technology.
Learning move: Open lesson 2, complete its practice move and save any referral question.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ وَأَيُّوبَwa-ayyūbaAnd Ayub
2إِذۡidhwhen
3نَادَىٰnādāhe called
4رَبَّهُۥٓrabbahu(to) his Lord
5أَنِّيannīIndeed, [I]
6مَسَّنِيَmassaniyahas touched me
7ٱلضُّرُّl-ḍuruthe adversity
8وَأَنتَwa-antaand You
9أَرۡحَمُarḥamu(are) Most Merciful
10ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَl-rāḥimīna(of) the Merciful
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful."
Compare · M. Pickthall
And Job, when he cried unto his Lord, (saying): Lo! adversity afflicteth me, and Thou art Most Merciful of all who show mercy.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And (remember) Job, when He cried to his Lord, "Truly distress has seized me, but Thou art the Most Merciful of those that are merciful."
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 21:83. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَوَهَبۡنَاwawahabnāAnd We bestowed
2لَهُۥٓlahuto him
3إِسۡحَٰقَis'ḥāqaIsaac
4وَيَعۡقُوبَۚwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
5كُلًّاkullanall
6هَدَيۡنَاۚhadaynāWe guided
7وَنُوحًاwanūḥanAnd Nuh
8هَدَيۡنَاhadaynāWe guided
9مِنminfrom
10قَبۡلُۖqablubefore
11وَمِنwaminand of
12ذُرِّيَّتِهِۦdhurriyyatihihis descendents
13دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
14وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَwasulaymānaand Sulaiman
15وَأَيُّوبَwa-ayyūbaand Ayyub
16وَيُوسُفَwayūsufaand Yusuf
17وَمُوسَىٰwamūsāand Musa
18وَهَٰرُونَۚwahārūnaand Harun
19وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
20نَجۡزِيnajzīWe reward
21ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīnathe good-doers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And We gave to him [i.e., Abraham] Isaac and Jacob – all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before; and among his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the doers of good.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob; each of them We guided; and Noah did We guide aforetime; and of his seed (We guided) David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the good.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and before him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good:
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 6:84. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd to
2مَدۡيَنَmadyanaMadyan
3أَخَاهُمۡakhāhumhis brother
4شُعَيۡبٗاۚshuʿaybanShuaib
5قَالَqālaHe said
6يَٰقَوۡمِyāqawmiO my people
7ٱعۡبُدُواْuʿ'budūWorship
8ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
9مَاmānot
10لَكُمlakumfor you
11مِّنۡminany
12إِلَٰهٍilāhingod
13غَيۡرُهُۥۖghayruhuother than Him
14قَدۡqadVerily
15جَآءَتۡكُمjāatkumhas came to you
16بَيِّنَةٞbayyinatuna clear proof
17مِّنminfrom
18رَّبِّكُمۡۖrabbikumyour Lord
19فَأَوۡفُواْfa-awfūSo give full
20ٱلۡكَيۡلَl-kayla[the] measure
21وَٱلۡمِيزَانَwal-mīzānaand the weight
22وَلَاwalāand (do) not
23تَبۡخَسُواْtabkhasūdeprive
24ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsa[the] people
25أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡashyāahumin their things
26وَلَاwalāand (do) not
27تُفۡسِدُواْtuf'sidūcause corruption
28فِيfīin
29ٱلۡأَرۡضِl-arḍithe earth
30بَعۡدَbaʿdaafter
31إِصۡلَٰحِهَاۚiṣ'lāḥihāits reformation
32ذَٰلِكُمۡdhālikumThat
33خَيۡرٞkhayrun(is) better
34لَّكُمۡlakumfor you
35إِنinif
36كُنتُمkuntumyou are
37مُّؤۡمِنِينَmu'minīnabelievers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And to [the people of] Madyan [We sent] their brother Shuʿayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. So fulfill the measure and weight and do not deprive people of their due and cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. That is better for you, if you should be believers.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And unto Midian (We sent) their brother, Shu'eyb. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. Lo! a clear proof hath come unto you from your Lord; so give full measure and full weight and wrong not mankind in their goods, and work not confusion in the earth after the fair ordering thereof. That will be better for you, if ye are believers.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
To the Madyan people We sent Shu'aib, one of their own brethren: he said: "O my people! worship Allah; Ye have no other god but Him. Now hath come unto you a clear (Sign) from your Lord! Give just measure and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due; and do no mischief on the earth after it has been set in order: that will be best for you, if ye have Faith.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 7:85. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 25 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَٱذۡكُرۡwa-udh'kurAnd mention
2فِيfīin
3ٱلۡكِتَٰبِl-kitābithe Book
4مُوسَىٰٓۚmūsāMusa
5إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
6كَانَkānawas
7مُخۡلَصٗاmukh'laṣanchosen
8وَكَانَwakānaand was
9رَسُولٗاrasūlana Messenger
10نَّبِيّٗاnabiyyana Prophet
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And mention in the Book, Moses. Indeed, he was chosen, and he was a messenger and a prophet.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And make mention in the Scripture of Moses. Lo! he was chosen, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Also mention in the Book (the story of) Moses: for he was specially chosen, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 19:51. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَوَهَبۡنَاwawahabnāAnd We bestowed
2لَهُۥlahu[to] him
3مِنminfrom
4رَّحۡمَتِنَآraḥmatināOur Mercy
5أَخَاهُakhāhuhis brother
6هَٰرُونَhārūnaHarun
7نَبِيّٗاnabiyyana Prophet
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And We gave him out of Our mercy his brother Aaron as a prophet.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We bestowed upon him of Our mercy his brother Aaron, a prophet (likewise).
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And, out of Our Mercy, We gave him his brother Aaron, (also) a prophet.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 19:53. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَwa-is'māʿīlaAnd Ishmael
2وَإِدۡرِيسَwa-id'rīsaand Idris
3وَذَاwadhāand Dhul-Kifl
4ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖl-kif'liand Dhul-Kifl
5كُلّٞkullunall
6مِّنَmina(were) of
7ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَl-ṣābirīnathe patient ones
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And (mention) Ishmael, and Idris, and Dhu'l-Kifl. All were of the steadfast.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And (remember) Isma'il, Idris, and Zul-kifl, all (men) of constancy and patience;
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 21:85. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَٱذۡكُرۡwa-udh'kurAnd remember
2إِسۡمَٰعِيلَis'māʿīlaIshmael
3وَٱلۡيَسَعَwal-yasaʿaand Elisha
4وَذَاwadhāand Dhul-kifl
5ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖl-kif'liand Dhul-kifl
6وَكُلّٞwakullunand all
7مِّنَmina(are) from
8ٱلۡأَخۡيَارِl-akhyārithe best
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And make mention of Ishmael and Elisha and Dhu'l-Kifl. All are of the chosen.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And commemorate Isma'il, Elisha, and Zul-Kifl: Each of them was of the Company of the Good.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 38:48. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَwa-is'māʿīlaAnd Ishmael
2وَٱلۡيَسَعَwal-yasaʿaand Elisha
3وَيُونُسَwayūnusaand Yunus
4وَلُوطٗاۚwalūṭanand Lut
5وَكُلّٗاwakullanand all
6فَضَّلۡنَاfaḍḍalnāWe preferred
7عَلَىʿalāover
8ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīnathe worlds
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot – and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot. Each one (of them) did We prefer above (Our) creatures,
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour above the nations:
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 6:86. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1ٱصۡبِرۡiṣ'birBe patient
2عَلَىٰʿalāover
3مَاmāwhat
4يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnathey say
5وَٱذۡكُرۡwa-udh'kurand remember
6عَبۡدَنَاʿabdanāOur slave
7دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
8ذَاdhāthe possessor of strength
9ٱلۡأَيۡدِۖl-aydithe possessor of strength
10إِنَّهُۥٓinnahuIndeed, he (was)
11أَوَّابٌawwābunrepeatedly turning
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Be patient over what they say and remember Our servant, David, the possessor of strength; indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back [to Allāh].
Compare · M. Pickthall
Bear with what they say, and remember Our bondman David, lord of might, Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah).
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Have patience at what they say, and remember our servant David, the man of strength: for he ever turned (to Allah).
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 38:17. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَوَهَبۡنَاwawahabnāAnd We gave
2لِدَاوُۥدَlidāwūdato Dawood
3سُلَيۡمَٰنَۚsulaymānaSulaiman
4نِعۡمَniʿ'maan excellent
5ٱلۡعَبۡدُl-ʿabduslave
6إِنَّهُۥٓinnahuIndeed, he
7أَوَّابٌawwābun(was) one who repeatedly turned
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And to David We gave Solomon. An excellent servant, indeed he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allāh].
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We bestowed on David, Solomon. How excellent a slave! Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah).
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
To David We gave Solomon (for a son),- How excellent in Our service! Ever did he turn (to Us)!
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 38:30. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
2إِلۡيَاسَil'yāsaElijah
3لَمِنَlamina(was) surely of
4ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَl-mur'salīnathe Messengers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers,
Compare · M. Pickthall
And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
So also was Elias among those sent (by Us).
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 37:123. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
2يُونُسَyūnusaYunus
3لَمِنَlamina(was) surely of
4ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَl-mur'salīnathe Messengers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn)
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
So also was Jonah among those sent (by Us).
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 37:139. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَزَكَرِيَّاwazakariyyāAnd Zakariya
2وَيَحۡيَىٰwayaḥyāand Yahya
3وَعِيسَىٰwaʿīsāand Isa
4وَإِلۡيَاسَۖwa-il'yāsaand Elijah
5كُلّٞkullunall (were)
6مِّنَminaof
7ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَl-ṣāliḥīnathe righteous
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And Zechariah and John and Jesus and Elias – and all were of the righteous.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias. Each one (of them) was of the righteous.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the righteous:
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 6:85. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Ten names appear in this wide middle cluster. The selected passages show patient supplication, honest measure, explicit prophethood, strength joined to return, righteous service and messengers calling people away from false worship. They also model an important research limit: some figures receive long narratives, while Dhul-Kifl and Al-Yasa’ are named in brief lists. Precision means giving the long accounts room while refusing to inflate the short notices.
Qur’an 19:51 describes Musa as chosen, a messenger and a prophet; Qur’an 19:53 states that Harun was granted to him from Divine mercy as a prophet; Qur’an 6:84 names both among the guided. Keep brotherhood, support and individual prophethood visible while reading their fuller shared mission from its surrounding passages. Read the complete controlled Arabic panel, transliteration and named translations before summarising the point in your own words.
Calm completeness is the goal. Repeating an action without evidence, rushing past a required distinction, or ignoring real harm can all move the learner away from careful worship. Work through the evidence once slowly, check once, and improve through reviewed teaching.
An adult guiding a child should praise careful attention and an honest “I need to ask” answer. The aim is worship with understanding, not performance for the teacher.
Do not collapse two persons into one role or add a complete Exodus chronology from sources outside the Qur’an.
Learning move: Open lesson 3, complete its practice move and save any referral question.
Zakariyya, Yahya, Isa and Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him)
Qur’an study · Maryam
Ayah 19:2
✓ Source checkedArabic Qur’an:
ذِكۡرُ رَحۡمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبۡدَهُۥ زَكَرِيَّآ ٢
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1ذِكۡرُdhik'ru(A) mention
2رَحۡمَتِraḥmati(of the) Mercy
3رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
4عَبۡدَهُۥʿabdahu(to) His servant
5زَكَرِيَّآzakariyyāZakariya
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
[This is] a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zechariah
Compare · M. Pickthall
A mention of the mercy of thy Lord unto His servant Zachariah.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
(This is) a recital of the Mercy of thy Lord to His servant Zakariya.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 19:2. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1يَٰزَكَرِيَّآyāzakariyyāO Zakariya
2إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
3نُبَشِّرُكَnubashiruka[We] give you glad tidings
4بِغُلَٰمٍbighulāminof a boy
5ٱسۡمُهُۥus'muhuhis name
6يَحۡيَىٰyaḥyā(will be) Yahya
7لَمۡlamnot
8نَجۡعَلnajʿalWe (have) assigned
9لَّهُۥlahu[for] it
10مِنminbefore
11قَبۡلُqablubefore
12سَمِيّٗاsamiyyan(this) name
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
[He was told], "O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John. We have not assigned to any before [this] name."
Compare · M. Pickthall
(It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him).
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
(His prayer was answered): "O Zakariya! We give thee good news of a son: His name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We conferred distinction before."
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The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَزَكَرِيَّاwazakariyyāAnd Zakariya
2وَيَحۡيَىٰwayaḥyāand Yahya
3وَعِيسَىٰwaʿīsāand Isa
4وَإِلۡيَاسَۖwa-il'yāsaand Elijah
5كُلّٞkullunall (were)
6مِّنَminaof
7ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَl-ṣāliḥīnathe righteous
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And Zechariah and John and Jesus and Elias – and all were of the righteous.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias. Each one (of them) was of the righteous.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the righteous:
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Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1إِذۡidhWhen
2قَالَتِqālatisaid
3ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatuthe Angels
4يَٰمَرۡيَمُyāmaryamuO Maryam
5إِنَّinnaIndeed
6ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
7يُبَشِّرُكِyubashirukigives you glad tidings
8بِكَلِمَةٖbikalimatinof a word
9مِّنۡهُmin'hufrom Him
10ٱسۡمُهُus'muhuhis name
11ٱلۡمَسِيحُl-masīḥu(is) the Messiah
12عِيسَىʿīsāIsa
13ٱبۡنُub'nuson
14مَرۡيَمَmaryama(of) Maryam
15وَجِيهٗاwajīhanhonored
16فِيfīin
17ٱلدُّنۡيَاl-dun'yāthe world
18وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِwal-ākhiratiand (in) the Hereafter
19وَمِنَwaminaand of
20ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَl-muqarabīnathose brought near (to Allah)
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
[And mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allāh gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary – distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allāh].
Compare · M. Pickthall
(And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah).
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah;
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 3:45. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1لَقَدۡlaqadCertainly
2كَفَرَkafaradisbelieved
3ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
4قَالُوٓاْqālūsay
5إِنَّinnaIndeed
6ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
7هُوَhuwaHe
8ٱلۡمَسِيحُl-masīḥu(is) the Messiah
9ٱبۡنُub'nuson
10مَرۡيَمَۖmaryama(of) Maryam
11وَقَالَwaqālaWhile said
12ٱلۡمَسِيحُl-masīḥuthe Messiah
13يَٰبَنِيٓyābanīO Children
14إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَis'rāīla(of) Israel
15ٱعۡبُدُواْuʿ'budūWorship
16ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
17رَبِّيrabbīmy Lord
18وَرَبَّكُمۡۖwarabbakumand your Lord
19إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
20مَنmanwho
21يُشۡرِكۡyush'rikassociates partners
22بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiwith Allah
23فَقَدۡfaqadthen surely
24حَرَّمَḥarrama(has) forbidden
25ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
26عَلَيۡهِʿalayhifor him
27ٱلۡجَنَّةَl-janataParadise
28وَمَأۡوَىٰهُwamawāhuand his abode
29ٱلنَّارُۖl-nāru(will be) the Fire
30وَمَاwamāAnd not
31لِلظَّٰلِمِينَlilẓẓālimīnafor the wrongdoers
32مِنۡminany
33أَنصَارٖanṣārinhelpers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
They have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allāh is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allāh, my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who associates others with Allāh – Allāh has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.
Compare · M. Pickthall
They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary. The Messiah (himself) said: O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Lo! whoso ascribeth partners unto Allah, for him Allah hath forbidden paradise. His abode is the Fire. For evil-doers there will be no helpers.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
They do blaspheme who say: "Allah is Christ the son of Mary." But said Christ: "O Children of Israel! worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Whoever joins other gods with Allah,- Allah will forbid him the garden, and the Fire will be his abode. There will for the wrong-doers be no one to help.
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The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1مَّاmāNot
2كَانَkānais
3مُحَمَّدٌmuḥammadunMuhammad
4أَبَآabā(the) father
5أَحَدٖaḥadin(of) anyone
6مِّنminof
7رِّجَالِكُمۡrijālikumyour men
8وَلَٰكِنwalākinbut
9رَّسُولَrasūla(he is the) Messenger
10ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
11وَخَاتَمَwakhātamaand Seal
12ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَۗl-nabiyīna(of) the Prophets
13وَكَانَwakānaAnd Allah is
14ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd Allah is
15بِكُلِّbikulliof every
16شَيۡءٍshayinthing
17عَلِيمٗاʿalīmanAll-Knower
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Muḥammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allāh and seal [i.e., last] of the prophets. And ever is Allāh, of all things, Knowing.
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
Compare · M. Pickthall
Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) is not the father of any man among you, but he is the messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets; and Allah is ever Aware of all things.
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge of all things.
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 33:40. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
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The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1مُّحَمَّدٞmuḥammadunMuhammad
2رَّسُولُrasūlu(is the) Messenger
3ٱللَّهِۚl-lahiof Allah
4وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those who
5مَعَهُۥٓmaʿahu(are) with him
6أَشِدَّآءُashiddāu(are) firm
7عَلَىʿalāagainst
8ٱلۡكُفَّارِl-kufārithe disbelievers
9رُحَمَآءُruḥamāuand merciful
10بَيۡنَهُمۡۖbaynahumamong themselves
11تَرَىٰهُمۡtarāhumYou see them
12رُكَّعٗاrukkaʿanbowing
13سُجَّدٗاsujjadanand prostrating
14يَبۡتَغُونَyabtaghūnaseeking
15فَضۡلٗاfaḍlanBounty
16مِّنَminafrom Allah
17ٱللَّهِl-lahifrom Allah
18وَرِضۡوَٰنٗاۖwariḍ'wānanand pleasure
19سِيمَاهُمۡsīmāhumTheir mark
20فِيfī(is) on
21وُجُوهِهِمwujūhihimtheir faces
22مِّنۡminfrom
23أَثَرِathari(the) trace
24ٱلسُّجُودِۚl-sujūdi(of) the prostration
25ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
26مَثَلُهُمۡmathaluhum(is) their similitude
27فِيfīin
28ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةِۚl-tawrātithe Taurah
29وَمَثَلُهُمۡwamathaluhumAnd their similitude
30فِيfīin
31ٱلۡإِنجِيلِl-injīlithe Injeel
32كَزَرۡعٍkazarʿin(is) like a seed
33أَخۡرَجَakhraja(which) sends forth
34شَطۡـَٔهُۥshaṭahuits shoot
35فَـَٔازَرَهُۥfaāzarahuthen strengthens it
36فَٱسۡتَغۡلَظَfa-is'taghlaẓathen it becomes thick
37فَٱسۡتَوَىٰfa-is'tawāand it stands
38عَلَىٰʿalāupon
39سُوقِهِۦsūqihiits stem
40يُعۡجِبُyuʿ'jibudelighting
41ٱلزُّرَّاعَl-zurāʿathe sowers
42لِيَغِيظَliyaghīẓathat He (may) enrage
43بِهِمُbihimuby them
44ٱلۡكُفَّارَۗl-kufārathe disbelievers
45وَعَدَwaʿadaAllah has promised
46ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has promised
47ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
48ءَامَنُواْāmanūbelieve
49وَعَمِلُواْwaʿamilūand do
50ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
51مِنۡهُمmin'humamong them
52مَّغۡفِرَةٗmaghfiratanforgiveness
53وَأَجۡرًاwa-ajranand a reward
54عَظِيمَۢاʿaẓīmangreat
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Muḥammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allāh; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty from Allāh and [His] pleasure. Their sign is in their faces from the effect of prostration [i.e., prayer]. That is their description in the Torah. And their description in the Gospel is as a plant which produces its offshoots and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their stalks, delighting the sowers – so that He [i.e., Allāh] may enrage by them the disbelievers. Allāh has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward.
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
Compare · M. Pickthall
Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) is the messenger of Allah. And those with him are hard against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves. Thou (O Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him)) seest them bowing and falling prostrate (in worship), seeking bounty from Allah and (His) acceptance. The mark of them is on their foreheads from the traces of prostration. Such is their likeness in the Torah and their likeness in the Gospel – like as sown corn that sendeth forth its shoot and strengtheneth it and riseth firm upon its stalk, delighting the sowers – that He may enrage the disbelievers with (the sight of) them. Allah hath promised, unto such of them as believe and do good works, forgiveness and immense reward.
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) is the messenger of Allah; and those who are with him are strong against Unbelievers, (but) compassionate amongst each other. Thou wilt see them bow and prostrate themselves (in prayer), seeking Grace from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure. On their faces are their marks, (being) the traces of their prostration. This is their similitude in the Taurat; and their similitude in the Gospel is: like a seed which sends forth its blade, then makes it strong; it then becomes thick, and it stands on its own stem, (filling) the sowers with wonder and delight. As a result, it fills the Unbelievers with rage at them. Allah has promised those among them who believe and do righteous deeds forgiveness, and a great Reward.
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 48:29. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
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The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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Wa-mā arsalnā min qablika min rasūlin illā nūḥī ilayhi annahu lā ilāha illā anā fa-uʿbudūn
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَمَآwamāAnd not
2أَرۡسَلۡنَاarsalnāWe sent
3مِنminbefore you
4قَبۡلِكَqablikabefore you
5مِنminany
6رَّسُولٍrasūlinMessenger
7إِلَّاillābut
8نُوحِيٓnūḥīWe reveal(ed)
9إِلَيۡهِilayhito him
10أَنَّهُۥannahuthat [He]
11لَآlā(There is) no
12إِلَٰهَilāhagod
13إِلَّآillāexcept
14أَنَا۠anāMe
15فَٱعۡبُدُونِfa-uʿ'budūniso worship Me
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And We sent not before you any messenger except We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We sent no messenger before thee but We inspired him, (saying): There is no Allah save Me (Allah), so worship Me.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Not a messenger did We send before thee without this inspiration sent by Us to him: that there is no god but I; therefore worship and serve Me.
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 21:25. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
2أَوۡحَيۡنَآawḥaynāhave revealed
3إِلَيۡكَilaykato you
4كَمَآkamāas
5أَوۡحَيۡنَآawḥaynāWe revealed
6إِلَىٰilāto
7نُوحٖnūḥinNuh
8وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَwal-nabiyīnaand the Prophets
9مِنۢminfrom
10بَعۡدِهِۦۚbaʿdihiafter him
11وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآwa-awḥaynāand We revealed
12إِلَىٰٓilāto
13إِبۡرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
14وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَwa-is'māʿīlaand Ishmael
15وَإِسۡحَٰقَwa-is'ḥāqaand Isaac
16وَيَعۡقُوبَwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
17وَٱلۡأَسۡبَاطِwal-asbāṭiand the tribes
18وَعِيسَىٰwaʿīsāand Isa
19وَأَيُّوبَwa-ayyūbaand Ayyub
20وَيُونُسَwayūnusaand Yunus
21وَهَٰرُونَwahārūnaand Harun
22وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَۚwasulaymānaand Sulaiman
23وَءَاتَيۡنَاwaātaynāand We gave
24دَاوُۥدَdāwūda(to) Dawood
25زَبُورٗاzabūranthe Zaboor
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him)], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him. And We revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Descendants, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].
The salutation is an editorial addition; the stored translation is unchanged.
Compare · M. Pickthall
Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as We inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and as We imparted unto David the Psalms;
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 4:163. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَوَهَبۡنَاwawahabnāAnd We bestowed
2لَهُۥٓlahuto him
3إِسۡحَٰقَis'ḥāqaIsaac
4وَيَعۡقُوبَۚwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
5كُلًّاkullanall
6هَدَيۡنَاۚhadaynāWe guided
7وَنُوحًاwanūḥanAnd Nuh
8هَدَيۡنَاhadaynāWe guided
9مِنminfrom
10قَبۡلُۖqablubefore
11وَمِنwaminand of
12ذُرِّيَّتِهِۦdhurriyyatihihis descendents
13دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
14وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَwasulaymānaand Sulaiman
15وَأَيُّوبَwa-ayyūbaand Ayyub
16وَيُوسُفَwayūsufaand Yusuf
17وَمُوسَىٰwamūsāand Musa
18وَهَٰرُونَۚwahārūnaand Harun
19وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
20نَجۡزِيnajzīWe reward
21ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīnathe good-doers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And We gave to him [i.e., Abraham] Isaac and Jacob – all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before; and among his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the doers of good.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob; each of them We guided; and Noah did We guide aforetime; and of his seed (We guided) David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the good.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and before him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good:
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 6:84. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَwa-is'māʿīlaAnd Ishmael
2وَٱلۡيَسَعَwal-yasaʿaand Elisha
3وَيُونُسَwayūnusaand Yunus
4وَلُوطٗاۚwalūṭanand Lut
5وَكُلّٗاwakullanand all
6فَضَّلۡنَاfaḍḍalnāWe preferred
7عَلَىʿalāover
8ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīnathe worlds
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot – and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot. Each one (of them) did We prefer above (Our) creatures,
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour above the nations:
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 6:86. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
The final cluster brings together a prayer answered with Yahya, the miraculous good news of Isa, the correction of worship directed to Isa, and the Qur’an’s explicit naming of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) as Messenger and seal of the prophets. The course ends where every prophetic account points: the messenger is honoured and followed as a servant sent by the Creator, while worship remains for اللّٰه(ALLAH) alone.
Qur’an 48:29 begins by naming Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) as the Messenger of اللّٰه(ALLAH) and describes worship, mercy within the community and seeking Divine bounty and pleasure. Read the whole panel rather than extracting a phrase for aggression; identify the worship and moral descriptions in their textual setting. Read the complete controlled Arabic panel, transliteration and named translations before summarising the point in your own words.
For a younger learner, use plain words, a visual sequence without animate imagery and one correction at a time. Adults should protect privacy, explain unfamiliar terms and never use religious teaching to shame a child.
If terminology becomes difficult, return to the practical question: what is the learner preparing to do, which step is established here, and what fact about the person or situation could change the answer?
Historical context, legal application and relations with others require the surrounding revelation and qualified review; no individual may use the verse for vigilantism or abuse.
Learning move: Open lesson 4, complete its practice move and save any referral question.
Keep revelation, demonstration and legal classification distinct
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1لَاlā(Does) not
2يُكَلِّفُyukallifuburden
3ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
4نَفۡسًاnafsanany soul
5إِلَّاillāexcept
6وُسۡعَهَاۚwus'ʿahāits capacity
7لَهَاlahāfor it
8مَاmāwhat
9كَسَبَتۡkasabatit earned
10وَعَلَيۡهَاwaʿalayhāand against it
11مَاmāwhat
12ٱكۡتَسَبَتۡۗik'tasabatit earned
13رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
14لَاlā(Do) not
15تُؤَاخِذۡنَآtuākhidh'nātake us to task
16إِنinif
17نَّسِينَآnasīnāwe forget
18أَوۡawor
19أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚakhṭanāwe err
20رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
21وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
22تَحۡمِلۡtaḥmillay
23عَلَيۡنَآʿalaynāupon us
24إِصۡرٗاiṣ'rana burden
25كَمَاkamālike that
26حَمَلۡتَهُۥḥamaltahu(which) You laid [it]
27عَلَىʿalāon
28ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
29مِنmin(were) from
30قَبۡلِنَاۚqablinābefore us
31رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
32وَلَاwalā[And] (do) not
33تُحَمِّلۡنَاtuḥammil'nālay on us
34مَاmāwhat
35لَاlānot
36طَاقَةَṭāqata(the) strength
37لَنَاlanāwe have
38بِهِۦۖbihi[of it] (to bear)
39وَٱعۡفُwa-uʿ'fuAnd pardon
40عَنَّاʿannā[from] us
41وَٱغۡفِرۡwa-igh'firand forgive
42لَنَاlanā[for] us
43وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚwa-ir'ḥamnāand have mercy on us
44أَنتَantaYou (are)
45مَوۡلَىٰنَاmawlānāour Protector
46فَٱنصُرۡنَاfa-unṣur'nāso help us
47عَلَىʿalāagainst
48ٱلۡقَوۡمِl-qawmithe people
49ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna[the] disbelievers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Allāh does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."
Compare · M. Pickthall
Allah tasketh not a soul beyond its scope. For it (is only) that which it hath earned, and against it (only) that which it hath deserved. Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget, or miss the mark! Our Lord! Lay not on us such a burden as thou didst lay on those before us! Our Lord! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear! Pardon us, absolve us and have mercy on us, Thou, our Protector, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith."
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:286. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَمَآwamāAnd not
2أَرۡسَلۡنَاarsalnāWe sent
3مِنminbefore you
4قَبۡلِكَqablikabefore you
5إِلَّاillāexcept
6رِجَالٗاrijālanmen
7نُّوحِيٓnūḥīWe revealed
8إِلَيۡهِمۡۖilayhimto them
9فَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْfasalūso ask
10أَهۡلَahla(the) people
11ٱلذِّكۡرِl-dhik'ri(of) the Reminder
12إِنinif
13كُنتُمۡkuntumyou
14لَاlā(do) not
15تَعۡلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men whom We inspired – Ask the followers of the Remembrance if ye know not! –
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And before thee also the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: if ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 16:43. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Begin with the verse rather than a poster, rhyme or remembered story. Identify who is actually named, the description or event the passage actually supplies, and the lesson the surrounding text supports. Some verses gather several names; other passages develop one account at length. The familiar number twenty-five is therefore a teaching organisation of names found across the Qur’an, not a Qur’anic claim that only twenty-five prophets ever existed.
The course begins with the Qur’anic command, uses authenticated Prophetic teaching where relevant and labels later legal classifications. This gives a learner a usable route without pretending that a short page decides every recognised difference or personal case.
Distinguish a revealed command, an authenticated Prophetic demonstration and a later legal classification. They work together, but they are not interchangeable. Where recognised schools differ, this resource labels the difference instead of presenting one view as the only Islam.
A resume point can preserve more than scroll position. Save the last completed step, the unresolved question and the next safe action so the learner can continue without unnecessary repetition.
The familiar twenty-five-name list is a teaching arrangement, not a claim that only twenty-five prophets existed. This is a Qur’an-primary learning resource, not an independent chronology, genealogy, archaeological claim, biography, tafsir verdict or ranking of prophets. Do not add a date, place, family link, dialogue, appearance, miracle detail or moral judgement unless the displayed Qur’anic wording establishes it. Named translations communicate meaning but are not the Arabic Qur’an. Historical sequence, Arabic usage, tafsir, variant identification and disputed details remain assigned to qualified Qur’an, Arabic, theology and prophetic-history review before indexing.
Learning move: Make three columns headed revelation, authenticated demonstration and qualified application.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1لَاlā(Does) not
2يُكَلِّفُyukallifuburden
3ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
4نَفۡسًاnafsanany soul
5إِلَّاillāexcept
6وُسۡعَهَاۚwus'ʿahāits capacity
7لَهَاlahāfor it
8مَاmāwhat
9كَسَبَتۡkasabatit earned
10وَعَلَيۡهَاwaʿalayhāand against it
11مَاmāwhat
12ٱكۡتَسَبَتۡۗik'tasabatit earned
13رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
14لَاlā(Do) not
15تُؤَاخِذۡنَآtuākhidh'nātake us to task
16إِنinif
17نَّسِينَآnasīnāwe forget
18أَوۡawor
19أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚakhṭanāwe err
20رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
21وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
22تَحۡمِلۡtaḥmillay
23عَلَيۡنَآʿalaynāupon us
24إِصۡرٗاiṣ'rana burden
25كَمَاkamālike that
26حَمَلۡتَهُۥḥamaltahu(which) You laid [it]
27عَلَىʿalāon
28ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
29مِنmin(were) from
30قَبۡلِنَاۚqablinābefore us
31رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
32وَلَاwalā[And] (do) not
33تُحَمِّلۡنَاtuḥammil'nālay on us
34مَاmāwhat
35لَاlānot
36طَاقَةَṭāqata(the) strength
37لَنَاlanāwe have
38بِهِۦۖbihi[of it] (to bear)
39وَٱعۡفُwa-uʿ'fuAnd pardon
40عَنَّاʿannā[from] us
41وَٱغۡفِرۡwa-igh'firand forgive
42لَنَاlanā[for] us
43وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚwa-ir'ḥamnāand have mercy on us
44أَنتَantaYou (are)
45مَوۡلَىٰنَاmawlānāour Protector
46فَٱنصُرۡنَاfa-unṣur'nāso help us
47عَلَىʿalāagainst
48ٱلۡقَوۡمِl-qawmithe people
49ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna[the] disbelievers
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Allāh does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."
Compare · M. Pickthall
Allah tasketh not a soul beyond its scope. For it (is only) that which it hath earned, and against it (only) that which it hath deserved. Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget, or miss the mark! Our Lord! Lay not on us such a burden as thou didst lay on those before us! Our Lord! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear! Pardon us, absolve us and have mercy on us, Thou, our Protector, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith."
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 2:286. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
2تَقۡفُtaqfupursue
3مَاmāwhat
4لَيۡسَlaysanot
5لَكَlakayou have
6بِهِۦbihiof it
7عِلۡمٌۚʿil'munany knowledge
8إِنَّinnaIndeed
9ٱلسَّمۡعَl-samʿathe hearing
10وَٱلۡبَصَرَwal-baṣaraand the sight
11وَٱلۡفُؤَادَwal-fuādaand the heart
12كُلُّkulluall
13أُوْلَٰٓئِكَulāikathose
14كَانَkānawill be
15عَنۡهُʿanhu[about it]
16مَسۡـُٔولٗاmasūlanquestioned
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.
Compare · M. Pickthall
(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart – of each of these it will be asked.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 17:36. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Use four columns: prophet’s name, exact verse locator, what the verse states, and what it does not state. Read the controlled Arabic and listen without treating transliteration as Arabic. Compare the named English translations where wording differs, then write the smallest accurate summary. If a date, location, genealogy or story detail is absent, mark it “not established by this panel” and send genuine interpretation questions for qualified review.
Record what has been learned, practised and checked. Do not turn uncertainty into repeated worship, abandoned obligations or authority over another learner. The next action should be specific and proportionate.
Save the exact point that needs review. A useful learning record says what was completed, what remains uncertain, which source was checked and who should help next. That is more valuable than a confident tick beside a misunderstood step.
Explain the practice in plain language before using legal vocabulary. If the simple sentence overstates the evidence, a technical Arabic label will not repair it.
The familiar twenty-five-name list is a teaching arrangement, not a claim that only twenty-five prophets existed. This is a Qur’an-primary learning resource, not an independent chronology, genealogy, archaeological claim, biography, tafsir verdict or ranking of prophets. Do not add a date, place, family link, dialogue, appearance, miracle detail or moral judgement unless the displayed Qur’anic wording establishes it. Named translations communicate meaning but are not the Arabic Qur’an. Historical sequence, Arabic usage, tafsir, variant identification and disputed details remain assigned to qualified Qur’an, Arabic, theology and prophetic-history review before indexing.
Learning move: Save the completed steps, one unresolved question and the support route required next.
See exactly where this resource comes fromQur’an, authentic hadith and editorial boundaries are kept distinct
Qur’an evidence
Qur'an-primary; controlled Quran Foundation QPC Hafs panels. Named translations are human renderings and any later explanation remains separately attributed. Arabic, word alignment, transliteration and named translations are supplied through the separately labelled Quran Foundation panels.
Hadith evidence
No hadith quotation or paraphrase is used in this resource. The collection and reference are preserved; a named displayed grading is not silently changed into a universal claim.
Teaching explanation
Explanatory prose, examples, diagrams and adult teaching advice are Tawheed Club editorial material. They are never presented as Qur’an, translation, tafsir or words of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him).
Release control
This item must pass source, meaning, language, editorial and release checks. Corrections remain welcome when supported by an exact source locator.
Help a learner master The Twenty-Five Prophets Named in the Qur'an
The Qur’an names a familiar teaching set of twenty-five prophets and messengers, but it does not present them as one numbered list or one continuous biography. It tells selected parts of their accounts to guide belief, worship, character and patient obedience. This course brings every name back to controlled Qur’anic panels, keeps named translations separate from the Arabic revelation, and refuses to fill silence with folklore. The central thread is Tawheed: the messengers were created servants sent by اللّٰه(ALLAH), and worship belongs to اللّٰه(ALLAH) alone. Your role is to slow the learning down, keep the exact evidence visible and make it safe for the learner to say, “I am not sure yet.”
Begin with the source
Open the named ayah or hadith before explaining it. Tell the learner whether they are seeing Arabic revelation, a reading aid, a named translation, a hadith translation or editorial teaching.
Invite an answer before helping
Ask one precise question and wait. If the learner struggles, point to the relevant line, narrow the choice or replay the audio before supplying the answer.
Correct with dignity
Praise honest checking and careful effort. Correct the idea or sound without labelling the learner, and never turn a mistake into embarrassment.
01Prepare a focused session
Read The Twenty-Five Prophets Named in the Qur'an yourself and open every cited source before inviting the learner.
Choose one realistic aim from the mastery statement. Do not try to teach the whole page in one sitting.
Test any Arabic audio. If a sound is outside your confidence, plan to listen together and seek correction from a capable teacher.
Remove distractions and decide when to stop: about 8–10 minutes for a younger child, 15–20 minutes for ages 8–11, or 20–30 minutes for an older learner.
Keep paper optional. If Qur’anic text is printed, follow the respect and waste guidance shown above the ayah panel.
Opening words: “We are going to learn one idea carefully and see exactly where it comes from. We can pause, replay and check the source whenever we need to.”
02Use a source-led teaching conversation
Connect: Ask what the learner already thinks the title means. Record the answer without immediately judging it.
Read or listen: Open the first evidence panel or cited report. Hear the complete Arabic before isolating one word or phrase.
Notice: Ask the learner to identify the exact words that support the first teaching point. A contextual word gloss is a clue; the complete named translation supplies the sentence meaning.
Explain: Read the teaching paragraph. Ask, “Which part came directly from the source, and which part is the writer helping us understand?”
Apply: Choose one practice task. Keep everyday examples within the boundary of the source; do not invent promises, hidden causes or rulings.
Retrieve: Close the explanation and ask the learner to state the idea, evidence locator and one careful application in their own words.
03Questions for this exact resource
“What does Adam, Idris and Nuh in the Qur'an mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 2:30)?”
“What does Hud, Salih, Ibrahim, Lut, Isma'il, Ishaq, Ya'qub and Yusuf mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 2:37)?”
“Which sentence is revelation or hadith, and which sentence is explanation?”
“What would be an overstatement that the cited source does not allow us to make?”
04Adapt the same truth for different ages
Ages 5–7
Teach one short source phrase and one meaning. Use text cards, colour bands, paths or simple geometric symbols—never a picture of اللّٰه(ALLAH) and never an image that implies His form. Let the child point, match, listen and repeat once or twice.
Ages 8–11
Use two or three evidence cards and ask the learner to match each idea to its locator. Invite a short explanation in their own words, then reopen the source to correct it together.
Ages 12–15
Compare the named English translations where provided. Ask what wording differs, what remains constant, and why a translation must not be called the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Ages 16+ and adults
Require a precise claim, an exact source locator and a stated boundary. Invite the learner to distinguish established meaning from inference and to mark any unresolved question for qualified review.
05Support Arabic without creating false confidence
Listen to the whole ayah or supplication first.
Follow the Arabic from right to left and use the word-level controls only after hearing the complete wording.
Treat transliteration as temporary scaffolding. It cannot reproduce every Arabic sound.
Let the learner echo a short unit, then return it to the full phrase so meaning and pronunciation remain connected.
If neither of you can hear or form a sound confidently, record it for a capable Qur’an or Arabic teacher. Do not manufacture an English substitute and call it exact.
Gentle correction: “Let us listen once more and notice where the sound begins,” protects both accuracy and confidence.
06Choose one useful follow-up
Study every controlled Qur’anic panel in context.
Complete the learning move and resume from the saved position.
Complete one task independently before adding another. Adult support should reveal the route, not hide whether the learner can use it.
07Revisit for durable mastery
After 24 hours · five minutes
Ask for the central idea without showing the answer.
Ask the learner to find its source locator.
Replay one Arabic phrase and reconnect it to the complete meaning.
Correct by reopening the source, then end with one successful retrieval.
After seven days · eight minutes
Ask for the idea, source and boundary in the learner’s own words.
Retry the most difficult mastery question.
Apply the idea to one new but appropriate situation.
Record what is secure and what needs another supported attempt.
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