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Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 73 (21:73)

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وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ …

Quran 21:73 is ayah 73 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 328 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:73
وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْأَئِمَّةًيَهْدُونَبِأَمْرِنَاوَأَوْحَيْنَآإِلَيْهِمْفِعْلَٱلْخَيْرَٰتِوَإِقَامَٱلصَّلَوٰةِوَإِيتَآءَٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۖوَكَانُوا۟لَنَاعَٰبِدِينَ٧٣
wajaʿalnāhum a-immatan yahdūna bi-amrinā wa-awḥaynā ilayhim fiʿ'la l-khayrāti wa-iqāma l-ṣalati waītāa l-zakati wakānū lanā ʿābidīna

And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakāh; and they were worshippers of Us.(73)

Word by word

  1. وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْwajaʿalnāhumAnd We made them
  2. أَئِمَّةًa-immatanleaders
  3. يَهْدُونَyahdūnathey guide
  4. بِأَمْرِنَاbi-amrināby Our Command
  5. وَأَوْحَيْنَآwa-awḥaynāAnd We inspired
  6. إِلَيْهِمْilayhimto them
  7. فِعْلَfiʿ'la(the) doing
  8. ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِl-khayrāti(of) good deeds
  9. وَإِقَامَwa-iqāmaand establishment
  10. ٱلصَّلَوٰةِl-ṣalati(of) the prayer
  11. وَإِيتَآءَwaītāaand giving
  12. ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۖl-zakati(of) zakah
  13. وَكَانُوا۟wakānūand they were
  14. لَنَاlanāof Us
  15. عَٰبِدِينَʿābidīnaworshippers

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