يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى …

Quran 2:122 is ayah 122 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 1, on page 19 of the Madani Mushaf.

Juz 1
Hizb 2
Page 19
Ruku 15
Revealed Medina

2:122

يَٰبَنِىٓإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَٱذْكُرُوا۟نِعْمَتِىَٱلَّتِىٓأَنْعَمْتُعَلَيْكُمْوَأَنِّىفَضَّلْتُكُمْعَلَىٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ١٢٢

yābanī is'rāīla udh'kurū niʿ'matiya allatī anʿamtu ʿalaykum wa-annī faḍḍaltukum ʿalā l-ʿālamīna

O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.(122)

Word by word

يَٰبَنِىٓyābanīO Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَis'rāīla(of) Israel
ٱذْكُرُوا۟udh'kurūRemember
نِعْمَتِىَniʿ'matiyaMy Favor
ٱلَّتِىٓallatīwhich
أَنْعَمْتُanʿamtuI bestowed
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
وَأَنِّىwa-annīand that I
فَضَّلْتُكُمْfaḍḍaltukum[I] preferred you
عَلَىʿalāover
ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīnathe worlds

Tafsir (commentary) of 2:122

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This commentary explains ayahs 2:122–123 together.

We mentioned a similar Ayah at the beginning of this Surah, and it is mentioned here to emphisize the importance of following the Ummi Prophet and Messenger, who is described for the People of the Scriptures in their Books by his characteristics, name, the good news about him and the description of his Ummah. Allah warned them against concealing this information, which is among the favors that Allah granted them. Allah also commanded them to remember their daily life and their religious affairs and how He blessed them. They should not envy their cousins, the Arabs, for what Allah has given them, the Final Messenger of Allah ﷺ being an Arab. Envy should not incite them to oppose or deny the Prophet or refrain from following him, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him until the Day of Judgment.

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