Surah Maryam, Ayah 55 (19:55)

مَرْيَم

وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُۥ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِ وَكَانَ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ مَرْضِيًّا

Quran 19:55 is ayah 55 of Surah Maryam (“Mary”), a Meccan surah of 98 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 309 of the Madani Mushaf.

19:55
وَكَانَيَأْمُرُأَهْلَهُۥبِٱلصَّلَوٰةِوَٱلزَّكَوٰةِوَكَانَعِندَرَبِّهِۦمَرْضِيًّا٥٥
wakāna yamuru ahlahu bil-ṣalati wal-zakati wakāna ʿinda rabbihi marḍiyyan

And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakāh and was to his Lord pleasing [i.e., accepted by Him].(55)

Word by word

  1. وَكَانَwakānaAnd he used
  2. يَأْمُرُyamuru(to) enjoin
  3. أَهْلَهُۥahlahu(on) his people
  4. بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِbil-ṣalatithe prayer
  5. وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِwal-zakatiand zakah
  6. وَكَانَwakānaand was
  7. عِندَʿindanear
  8. رَبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lord
  9. مَرْضِيًّاmarḍiyyanpleasing

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