Surah Sad, Ayah 48 (38:48)

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وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

Quran 38:48 is ayah 48 of Surah Sad (“The Letter "Saad"”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 456 of the Madani Mushaf.

38:48
وَٱذْكُرْإِسْمَٰعِيلَوَٱلْيَسَعَوَذَاٱلْكِفْلِ ۖوَكُلٌّمِّنَٱلْأَخْيَارِ٤٨
wa-udh'kur is'māʿīla wal-yasaʿa wadhā l-kif'li wakullun mina l-akhyāri

And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.(48)

Word by word

  1. وَٱذْكُرْwa-udh'kurAnd remember
  2. إِسْمَٰعِيلَis'māʿīlaIshmael
  3. وَٱلْيَسَعَwal-yasaʿaand Elisha
  4. وَذَاwadhāand Dhul-kifl
  5. ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖl-kif'liand Dhul-kifl
  6. وَكُلٌّwakullunand all
  7. مِّنَmina(are) from
  8. ٱلْأَخْيَارِl-akhyārithe best

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