Quran 87:16

Surah Al-A'la, Verse 16

Verse 16 of 19 in Surah Al-A'la (الأعلى), chapter 87 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

EnglishSaheeh International: But you prefer the worldly life,
TamilJan Trust Foundation: எனினும், நீங்களோ (மறுமையை விட்டு விட்டு) இவ்வுலக வாழ்வைத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்துக் கொள்கிறீர்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: නමුත් නුඹලා මෙලොව ජීවිතය තෝරා ගන්නෙහු ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: لیکن تم تو دنیا کی زندگی کو ترجیح دیتے ہو.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: いや，あなたがたは現世の生活の方を好む。
ChineseMa Jian: 不然，你们却选择今世的生活；

Tafsir of 87:16

A Statement concerning the People of Success Allah says, قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى (Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.) meaning, he purifies himself from despised characteristics and he follows what Allah has revealed to the Messenger ﷺ. وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى (And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah.) meaning, he establishes the prayer in its appointed time, seeking the pleasure of Allah, obedience to His command, and implementation of His Law. We have already reported from the Commander of the believers, `Umar bin `Abdul-`Aziz, that he used to command the people to give the Sadaqat Al-Fitr, and he would recite this Ayah: قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى - وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى (Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success. And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah.) Abu Al-Ahwas said, "If someone comes to any of you begging, and he wants to pray, then he should give charity (Zakah) before he prays. For verily, Allah the Exalted says, قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى - وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى (Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)