Quran 87:18

Surah Al-A'la, Verse 18

Verse 18 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.

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

EnglishSaheeh International: Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
TamilJan Trust Foundation: நிச்யசமாக இது முந்திய ஆகமங்களிலும்-
SinhalaRuwwad Center: සත්‍ය වශයෙන් ම මෙය පූර්ව ලේඛනයන්හි (සඳහන් ව) ඇත.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: یہ باتیں پہلی کتابوں میں بھی ہیں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: これは本当に，昔の啓典にあり，
ChineseMa Jian: 这确是载在古经典中的，

Tafsir of 87:18

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)