۞ وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ رُشْدَهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِۦ عَـٰلِمِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- இன்னும், நாம் முன்னரே இப்ராஹீமுக்கு அவருக்குத் தகுந்த நேர்மையான வழியைத் திடனாக கொடுத்தோம் - அவரைப் பற்றி நாம் அறிந்திருந்தோம்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද මීට පෙර ඉබ්රාහීම්ට ඔහුට හිමි යහ මග අපි පිරිනැමුවෙමු. තවද ඔහු පිළිබඳ අපි දැන සිටින්නන් වූයෙමු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- یقیناً ہم نے اس سے پہلے ابراہیم کو اس کی سمجھ بوجھ بخشی تھی اور ہم اس کے احوال سے بخوبی واقف تھے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- われは以前イブラーヒームに，方正な行いを授けた。われはかれをよく知っている。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 以前我确已把正直赏赐易卜拉欣，我原是深知他的。
Tafsir of 21:51
The Story of Ibrahim and his People Allah tells us about His close Friend Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and how He bestowed upon him guidance aforetime, i.e., from an early age He inspired him with truth and evidence against his people, as Allah says elsewhere: وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَهَآ إِبْرَهِيمَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ (And that was Our proof which We gave Ibrahim against his people) 6:83. The point here is that Allah is telling us that He gave guidance to Ibrahim aforetime, i.e., He had already guided him at an early age. وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَلِمِينَ (and We were Well-Acquainted with him.) means, and he was worthy of that. Then Allah says: إِذْ قَالَ لاًّبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا هَذِهِ التَّمَثِيلُ الَّتِى أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَكِفُونَ (When he said to his father and his people: "What are these images, to which you are devoted") This is the guidance which he had been given during his youth: his denunciation of his people's worship of idols instead of Allah. Ibrahim said: مَا هَذِهِ التَّمَثِيلُ الَّتِى أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَكِفُونَ ("What are these images, to which you are devoted") meaning, which you worship with such devotion.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
