وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ ۖ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And [We sent] Abraham, when he said to his people, "Worship Allāh and fear Him. That is best for you, if you should know.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- இன்னும் இப்றாஹீமையும் (தூதராக நாம் அனுப்பினோம்); அவர் தம் சமூகத்தாரிடம்; "அல்லாஹ்வை நீங்கள் வணங்குங்கள்; அவனிடம் பயபக்தியுடன் இருங்கள்; நீங்கள் அறிந்தவர்களாக இருந்தால், இதுவே உங்களுக்கு நன்மையுடையதாக இருக்கும்" என்று கூறிய வேளையை (நபியே! நினைவூட்டுவீராக).
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද ඉබ්රාහීම්ව ද (එව්වෙමු.) නුඹලා අල්ලාහ්ට නැමදුම් කරනු. තවද ඔහුට බිය බැතිමත් වනු. නුඹලා දැන සිටියෙහු නම් එය නුඹලාට උතුම්ය යැයි ඔහු පැවසූ අවස්ථාව සිහිපත් කරනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور ابراہیم (علیہ السلام) نے بھی اپنی قوم سے فرمایا کہ اللہ تعالیٰ کی عبادت کرو اوراس سے ڈرتے رہو، اگر تم میں دانائی ہے تو یہی تمہارے لیے بہتر ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- そしてイブラーヒームがその民にこう言った時を思え。「アッラーに仕え，かれを畏れなさい。それがあなたがたのためにも良い。もしあなたがたが理解するならば。
- ChineseMa Jian
- （我确已派遣）易卜拉欣，当日，他对他的宗族说：你们应当崇拜真主，并当敬畏他，这对于你们是更好的。如果你们知道。
Tafsir of 29:16
Ibrahim's preaching to His People Allah tells us how His servant, Messenger and close friend Ibrahim, the Imam of the monotheists, called his people to worship Allah alone, with no partner or associate, to fear Him alone, to seek provision from Him alone, with no partner or associate, to give thanks to Him alone, for He is the One to Whom thanks should be given for the blessings which none can bestow but He. Ibrahim said to his people: اعْبُدُواْ اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ (Worship Allah, and have Taqwa of Him,) meaning worship Him and fear Him Alone, with all sincerity. ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ (that is better for you if you know.) if you do that you will attain good in this world and the next, and you will prevent evil from yourselves in this world and the Hereafter. Then Allah states that the idols which they worshipped were not able to do any harm or any good, and tells them, "You made up names for them and called them gods, but they are created beings just like you." This interpretation was reported by Al-`Awfi from Ibn `Abbas. It was also the view of Mujahid and As-Suddi.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
