Quran 37:123

Surah As-Saffat, Verse 123

Verse 123 of 182 in Surah As-Saffat (الصافات), chapter 37 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International: And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers,
TamilJan Trust Foundation: மேலும், நிச்சயமாக இல்யாஸும் முர்ஸல்(களில் - தூதராக அனுப்பப்பட்டவர்)களில் ஒருவர் தாம்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තවද නියත වශයෙන් ම ඉල්යාස් ධර්ම දූතයින් අතරිනි.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: بے شک الیاس (علیہ السلام) بھی پیغمبروں میں سے تھے
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 本当にイルヤースも，使徒であった。
ChineseMa Jian: 易勒雅斯确是使者。

Tafsir of 37:123

إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ (When he said to his people: "Will you not have Taqwa") means, `do you not fear Allah when you worship others instead of Him' أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلاً وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ الْخَلِقِينَ (Will you call upon Ba`l and forsake the Best of creators,) Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Qatadah and As-Suddi said that the word Ba`l means lord. `Ikrimah and Qatadah said, "This is the language of the people of Yemen." According to another report from Qatadah, it is the language of Azd Shanu'ah. `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam narrated from his father that it is the name of an idol which was worshipped by the people of a city called Ba`labak (Baalbek) which is to the west of Damascus.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)