Quran 37:129

Surah As-Saffat, Verse 129

Verse 129 of 182 in Surah As-Saffat (الصافات), chapter 37 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International: And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:
TamilJan Trust Foundation: மேலும், நாம் அவருக்காகப் பிற்காலத்தவருக்கு (ஒரு ஞாபகார்த்தத்தை) விட்டு வைத்தோம்;
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තවද පසු පැමිණි පරපුර අතර ඔහු පැසසුම් ලබන්නට ඉඩ හැරියෙමු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: ہم نے (الیاس علیہ السلام) کا ذکر خیر پچھلوں میں بھی باقی رکھا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: われは後の幾世代に渡り，かれのために（この祝福を）留めた。
ChineseMa Jian: 我使他的令名，永存于后代。

Tafsir of 37:129

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)