وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And Our word [i.e., decree] has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers,
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- தூதர்களாகிய நம் அடியார்களிடம், முன்னரே திடமாக நம்வாக்குச் சென்றிருக்கிறது.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද ධර්ම දූතයන් වශයෙන් එවනු ලැබූ අපගේ ගැත්තන්හට අපගේ (ජයග්රහණයේ) වදන සැබැවින් ම පෙරටු විය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور البتہ ہمارا وعده پہلے ہی اپنے رسولوں کے لئے صادر ہو چکا ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 確かにわれの言葉は，わが遣わしたしもべたちに既に下されている。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 我对我所派遣的仆人们已有约在先了，
Tafsir of 37:171
The Promise of Victory and the Command to turn away from Idolators Allah says, وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا الْمُرْسَلِينَ (And, verily, Our Word has gone forth of old for Our servants, the Messengers,) meaning, it has already been stated in the first decree that the Messengers and their followers will ultimately prevail in this world and the Hereafter. This is like the Ayah: كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لاّغْلِبَنَّ أَنَاْ وَرُسُلِى إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ (Allah has decreed: "Verily, it is I and My Messengers who shall be the victorious." Verily, Allah is All-Powerful, Almighty.) (58:21), and إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ فِى الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الاٌّشْهَدُ (Verily, We will indeed make victorious Our Messengers and those who believe in this world's life and on the Day when the witnesses will stand forth.) (40:51).…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
