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Tafsir

Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Sad 38:48

Word by word

وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

واذكر -أيها الرسول- عبادنا: إسماعيل، واليسع، وذا الكفل، بأحسن الذكر; إن كلا منهم من الأخيار الذين اختارهم الله من الخلق، واختار لهم أكمل الأحوال والصفات.

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