The Chosen Messengers: Musa (Moses) and Isma'il (Ishmael)

Maryam — Verses 51–55 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ مُوسَىٰ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مُخْلَصًا وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَّبِيًّا ٥١

And mention in the Book (this Quran) Musa (Moses). Verily! He was chosen and he was a Messenger (and) a Prophet.

وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ
And mention in the Book (this Quran)
مُوسَىٰ ۚ
Musa (Moses)
إِنَّهُ كَانَ مُخْلَصًا
Verily! He was chosen
وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَّبِيًّا
and he was a Messenger (and) a Prophet

وَنَادَيْنَاهُ مِن جَانِبِ الطُّورِ الْأَيْمَنِ وَقَرَّبْنَاهُ نَجِيًّا ٥٢

And We called him from the right side of the Mount, and made him draw near to Us for a talk with him [Musa (Moses)].

وَنَادَيْنَاهُ
And We called him
مِن جَانِبِ الطُّورِ الْأَيْمَنِ
from the right side of the Mount
وَقَرَّبْنَاهُ
and made him draw near to Us
نَجِيًّا
for a talk with him [Musa (Moses)]

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ مِن رَّحْمَتِنَا أَخَاهُ هَارُونَ نَبِيًّا ٥٣

And We bestowed on him his brother Harun (Aaron), (also) a Prophet, out of Our Mercy.

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ
And We bestowed on him
مِن رَّحْمَتِنَا
out of Our Mercy
أَخَاهُ هَارُونَ
his brother Harun (Aaron)
نَبِيًّا
(also) a Prophet

وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ صَادِقَ الْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَّبِيًّا ٥٤

And mention in the Book (the Quran) Isma'il (Ishmael). Verily! He was true to what he promised, and he was a Messenger, (and) a Prophet.

وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ۚ
And mention in the Book (the Quran) Isma'il (Ishmael).
إِنَّهُ كَانَ صَادِقَ الْوَعْدِ
Verily! He was true to what he promised,
وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَّبِيًّا
and he was a Messenger, (and) a Prophet.

وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ وَكَانَ عِندَ رَبِّهِ مَرْضِيًّا ٥٥

And he used to enjoin on his family and his people As-Salat (the prayers) and the Zakat, and his Lord was pleased with him.

وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُ
And he used to enjoin on his family
بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ
and the prayers and the Zakat
وَكَانَ عِندَ رَبِّهِ مَرْضِيًّا
and his Lord was pleased with him.