وَٱذۡكُرۡ عِبَٰدَنَآ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسۡحَٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَ أُوْلِي ٱلۡأَيۡدِي وَٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرِ
(38:45) And remember Our servants � Abraham, Isaac and Jacob � they were
endowed with great strength and vision.8
endowed with great strength and vision.8
إِنَّآ أَخۡلَصۡنَٰهُم بِخَالِصَةٖ ذِكۡرَى ٱلدَّارِ
(38:46) Verily We exalted them in consideration of a sterling quality: their
remembrance of the Abode of the Hereafter.9
remembrance of the Abode of the Hereafter.9
وَإِنَّهُمۡ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصۡطَفَيۡنَ ٱلۡأَخۡيَارِ
(38:47) In Our sight they are among the chosen and excellent ones.
وَٱذۡكُرۡ إِسۡمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلۡيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖ وَكُلّٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَخۡيَارِ
(38:48) And remember Ishmael, Elisha,0 and Dhu al-Kifl.1All
were of the best.
were of the best.
هَٰذَا ذِكۡرٞۚ وَإِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسۡنَ مَـَٔابٖ
(38:49) This was a remembrance. An excellent retreat awaits the God-fearing
جَنَّـٰتِ عَدۡنٖ مُّفَتَّحَةٗ لَّهُمُ ٱلۡأَبۡوَٰبُ
(38:50) � everlasting Gardens with gates wide open for them2