سورة إبراهیم
Surah Ibrâhîm 14:24
Abraham · Verse 24 of 52
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Have you (O reader!) not considered how Allâh compares a holy word to a good tree whose (each) root is firm and whose (every) branch (spreads out) to the very sky.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Seest thou not how Allah sets forth a parable? - A goodly word like a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to the heavens,- of its Lord. So Allah sets forth parables for men, in order that they may receive admonition.
Ahmed Ali
Do you not see how God compares a noble act to a healthy tree whose roots are firm and branches in the sky, which yields
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Ali Unal
Do you not see how God strikes a parable of a good word: (a good word is) like a good tree – its roots holding firm (in the ground) and its branches in heaven,
Daryabadi
Beholdest thou not how Allah hath propounded the similitude of the clean word? It is like a clean tree, its root firmly fixed, and its branches reaching unto heaven.
Faridul Haque
Did you not see how Allah illustrated the example of a sacred saying? Like a sacred tree, which has firm roots and branches reaching into heaven.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Seest thou not how Allah sets forth a parable of a good word as a good tree, whose root is firm and whose branches are high,
Maulvi Sher Ali
Dost thou not see how ALLAH sets forth a parable of a good word? It is like a good tree, whose root is firm and whose branches reach into heaven?
Muhammad Asad
ART THOU NOT aware how God sets forth the parable of a good word? [It is] like a good tree, firmly rooted, [reaching out] with its branches towards the sky,
Muhammad Musin Khan
See you not how Allah sets forth a parable? - A goodly word as a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to the sky (i.e. very high).
Muhammad Pickthall
Seest thou not how Allah coineth a similitude: A goodly saying, as a goodly tree, its root set firm, its branches reaching into heaven,
Muhammad Sarwar
Consider (Muhammad) how God (in a parable) compares the blessed Word to that of a blessed tree which has firm roots and branches rising up into the sky
Muhammed ali Shakir
Have you not considered how Allah sets forth a parable of a good word (being) like a good tree, whose root is firm and whose branches are in heaven,
Rashad Khalifa
Do you not see that GOD has cited the example of the good word as a good tree whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches are high in the sky?
Shabbir Ahmed
Do you not reflect how God cites an example of a Noble Ideology as a goodly tree, firmly rooted with its branches swinging high in the heaven?
Commentary 14:24 Kalimat Tayyibat كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً is a holy and pure word. A holy and pure word is of Divine origin, which is free from all impurities (Tayyabah…
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ
14:24 Kalimat Tayyibat كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً is a holy and pure word. A holy and pure word is of Divine origin, which is free from all impurities (Tayyabah طَيِّبَةً), and free of any teaching that goes against human nature, reason, and conscience. It is metaphorically compared to a strong, healthy, deep-rooted tree with a robust and stable structure called here Aslu-ha thâbitunأَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ. This tree receives the fresh water of Divine Revelation that sustains it and gives it life and strength. Its roots are deep and firm, and its branches strong, so that it firmly resists winds of opposition and criticism. Its branches are high and reach to heaven (Far‘uhâ fi Samâ’فَرْعُهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ ) in a way that no satan can reach them. The highest branch is the spiritual state where the pious have communion with Allâh. The spiritual eminence of the holy and the pious yields its fruit in every season and in abundance and at all times. The Holy Qur’ân is this Kalimat Tayyibat.