سورة الاٴنعَام
Surah Al-An‘âm 6:86
The Cattle · Verse 86 of 165
وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًا ۚ وَكُلًّا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And (We also guided) Ismâîl and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and every one did We exalt above their people.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour above the nations:
Ahmed Ali
We gave guidance to Ishmael, Elisha and Jonah and Lot; And We favoured them over the other people of the world,
12 more translations
Ali Unal
And Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot: every one of them We favored above all other people.
Daryabadi
And Ismai´l and Alyas´a and Yunus and Lut: each one of them We preferred above the worlds.
Faridul Haque
And Ismael (Ishmael) and Yasa’a (Elisha) and Yunus (Jonah) and Lut (Lot); and to each one during their times, We gave excellence over all others.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot; and each one (of them) We made to excel the people;
Maulvi Sher Ali
And WE also guided Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot ! and each one of them did WE exalt above the people.
Muhammad Asad
and [upon] Ishmael, and Elisha, and Jonah, and Lot. And every one of them did We favour above other people;
Muhammad Musin Khan
And Isma'il (Ishmael) and Al-Yas'a (Elisha), and Yunus (Jonah) and Lout (Lot), and each one of them We preferred above the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of their times).
Muhammad Pickthall
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot. Each one (of them) did We prefer above (Our) creatures,
Muhammad Sarwar
and Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot whom We exalted over all people.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And Ismail and Al-Yasha and Yunus and Lut; and every one We made to excel (in) the worlds:
Rashad Khalifa
And Ismail, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot; each of these we distinguished over all the people.
Shabbir Ahmed
And Ishmael, Elisha (Al-Yasa’), Jonah (Yunus), and Lot (Lut). To all of them We gave distinction over people of their times.
Commentary 6:84-87 Seventeen Prophets are mentioned here, although not in chronological order. Particular aspects of the lives of these Prophets are referred to here in…
On 6:84–87
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ كُلًّا هَدَيْنَا ۚ وَنُوحًا هَدَيْنَا مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِ دَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُوسُفَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحْيَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَإِلْيَاسَ ۖ كُلٌّ مِّنَ الصَّالِحِين َوَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًا ۚ وَكُلًّا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ
6:84-87 Seventeen Prophets are mentioned here, although not in chronological order. Particular aspects of the lives of these Prophets are referred to here in three verses and three different groups. This is because the concluding phrases of each of the three verses speaking of each of the three different groups of Prophets are different. The Holy Prophet (pbuh) is the final prophet (Khâtim al-Nabiyyîn) and the Divine Law (- sharî‘a) he brought is final. It is not a necessity that in order to receive the Divine Revelation (Wahî وحي), one has to be a prophet. The disciples of Jesus (Hawwâriyyûn حوٌاريون) received the Divine Revelation, though none of them claimed to be a prophet (5:111). Verse 6:87 indicates there will be others who will not be Prophets of Allâh, but who will also be blessed with Divine favours similar to those received by the Prophets. The Kushûf كشوف - “the Visions” of the Mujaddadîn (the Reformers), Auliyâ (the friends of Allâh), Muhaddathîn (those who converse with Allâh) and the Sûfiyâ (people endowed with Divine Knowledge) and many others are proofs of this promise. Their books mention their divine experiences. The Holy Revelation brings about spiritual awakening and living consciousness. The open doors of Allâh’s blessings of communication, and His lifting of the veils ( - kushûf) are still part of this age, as they were in the past. He whose soul seeks the truth should strive to obtain that perfect knowledge. It is not for us to decide if a person is a believer or a non-believer if he claims that he has communicated with Allâh, or has been blessed with a vision. Verse 6:93 warns that, if any person fabricates such information, “His Angels will lay down their hands on such and they will receive a disgraceful punishment”. The verse conveys yet another message namely, none of the Prophets was ever guilty of sin at any time in their lives. The Holy Qur’ân absolves them from the accusations leveled at them in the Bible.