Surah Al-Anbya (الأنبياء) • The Prophets

Quran 21:73

21:73

وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا عَـٰبِدِينَ

wajaʿalnāhum a-immatan yahdūna bi-amrinā wa-awḥaynā ilayhim fiʿ'la l-khayrāti wa-iqāma l-ṣalati waītāa l-zakati wakānū lanā ʿābidīna

And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakāh; and they were worshippers of Us.

— Saheeh International

We made all of them leaders, guiding others by Our command, and We inspired them to do good works, to keep up the prayer, and to give alms: they were Our true worshippers.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And We made them leaders, guiding (mankind) by Our Command, and We revealed to them the doing of good deeds, performing Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and the giving of Zakât and of Us (Alone) they were the worshippers.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْwajaʿalnāhumAnd We made them
أَئِمَّةًۭa-immatanleaders
يَهْدُونَyahdūnathey guide
بِأَمْرِنَاbi-amrināby Our Command
وَأَوْحَيْنَآwa-awḥaynāAnd We inspired
إِلَيْهِمْilayhimto them
فِعْلَfiʿ'la(the) doing
ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِl-khayrāti(of) good deeds
وَإِقَامَwa-iqāmaand establishment
ٱلصَّلَوٰةِl-ṣalati(of) the prayer
وَإِيتَآءَwaītāaand giving
ٱلزَّكَوٰةِۖl-zakati(of) zakah
وَكَانُوا۟wakānūand they were
لَنَاlanāof Us
عَـٰبِدِينَʿābidīnaworshippers