Likewise, ˹We guided˺ Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elias, who were all of the righteous.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And Zechariah and John and Jesus and Elias - and all were of the righteous.
— Saheeh International
˹We also guided˺ Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot, favouring each over other people ˹of their time˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.
— Saheeh International
And ˹We favoured˺ some of their forefathers, their descendants, and their brothers. We chose them and guided them to the Straight Path.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path.
— Saheeh International
This is Allah’s guidance with which He guides whoever He wills of His servants. Had they associated others with Him ˹in worship˺, their ˹good˺ deeds would have been wasted.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
That is the guidance of Allah by which He guides whomever He wills of His servants. But if they had associated others with Allah, then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing.
— Saheeh International
Those were the ones to whom We gave the Scripture, wisdom, and prophethood. But if these ˹pagans˺ disbelieve in this ˹message˺, then We have already entrusted it to a people who will never disbelieve in it.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Those are the ones to whom We gave the Scripture and authority and prophethood. But if they [i.e., the disbelievers] deny it, then We have entrusted it to a people who are not therein disbelievers.
— Saheeh International
These ˹prophets˺ were ˹rightly˺ guided by Allah, so follow their guidance. Say, “I ask no reward of you for this ˹Quran˺—it is a reminder to the whole world.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, so from their guidance take an example. Say, "I ask of you for it [i.e., this message] no payment. It is not but a reminder for the worlds."
— Saheeh International