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Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 66 (17:66)

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رَّبُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُزْجِى لَكُمُ ٱلْفُلْكَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ …

Quran 17:66 is ayah 66 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 288 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:66
رَّبُّكُمُٱلَّذِىيُزْجِىلَكُمُٱلْفُلْكَفِىٱلْبَحْرِلِتَبْتَغُوا۟مِنفَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚإِنَّهُۥكَانَبِكُمْرَحِيمًا٦٦
rabbukumu alladhī yuz'jī lakumu l-ful'ka fī l-baḥri litabtaghū min faḍlihi innahu kāna bikum raḥīman

It is your Lord who drives the ship for you through the sea that you may seek of His bounty. Indeed, He is ever, to you, Merciful.(66)

Word by word

  1. رَّبُّكُمُrabbukumuYour Lord
  2. ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is) the One Who
  3. يُزْجِىyuz'jīdrives
  4. لَكُمُlakumufor you
  5. ٱلْفُلْكَl-ful'kathe ship
  6. فِىfīin
  7. ٱلْبَحْرِl-baḥrithe sea
  8. لِتَبْتَغُوا۟litabtaghūthat you may seek
  9. مِنminof
  10. فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚfaḍlihiHis Bounty
  11. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
  12. كَانَkānais
  13. بِكُمْbikumto you
  14. رَحِيمًاraḥīmanEver Merciful

Tafsir (commentary) of 17:66

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Ships are a Sign of the Mercy of Allah

Allah tells us of His kindness towards His servants by subjugating for them ships on the sea. He makes it easy for them to use ships to serve their interests, seeking His bounty through trade between one region and another. He says:

إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا

(Truly, He is ever Most Merciful towards you.) meaning, He does this for you out of His grace and mercy towards you.

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