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Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 9 (17:9)

ٱلْإِسْرَاء

إِنَّ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ يَهْدِى لِلَّتِى هِىَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ …

Quran 17:9 is ayah 9 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 283 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:9
إِنَّهَٰذَاٱلْقُرْءَانَيَهْدِىلِلَّتِىهِىَأَقْوَمُوَيُبَشِّرُٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَٱلَّذِينَيَعْمَلُونَٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِأَنَّلَهُمْأَجْرًاكَبِيرًا٩
inna hādhā l-qur'āna yahdī lillatī hiya aqwamu wayubashiru l-mu'minīna alladhīna yaʿmalūna l-ṣāliḥāti anna lahum ajran kabīran

Indeed, this Qur’ān guides to that which is most suitable and gives good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a great reward(9)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  2. هَٰذَاhādhāthis
  3. ٱلْقُرْءَانَl-qur'ānathe Quran
  4. يَهْدِىyahdīguides
  5. لِلَّتِىlillatīto that
  6. هِىَhiyawhich
  7. أَقْوَمُaqwamu(is) most straight
  8. وَيُبَشِّرُwayubashiruand gives glad tidings
  9. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnato the believers
  10. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  11. يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnado
  12. ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِl-ṣāliḥātithe righteous deeds
  13. أَنَّannathat
  14. لَهُمْlahumfor them
  15. أَجْرًاajran(is) a reward
  16. كَبِيرًاkabīrangreat

Tafsir (commentary) of 17:9

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This commentary explains ayahs 17:9–10 together.

Praising the Qur'an

Allah praises His noble Book, the Qur'an, which He revealed to His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ. It directs people to the best and clearest of ways.

وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

(gives good news to those who believe,) in it a

الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّـلِحَاتِ

(those who do righteous deeds,) in accordance with it, telling them

أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا

(that they will have a great reward,) i.e., on the Day of Resurrection. And He tells

وأَنَّ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ

(those who do not believe in the Hereafter,) that

لَهُمْ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً

(for them is a painful torment,) i.e. on the Day of Resurrection. As Allah says:

فَبَشِّرْهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

(... then announce to them a painful torment.) 84:24

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