Al Anbiyaa 21:85
وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ كُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING
And (mention) Ishmael, and Idris, and Dhu'l-Kifl. All were of the steadfast.
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وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ كُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING
And (mention) Ishmael, and Idris, and Dhu'l-Kifl. All were of the steadfast.
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Al Anbiyaa 21:85 connects “All were of the steadfast” with patient steadfastness when obedience or hardship requires endurance, inviting attentive reading rather than a hurried conclusion. Return to this ayah in salah or dua and ask what faithful act deserves steadiness instead of haste.
This is a personal reflection prompt, not tafsir. For interpretation, consult qualified scholarship and the ayah’s wider Quranic context.
Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.
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