۞ وَلَقَدۡ
ءَاتَيۡنَآ
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
رُشۡدَهُۥ
مِن
قَبۡلُ
وَكُنَّا
بِهِۦ
عَٰلِمِينَ
٥١
And We verily gave Abraham of old his proper course, and We were Aware of him,
— M. Pickthall
And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before,1 and We were of him well-Knowing
— Saheeh International
We bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct, and well were We acquainted with him.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Story of Ibrahim and his People
Allah tells us about His close Friend Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and how He bestowed upon him guidance aforetime, i.e., from an early age He inspired him with truth and evidence against his people, as Allah says elsewhere:
وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَهَآ إِبْرَهِي
…The Story of Ibrahim and his People
Allah tells us about His close Friend Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and how He bestowed upon him guidance aforetime,
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