Al-Anbiya' 21:51 ۞ ولقد اتينا ابراهيم رشده من قبل وكنا به عالمين ٥١
وَلَقَدْ
اٰتَیْنَاۤ
اِبْرٰهِیْمَ
رُشْدَهٗ
مِنْ
قَبْلُ
وَكُنَّا
بِهٖ
عٰلِمِیْنَ
۟ۚ
Surely We had bestowed wisdom upon Abraham even earlier, and We knew him well.1
Bacalah Tafsir
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 ءَاتَيْنَـهَآ إِبْرَهِ
…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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