Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Jathiyah Verse 16

Mufti Taqi Usmani

We gave the children of Isrā’īl the book and the wisdom and the prophet-hood, and provided them with good things, and preferred them above all (people of) the world,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Indeed, We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture, wisdom, and prophethood; granted them good, lawful provisions; and favoured them above the others.[[ By sending many prophets, and showing them unique miracles such as the splitting of the sea.]]

Ruwwad Translation Center

Indeed, We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture, wisdom, and prophethood; provided them with good things; and favored them above all others.

A. J. Arberry

Indeed, We gave the Children of Israel the Book, the Judgment, and the Prophethood, and We provided them with good things, and We preferred them above all beings.

Abdul Haleem

We gave scripture, wisdom, and prophethood to the Children of Israel; We provided them with good things and favoured them above others;

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And assuredly. We vouchsafed Unto the Children of Israil the Book and the wisdom and the propherhood, and We provided them with good things and preferred them above the worlds.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

We did aforetime grant to the Children of Israel the Book the Power of Command, and Prophethood; We gave them, for Sustenance, things good and pure; and We favoured them above the nations.

Abul Ala Maududi

Indeed We endowed the Children of Israel with the Book and Wisdom and Prophethood, and provided them with good things as sustenance, and exalted them above the peoples of the whole world.

Ahmed Ali

We gave the children of Israel the Book, and the judgement and the prophethood, provided them with good things, favoured them over other people,

Ahmed Raza Khan

And indeed We gave the Descendants of Israel the Book, and the rule, and the Prophethood, and gave good things for sustenance and gave them superiority over all others of their time.

Ali Quli Qarai

Certainly We gave the Children of Israel the Book, judgement and prophethood and We provided them with all the good things. We gave them an advantage over all the nations,

Ali Ünal

We did for sure grant to the Children of Israel the Book, and the authority to judge (by the Book), and Prophethood; and We provided them with pure, wholesome things, and exalted them above all other peoples (of their time).

Amatul Rahman Omar

And indeed We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture (of mosaic law) and power of judgment and prophethood, and provided them with good and pure things and exalted them over the contemporary peoples.

English Literal

And We had (E) given/brought to Israel`s sons and daughters The Book , and the judgment/rule, and the prophethood, and We provided for them from the goodnesses , and We preferred/favoured them over the creations all together/(universes).

Faridul Haque

And indeed We gave the Descendants of Israel the Book, and the rule, and the Prophethood, and gave good things for sustenance and gave them superiority over all others of their time.

Hamid S. Aziz

And certainly We gave the Book and the Wisdom and the Prophecy to the children of Israel, and We gave them of the goodly things, and We made them excel over other nations.

Hilali & Khan

And indeed We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture, and the understanding of the Scripture and its laws, and the Prophethood; and provided them with good things, and preferred them above the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of their time, during that period),

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Whoever does good it is for himself, and whoever does evil, it is against himself; then to your Lord you will be brought back.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And certainly We gave the Book and the wisdom and the prophecy to the children of Israel, and We gave them of the goodly things, and We made them excel the nations.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And verily we gave the Children of Israel the Scripture and the Command and the Prophethood, and provided them with good things and favoured them above (all) peoples;

Muhammad Sarwar

We gave the Book to the Israelites, the commandments, and prophethood, granted them pure sustenance, and gave them preference above all people.

Qaribullah & Darwish

We gave to the Children of Israel the Book, judgment and prophethood. We provided them with good things and preferred them above the worlds (of theirtime).

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And indeed We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture, and the understanding of the Scripture and its laws, and the prophethood; and provided them with good things, and preferred them above the nations.

Wahiduddin Khan

We gave Scriptures, wisdom and prophethood to the Children of Israel, and provided them with good things and favoured them over all other people.

Talal Itani

We gave the Children of Israel the Book, and wisdom, and prophecy; and We provided them with the good things; and We gave them advantage over all other people.

Tafsir jalalayn

And verily We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture, the Torah, and [the means of] judgement, therewith between people, and prophethood, for Moses and Aaron among them, and We provided them with the good things, the lawful things, such as manna and quails, and We favoured them above [all] worlds, the worlds of their time, [that is, above all other] rational beings.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Preference of Allah to the Children of Israel and their dispute thereafter

Allah the Exalted mentions the favors He granted the Children of Israel, such as revealing the Divine Books to them, sending the Messengers to them and granting them kingship.

Allah said,

وَلَقَدْ اتَيْنَا بَنِي إِسْرَايِيلَ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحُكْمَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ

وَرَزَقْنَاهُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ

And indeed We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture, and the understanding of the Scripture and its laws, and the Prophethood; and provided them with good things,

such as foods and drinks,

وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ



and preferred them above the nations. (of their time)