Surah Al-Anbiyaa: Verse 72 - ووهبنا له إسحاق ويعقوب نافلة... - English
Tafsir of Verse 72, Surah Al-Anbiyaa
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ نَافِلَةً ۖ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا صَٰلِحِينَ
English Translation
And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous.English Transliteration
Wawahabna lahu ishaqa wayaAAqooba nafilatan wakullan jaAAalna saliheenaTafsir of Verse 72
And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in superfluity, and every one made We righteous
And We bestowed on him Isaac and, as an additional gift, (a grandson), Jacob, and We made righteous men of every one (of them).
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ نَافِلَةً (And We blessed him with Ishaq and Ya` qub as gift - 21:72) That is, Allah Ta` la had bestowed upon him the son Ishaq (علیہ السلام) as per his supplication and in addition to that a grandson Ya` qub (علیہ السلام) as a gift. This is why he is referred to as نَافِلَةً nafilah which originally means 'extra'.
