![Surah An-Naml 27:3 in Arabic with its translation: “Who establish prayer and give zakāh, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].”](/surah/an-naml/3/image.jpg)
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Qur'an is Guidance and Glad Tidings for the Believers, a Warning to the Disbelievers, and it is from Allah
In (the comments on) Surat Al-Baqarah, we discussed the letters which appear at the beginning of some Surahs.
تِلْكَ ءَايَـتُ الْقُرْءَانِ وَكِتَـبٍ مُّبِينٍ
(These are the Ayat of the Qur'an, and (it is) a Book (that is) clear.) It is plain and evident.
هُدًى وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
(A guide and glad tidings for the believers.) meaning, guidance and good news may be attained from the Qur'an for those who believe in it, follow it and put it into practice. They establish obligatory prayers, pay Zakah and believe with certain faith in the Hereafter, the resurrection after death, reward and punishment for all deeds, good and bad, and Paradise and Hell. This is like the Ayat:
Continue reading the tafsir of ayahs 1–6