Surah Al-Isra 17:70
سُورَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ · Meccan · Verse 70 of 111
۞ وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍۢ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًۭا
Translation
We have honoured the children of Adam and carried them by land and sea; We have provided good sustenance for them and favoured them specially above many of those We have created.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-Isra 17:70 is discussed in 22 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Man (Insan) (key verse)
- Prophet Adam
- Pure Provisions (Tayyibat)
- Excellence (Ihsan)
- Eating (Akl)
- The Sea (Bahr)
- Nurturing (Tarbiyah)
- Subservience (Taskhir)
- Reflection (Tafakkur)
- Freedom (Hurriyyah)
- Civilization (Hadarah)
- Loss (Khusran)
- Creation (Khalq)
- Repelling (Daf')
- The Unseen (Ghayb)
- The Grave (Qabr)
- The Heart (Qalb)
- Expiations (Kaffarat)
- Distraction (Lahw)
- Mankind (Nas)
- Injustice (Zulm)
- Intellect (Aql)
Reflect on this verse
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