When they persevered and firmly believed Our revelations We appointed learned men among them who guided them by Our command.
And We made some leaders among them, guiding by Our command, when they had persevered; and they used to accept faith in Our signs.
And We appointed from among them leaders guiding by Our command, when they endured patiently, and had sure faith in Our signs.
and [as] We raised among them leaders who, so long as they bore themselves with patience and had sure faith in Our messages, guided [their people] in accordance with Our behest [so, too, shall it be with the divine writ revealed unto thee, O Muhammad.]
And We appointed, from amongst them, leaders guiding others by Our command, when they had persevered, and of Our signs they were convinced.
And We made from among them (Children of Israel), leaders, giving guidance under Our Command, when they were patient and used to believe with certainty in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.).
And We appointed leaders from among them, guiding by Our command, as long as they persevered and were certain of Our communications.
and when they remained steadfast and firmly believed in Our Signs, We created among them leaders who guided people by Our command.
And We made from among them, leaders, giving guidance under Our command, when they were patient and used to believe with certainty in Our Ayat.
And when they became steadfast and believed firmly in Our revelations, We appointed from among them leaders who guided by Our command.
When they had been patient and had conviction in Our signs, We appointed amongst them imams to guide [the people] by Our command.
When they were patient, We made from them leaders, guiding with Our Command and they were certain of Our verses.
And We made from among them leaders guiding by Our command when they were patient and [when] they were certain of Our signs.
We appointed some of the Israelites as leaders for their exercising patience to guide the others to Our commands. They had firm belief in Our revelations.
And We made of them Imams to guide by Our command when they were patient, and they were certain of Our communications.
WajaAAaln<u>a</u> minhum aimmatan yahdoona biamrin<u>a</u> lamm<u>a</u> <u>s</u>abaroo wak<u>a</u>noo bi<u>a</u>y<u>a</u>tin<u>a</u> yooqinoon<b>a</b>
We appointed leaders from among them, guiding by Our command when they were steadfast and when they had firm faith in Our signs.
And We appointed, from among them, leaders, giving guidance under Our command, so long as they persevered with patience and continued to have faith in Our Signs.
وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا لَمَّا صَبَرُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يُوقِنُونَ
And I made leaders from the Children of Israel whom the people would emulate and follow. They became guides to the truth when they were patient in calling others to Allah and fulfilling the commands of Allah and refraining from His prohibitions, and when they firmly believed in His Ayahs that were revealed to their Messengers.
And I made leaders from the Children of Israel whom the people would emulate and follow. They became guides to the truth when they were patient in calling others to Allah and fulfilling the commands of Allah and refraining from His prohibitions, and when they firmly believed in His Ayahs that were revealed to their Messengers.
<p>Two conditions for the leader of any people</p><p>In the next verse (24), it was said:</p><p>وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِ‌نَا لَمَّا صَبَرُ‌وا ۖ وَكَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يُوقِنُونَ</p><p>(And We appointed leaders from among them who guided (people) under Our command, when they observed patience, and kept firm belief in Our verses).</p><p>In this verse, two reasons have been given as to why religious leadership was bestowed on some of the sages of Bani Isra'il: (1) Observance of patience and (2) the certitude of Divine words. In terms of the Arabic usage, the sense of doing sabr or patience is very wide and general. Literally, it means to tie or to be firm. At this place, sabr means to stay firm on the implementation of Divine injunctions and to hold one's desiring self in check against the infringement of what Allah Ta'ala has declared to be Karam (unlawful) or makruh (reprehensible). This covers one's obedience to all injunctions of the Sharl'ah which is pragmatic perfection at its best. The second reason lies in their certitude - they are certain of the Divine words. This includes the initial understanding of the sense of the verses as well as the resulting certitude which emerges from such comprehension - both. This is intellectual perfection at its best.</p><p>In short, in the sight of Allah Ta’ ala, only those who are perfect both in 'ilm (knowledge) and 'amal (practice) are worthy of religious leadership. It is interesting here that perfection in practice has been made to precede perfection in knowledge while, usually 'ilm (knowledge) precedes ` amal (practice). This arrangement releases a strong hint, that is, a knowledge which has no corresponding practice with it is just not credible in the sight of Allah.</p><p>Ibn Kathir has reported the following saying of some ` Ulama' in his tafsir of this verse:</p><p>بِالصَّبرِ وَ الیَقِینِ تُنَالُ الِا مَا مَۃُ فِی الدِّینِ</p><p>One can arrive at the station of leadership in religion only through sabr (patience) and yagin (certitude).</p>
Two conditions for the leader of any peopleIn the next verse (24), it was said:وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِ‌نَا لَمَّا صَبَرُ‌وا ۖ وَكَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يُوقِنُونَ(And We appointed leaders from among them who guided (people) under Our command, when they observed patience, and kept firm belief in Our verses).In this verse, two reasons have been given as to why religious leadership was bestowed on some of the sages of Bani Isra'il: (1) Observance of patience and (2) the certitude of Divine words. In terms of the Arabic usage, the sense of doing sabr or patience is very wide and general. Literally, it means to tie or to be firm. At this place, sabr means to stay firm on the implementation of Divine injunctions and to hold one's desiring self in check against the infringement of what Allah Ta'ala has declared to be Karam (unlawful) or makruh (reprehensible). This covers one's obedience to all injunctions of the Sharl'ah which is pragmatic perfection at its best. The second reason lies in their certitude - they are certain of the Divine words. This includes the initial understanding of the sense of the verses as well as the resulting certitude which emerges from such comprehension - both. This is intellectual perfection at its best.In short, in the sight of Allah Ta’ ala, only those who are perfect both in 'ilm (knowledge) and 'amal (practice) are worthy of religious leadership. It is interesting here that perfection in practice has been made to precede perfection in knowledge while, usually 'ilm (knowledge) precedes ` amal (practice). This arrangement releases a strong hint, that is, a knowledge which has no corresponding practice with it is just not credible in the sight of Allah.Ibn Kathir has reported the following saying of some ` Ulama' in his tafsir of this verse:بِالصَّبرِ وَ الیَقِینِ تُنَالُ الِا مَا مَۃُ فِی الدِّینِOne can arrive at the station of leadership in religion only through sabr (patience) and yagin (certitude).