The Holy Quran 43:13 — Surah Az-Zukhruf

Arabic text

لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَـٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ

Translation

(Allaah created them for you so) That you may be seated on their backs and then recall the bounty of your Rabb (Who placed them at your service) when you mount and say, "Pure is Allaah, Who has placed this (large animal) at our service whereas we would never have been able to control it (without His assistance)..."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, so that on land you might ride on the backs of certain animals, and on water on ships. The etiquette and supplication for mounting a conveyance: that is, when mounting animals or a ship, remember in your heart the favour of Allah: that He made us so strong and skilful that by our intelligence, ingenuity and so on we brought these things under our…

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