The Holy Quran 62:2 — Surah Al-Jumu'ah

Arabic text

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى بَعَثَ فِى ٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَإِن كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

Translation

It is He Who sent among the unlettered (illiterate) nation (the Arabs) a Rasool ﷺ from themselves (an Arab himself) who recites His Aayaat (of the Qur'aan) to them, (spiritually) purifies them and teaches them the Book (the Qur'aan) and wisdom (the Sunnah). Without doubt, they (most of the Arabs) were in clear deviation (error) before this (before the preaching of Rasulullaah ﷺ).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Who the “unlettered” are: اُمِّيّٖنَ (“the unlettered”) refers to the Arabs, who had neither learning and skill nor any heavenly Scripture. Very few people knew even ordinary reading and writing. Their ignorance and savagery were proverbial; they had altogether forgotten Allah, had given idol-worship, superstition, sin and debauchery the name of “the…

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