It is those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh and worship none
but Him Alone) and confuse not their belief with Zulm (wrong i.e. by
worshipping others besides Allâh), for them (only) there is security and they
are the guided.[] (82) And that was Our
Proof which We gave Ibrâhim (Abraham) against his people. We raise
whom We will in degrees. Certainly your Lord is All¬Wise, All¬Knowing. (83) And We bestowed upon
him Ishâq (Isaac) and Ya'qûb (Jacob), each of them We guided, and before him,
We guided Nûh (Noah), and among his progeny Dawûd (David), Sulaimân (Solomon),
Ayub (Job), Yûsuf (Joseph), Mûsa (Moses), and Hârûn (Aaron). Thus do We reward the Al-Muhsinun (the good-doers. See the foot note
of V.9:120). (84) And Zakariyâ
(Zachariya), and Yahya (John) and 'Īsā (Jesus) and Iliyâs (Elias),
each one of them was of the righteous. (85) And Ismâ'il (Ishmael) and Al-Yas'â
(Elisha), and Yûnus (Jonah) and Lut (Lot), and
each one of them We preferred above the 'Alamîn
[(mankind and jinn) (of their times)]. (86) And also some of their fathers and
their progeny and their brethren, We chose them, and We guided them to a
Straight Path. (87) This is the Guidance of Allâh with which He guides whomsoever He
will of His slaves. But if they had joined in worship others with Allâh, all
that they used to do would have been of no benefit to them. (88) They are those whom
We gave the Book, Al¬Hukm (understanding of the religious laws), and
Prophethood. But if these disbelieve therein (the Book, Al¬Hukm and
Prophethood), then, indeed We have entrusted it to a people (such as the
Companions of Prophet Muhammad SAW) who are not disbelievers therein. (89) They are those whom
Allâh had guided. So follow their guidance. Say: "No reward I ask of you
for this (the Qur'ân). It is only a reminder for the 'Alamîn (mankind and
jinn)." (90)