سُوْرَةُ يُوْنُسَ
Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 47
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولٌ ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ رَسُولُهُمْ قُضِىَ بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And for every Ummah (a community or a nation) there is a Messenger; when their Messenger comes, the matter will be judged between them with justice, and they will not be wronged.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلِكُلِّ
walikulli
And for every
أُمَّةٍۢ
ummatin
nation
رَّسُولٌۭ ۖ
rasūlun
(is) a Messenger
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
So when
جَآءَ
jāa
comes
رَسُولُهُمْ
rasūluhum
their Messenger
قُضِىَ
quḍiya
it will be judged
بَيْنَهُم
baynahum
between them
بِٱلْقِسْطِ
bil-qis'ṭi
in justice
وَهُمْ
wahum
and they
لَا
lā
(will) not
يُظْلَمُونَ
yuẓ'lamūna
be wronged
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
47 One meaning of this is that in every community We kept sending a Messenger. And when the Messenger had fulfilled his duty of conveying the message, then We would decide among them with justice. That is, We would save the Prophet and those who believed in him, and destroy the others. Because "وما کنا معذبین حتی نبعث رسولا" and it is not Our way to send punishment before sending a Messenger, or to hold them accountable without completing the proof. (Fath al-Qadeer) And the second meaning that has been stated is that this relates to the Day of Judgment, that is, on the Day of Judgment, when every community will be presented before Allah, the Messenger sent to that community will also be with them. All the records of deeds will also be there, and the angels will also be present as witnesses. And thus, judgment will be passed between every community and its Messenger with justice. And it is mentioned in the hadith that the judgment of the Ummah of Muhammad will be done first. As it is said, "Although we are the last to come, on the Day of Judgment we will be the foremost," and our judgment will be done before all creation. (Sahih Muslim. Book of Jumu'ah, Chapter: The Guidance of This Ummah to the Day of Jumu'ah) (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
