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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 38
وَٱتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And I have followed the religion of my fathers, - Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Ishâq (Isaac) and Ya‘qûb (Jacob) [عليهم السلام], and never could we attribute any partners whatsoever to Allâh. This is from the Grace of Allâh to us and to mankind, but most men thank not (i.e. they neither believe in Allâh, nor worship Him).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱتَّبَعْتُ
wa-ittabaʿtu
And I follow
مِلَّةَ
millata
(the) religion
ءَابَآءِىٓ
ābāī
(of) my forefathers
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
ib'rāhīma
Ibrahim
وَإِسْحَـٰقَ
wa-is'ḥāqa
and Isaac
وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ
wayaʿqūba
and Yaqub
مَا
mā
Not
كَانَ
kāna
was
لَنَآ
lanā
for us
أَن
an
that
نُّشْرِكَ
nush'rika
we associate
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
with Allah
مِن
min
any
شَىْءٍۢ ۚ
shayin
thing
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
مِن
min
(is) from
فَضْلِ
faḍli
(the) Grace
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
upon us
وَعَلَى
waʿalā
and upon
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
the mankind
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
but
أَكْثَرَ
akthara
most
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the men
لَا
lā
(are) not
يَشْكُرُونَ
yashkurūna
grateful
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.
38. 1 Ancestors are also called آباء, because they too are آباء. Then, in order, the most distant ancestor (Ibrahim عليه السلام), then the nearer ancestor (Ishaq عليه السلام), and then the father (Yaqub عليه السلام) are mentioned, meaning first the primary origin, then the second origin, and then the third origin are stated.
38. 2 This is the same call to Tawheed and rejection of Shirk which is the fundamental and primary teaching and invitation of every prophet.
38. 2 This is the same call to Tawheed and rejection of Shirk which is the fundamental and primary teaching and invitation of every prophet.
