سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 19
۞ أَفَمَن يَعْلَمُ أَنَّمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ٱلْحَقُّ كَمَنْ هُوَ أَعْمَىٰٓ ۚ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ﴿19﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Shall he then who knows that what has been revealed unto you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) from your Lord is the truth be like him who is blind? But it is only the men of understanding that pay heed.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ أَفَمَن
afaman
Then is (he) who
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
knows
أَنَّمَآ
annamā
that which
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
(is) the truth
كَمَنْ
kaman
like (one) who
هُوَ
huwa
[he]
أَعْمَىٰٓ ۚ
aʿmā
(is) blind
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
يَتَذَكَّرُ
yatadhakkaru
pay heed
أُو۟لُوا۟
ulū
men
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ
l-albābi
(of) understanding
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.
19. 1. That is, one who believes in the truth and authenticity of the Quran, and the other who is blind, meaning he has become doubtful about the truth of the Quran—can these two be equal? The question is for the purpose of denial, meaning these two cannot be equal, just as foam and water or gold and copper with its impurities cannot be equal.
19. 2. That is, those who do not possess a sound heart and authentic intellect, and those who have stained their hearts with the rust of sins and corrupted their intellects, cannot take admonition from this Quran.
19. 2. That is, those who do not possess a sound heart and authentic intellect, and those who have stained their hearts with the rust of sins and corrupted their intellects, cannot take admonition from this Quran.
