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Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 41

The Thunder · Medinan · Juz 13 · Page 254

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا نَأْتِى ٱلْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِۦ ۚ وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ ﴿41﴾
See they not that We gradually reduce the land (of the disbelievers, by giving it to the believers, in war victories) from its outlying borders. And Allâh judges, there is none to put back His Judgement and He is Swift at reckoning.
أَوَلَمْ awalam Did not
يَرَوْا۟ yaraw they see
أَنَّا annā that We
نَأْتِى natī come
ٱلْأَرْضَ l-arḍa (to) the land
نَنقُصُهَا nanquṣuhā reducing it
مِنْ min from
أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ aṭrāfihā its borders
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
يَحْكُمُ yaḥkumu judges
لَا (there is) no
مُعَقِّبَ muʿaqqiba adjuster
لِحُكْمِهِۦ ۚ liḥuk'mihi (of) His Judgment
وَهُوَ wahuwa And He
سَرِيعُ sarīʿu (is) Swift
ٱلْحِسَابِ l-ḥisābi (in) the reckoning

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.

41. 1. That is, the land of Arabia is gradually becoming constrained for the polytheists and Islam is gaining dominance and ascendancy.
41. 2. That is, no one can reject the commands of Allah.