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Surah Ibrahim (14) — Ayah 24

Abraham · Meccan · Juz 13 · Page 258

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ﴿24﴾
See you not how Allâh sets forth a parable? A goodly word as a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to the sky (i.e. very high).
أَلَمْ alam Do not
تَرَ tara you see
كَيْفَ kayfa how
ضَرَبَ ḍaraba Allah sets forth
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah sets forth
مَثَلًۭا mathalan the example
كَلِمَةًۭ kalimatan a word
طَيِّبَةًۭ ṭayyibatan good
كَشَجَرَةٍۢ kashajaratin (is) like a tree
طَيِّبَةٍ ṭayyibatin good
أَصْلُهَا aṣluhā its root
ثَابِتٌۭ thābitun (is) firm
وَفَرْعُهَا wafarʿuhā and its branches
فِى (are) in
ٱلسَّمَآءِ l-samāi the sky

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.

The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.