سُوْرَةُ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ
Surah Ibrahim (14) — Ayah 5
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ أَنْ أَخْرِجْ قَوْمَكَ مِنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ وَذَكِّرْهُم بِأَيَّىٰمِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed We sent Mûsâ (Moses) with Our Ayât (signs, proofs, and evidence) (saying): "Bring out your people from darkness into light, and remind them of the Annals of Allâh. Truly, therein are Ayât (evidence, proofs and signs) for every patient, thankful (person)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ
biāyātinā
with Our Signs
أَنْ
an
that
أَخْرِجْ
akhrij
Bring out
قَوْمَكَ
qawmaka
your people
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ
l-ẓulumāti
the darkness[es]
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلنُّورِ
l-nūri
the light
وَذَكِّرْهُم
wadhakkir'hum
And remind them
بِأَيَّىٰمِ
bi-ayyāmi
of the days
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ
laāyātin
surely (are) the signs
لِّكُلِّ
likulli
for everyone
صَبَّارٍۢ
ṣabbārin
patient
شَكُورٍۢ
shakūrin
and thankful
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.
5. 1 That is, just as O Muhammad ﷺ, We have sent you to your people and revealed the Book so that you may bring your people out from the darkness of disbelief and polytheism into the light of faith, in the same way We sent Musa (Moses) ؑ with miracles and proofs to his people, so that he may bring them out from the darkness of disbelief and grant them the light of faith. By "Ayat" are meant those miracles that were granted to Musa ؑ, or the nine miracles mentioned in Surah Bani Isra'il.
5. 2 By "Ayyam Allah" are meant those favors of Allah that were bestowed upon Bani Isra'il, the details of which have already been mentioned several times before. Or "Ayyam" is in the meaning of events, that is, remind them of those incidents through which they have passed, in which Allah's special blessings were bestowed upon them. Some of these are also mentioned here.
5. 3 Patience and gratitude are two great virtues, and the foundation of faith rests upon them; that is why only these two are mentioned here. Both are in the intensive form: "Sabbar" means one who is very patient, "Shakoor" means one who is very grateful. Patience is mentioned before gratitude because gratitude is the result of patience. In the hadith, it is stated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The affair of the believer is indeed amazing. Allah decides whatever matter for him, it is better for him. If he is afflicted with hardship and he is patient, that is also better for him, and if he is granted happiness and he is grateful to Allah for it, that is also better for him." (Sahih Muslim)
5. 2 By "Ayyam Allah" are meant those favors of Allah that were bestowed upon Bani Isra'il, the details of which have already been mentioned several times before. Or "Ayyam" is in the meaning of events, that is, remind them of those incidents through which they have passed, in which Allah's special blessings were bestowed upon them. Some of these are also mentioned here.
5. 3 Patience and gratitude are two great virtues, and the foundation of faith rests upon them; that is why only these two are mentioned here. Both are in the intensive form: "Sabbar" means one who is very patient, "Shakoor" means one who is very grateful. Patience is mentioned before gratitude because gratitude is the result of patience. In the hadith, it is stated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The affair of the believer is indeed amazing. Allah decides whatever matter for him, it is better for him. If he is afflicted with hardship and he is patient, that is also better for him, and if he is granted happiness and he is grateful to Allah for it, that is also better for him." (Sahih Muslim)
