سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 9
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا ٱلذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَـٰفِظُونَ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, We, it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Qur’ân) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, We
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
We
نَزَّلْنَا
nazzalnā
have sent down
ٱلذِّكْرَ
l-dhik'ra
the Reminder
وَإِنَّا
wa-innā
and indeed, We
لَهُۥ
lahu
of it
لَحَـٰفِظُونَ
laḥāfiẓūna
(are) surely Guardians
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.
9. 1. That is, protecting it from the interference of time and from alteration and change is Our responsibility. Thus, the Quran is preserved today exactly as it was revealed; misguided sects, for the affirmation of their own misguided beliefs, have always made and still make interpretative distortions in its verses, but unlike previous scriptures, it is protected from verbal alteration and change. Furthermore, a group of the people of truth has always existed in every era to expose these interpretative distortions, refuting their misguided beliefs and false arguments and proofs, and even today, they are actively engaged on this front. Moreover, the Quran is referred to here as 'ذکر' (reminder), which indicates that the aspect of the Quran being a 'reminder' (remembrance and admonition) for the people of the world, the radiant impressions of the Prophet ﷺ's life, and his sayings have also been preserved and will remain until the Day of Judgment. In other words, the path of inviting people to Islam through the Quran and the biography of the Prophet ﷺ will always remain open. This honor and level of protection was not granted to any previous book or messenger.
