سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 99
وَٱعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ ﴿99﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty (i.e. death).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱعْبُدْ
wa-uʿ'bud
And worship
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَأْتِيَكَ
yatiyaka
comes to you
ٱلْيَقِينُ
l-yaqīnu
the certainty
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.
99. 1. The polytheists used to call you a sorcerer, madman, soothsayer, etc., due to which, because of human nature, you would feel distressed. Allah Almighty, comforting you, said that you should praise and glorify, perform prayer, and worship your Lord; through this, you will attain peace of heart and also receive Allah’s help. Here, "prostration" refers to prayer, and "certainty" refers to death.
