سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 101
وَإِذَا بَدَّلْنَآ ءَايَةً مَّكَانَ ءَايَةٍ ۙ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُنَزِّلُ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُفْتَرٍۭ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿101﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when We change a Verse (of the Qur’ân,) in place of another - and Allâh knows best what He sends down - they (the disbelievers) say: "You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) are but a Muftari! (forger, liar)." Nay, but most of them know not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
بَدَّلْنَآ
baddalnā
We substitute
ءَايَةًۭ
āyatan
a Verse
مَّكَانَ
makāna
(in) place
ءَايَةٍۢ ۙ
āyatin
(of) a Verse
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
and Allah
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
(is) most knowing
بِمَا
bimā
of what
يُنَزِّلُ
yunazzilu
He sends down
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they say
إِنَّمَآ
innamā
Only
أَنتَ
anta
you
مُفْتَرٍۭ ۚ
muf'tarin
(are) an inventor
بَلْ
bal
Nay
أَكْثَرُهُمْ
aktharuhum
most of them
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
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.
11. 1. That is, when one command is abrogated and another command is revealed in its place, the wisdom and benefit of which Allah knows well, and according to that He alters the commands, then the disbelievers say, "O Muhammad! ﷺ, this speech is fabricated by you." Because, according to them, Allah cannot do such a thing. Allah says that most of them are ignorant, therefore they do not understand the wisdoms and benefits of abrogation. For further clarification, see the footnote of Surah Baqarah, verse 106.
