سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 64
وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ إِلَّا لِتُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ ۙ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿64﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We have not sent down the Book (the Qur’an) to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم), except that you may explain clearly unto them those things in which they differ, and (as) a guidance and a mercy for a folk who believe.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَنزَلْنَا
anzalnā
We revealed
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
to you
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
إِلَّا
illā
except
لِتُبَيِّنَ
litubayyina
that you make clear
لَهُمُ
lahumu
to them
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
that which
ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟
ikh'talafū
they differed
فِيهِ ۙ
fīhi
in it
وَهُدًۭى
wahudan
and (as) a guidance
وَرَحْمَةًۭ
waraḥmatan
and mercy
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
who believe
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.
64. 1. In this, the Prophet's ﷺ position is described that, regarding beliefs and religious rulings, he should clarify in detail the differences between the Jews and Christians, and likewise between the Magians and polytheists, and among the followers of other religions, so that truth and falsehood become clear, and people may choose the truth and avoid falsehood.
