سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 67
وَمِن ثَمَرَٰتِ ٱلنَّخِيلِ وَٱلْأَعْنَـٰبِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِنْهُ سَكَرًا وَرِزْقًا حَسَنًا ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿67﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And from the fruits of date-palms and grapes, you derive strong drink and a goodly provision. Verily, therein is indeed a sign for people who have wisdom.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِن
wamin
And from
ثَمَرَٰتِ
thamarāti
fruits
ٱلنَّخِيلِ
l-nakhīli
the date-palm
وَٱلْأَعْنَـٰبِ
wal-aʿnābi
and the grapes
تَتَّخِذُونَ
tattakhidhūna
you take
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from it
سَكَرًۭا
sakaran
intoxicant
وَرِزْقًا
wariz'qan
and a provision
حَسَنًا ۗ
ḥasanan
good
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَةًۭ
laāyatan
(is) surely a Sign
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna
who use reason
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.
67. 1. This verse was revealed at a time when alcohol was not forbidden, which is why it is mentioned along with lawful things. However, after سَكَرًا comes رِزْقًا حَسَنًا, which indicates that alcohol is not a good provision. Also, this surah is Makki, in which there is an expression of dislike regarding alcohol. Then, in the Madani surahs, its prohibition was gradually revealed.
