سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 89
وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْهِم مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ شَهِيدًا عَلَىٰ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ۚ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ تِبْيَـٰنًا لِّكُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ ﴿89﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) the Day when We shall raise up from every nation a witness against them from amongst themselves. And We shall bring you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) as a witness against these. And We have sent down to you the Book (the Qur’an) as an exposition of everything, a guidance, a mercy, and glad tidings for those who have submitted themselves (to Allâh as Muslims).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
And the Day
نَبْعَثُ
nabʿathu
We will resurrect
فِى
fī
among
كُلِّ
kulli
every
أُمَّةٍۢ
ummatin
nation
شَهِيدًا
shahīdan
a witness
عَلَيْهِم
ʿalayhim
over them
مِّنْ
min
from
أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ
anfusihim
themselves
وَجِئْنَا
waji'nā
And We (will) bring
بِكَ
bika
you
شَهِيدًا
shahīdan
(as) a witness
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ۚ
hāulāi
these
وَنَزَّلْنَا
wanazzalnā
And We sent down
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
to you
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
تِبْيَـٰنًۭا
tib'yānan
(as) a clarification
لِّكُلِّ
likulli
of every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
وَهُدًۭى
wahudan
and a guidance
وَرَحْمَةًۭ
waraḥmatan
and mercy
وَبُشْرَىٰ
wabush'rā
and glad tidings
لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ
lil'mus'limīna
for the Muslims
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.
89. 1. That is, every prophet will bear witness over his own nation, and the Prophet and his followers will bear witness regarding the prophets that they were truthful and indeed conveyed Your message (Sahih Bukhari).
89. 2. By "the Book" is meant Allah's Book and the explanations of the Prophet (ahadith). The Messenger of Allah also referred to his own ahadith as "the Book of Allah." And "everything" means the news of the past and the future, the knowledge of which is necessary and beneficial, as well as the details of what is lawful and unlawful, and those matters which people need in their religious and worldly affairs and in matters of livelihood and the Hereafter. All these things have been made clear in both the Quran and Hadith.
89. 2. By "the Book" is meant Allah's Book and the explanations of the Prophet (ahadith). The Messenger of Allah also referred to his own ahadith as "the Book of Allah." And "everything" means the news of the past and the future, the knowledge of which is necessary and beneficial, as well as the details of what is lawful and unlawful, and those matters which people need in their religious and worldly affairs and in matters of livelihood and the Hereafter. All these things have been made clear in both the Quran and Hadith.
