سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 1
سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِۦ لَيْلًا مِّنَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْأَقْصَا ٱلَّذِى بَـٰرَكْنَا حَوْلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَآ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ ﴿1﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Glorified (and Exalted) be He (Allâh) [above all that (evil) they associate with Him] Who took His slave (Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) for a journey by night from Al-Masjid-al-Harâm (at Makkah) to Al-Masjid-al-Aqsâ (in Jerusalem), the neighbourhood whereof We have blessed, in order that We might show him (Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) of Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, lessons, signs, etc.). Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
سُبْحَـٰنَ
sub'ḥāna
Exalted
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
(is) the One Who
أَسْرَىٰ
asrā
took
بِعَبْدِهِۦ
biʿabdihi
His servant
لَيْلًۭا
laylan
(by) night
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلْمَسْجِدِ
l-masjidi
Al-Masjid Al-Haraam
ٱلْحَرَامِ
l-ḥarāmi
Al-Masjid Al-Haraam
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْمَسْجِدِ
l-masjidi
Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa
ٱلْأَقْصَا
l-aqṣā
Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
which
بَـٰرَكْنَا
bāraknā
We blessed
حَوْلَهُۥ
ḥawlahu
its surroundings
لِنُرِيَهُۥ
linuriyahu
that We may show him
مِنْ
min
of
ءَايَـٰتِنَآ ۚ
āyātinā
Our Signs
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed He
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
l-samīʿu
(is) the All-Hearer
ٱلْبَصِيرُ
l-baṣīru
the All-Seer
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.
1. Exalted is (1) that Allah who took His servant (2) by night from Al-Masjid Al-Haram to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa (3), whose surroundings We have blessed (4), so that We might show him some of Our signs of power (5). Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
