سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 104
وَقُلْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ لِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱسْكُنُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيفًا ﴿104﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We said to the Children of Israel after him: "Dwell in the land, then, when the final and the last promise comes near [i.e. the Day of Resurrection or the descent of Christ [‘Îsâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) عليهما السلام on the earth], We shall bring you altogether as mixed crowd (gathered out of various nations). (Tafsir Al-Qurtubî,).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقُلْنَا
waqul'nā
And We said
مِنۢ
min
after him
بَعْدِهِۦ
baʿdihi
after him
لِبَنِىٓ
libanī
to the Children of Israel
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
to the Children of Israel
ٱسْكُنُوا۟
us'kunū
Dwell
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
(in) the land
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
then when
جَآءَ
jāa
comes
وَعْدُ
waʿdu
(the) promise
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
(of) the Hereafter
جِئْنَا
ji'nā
We will bring
بِكُمْ
bikum
you
لَفِيفًۭا
lafīfan
(as) a mixed crowd
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.
14. 1. Apparently, this is the land from which Pharaoh intended to expel Musa (AS) and his people. However, the testimony of the history of Bani Israel is that after leaving Egypt, they did not return to Egypt, but after spending forty years in the wilderness of Tih, they entered Palestine. This is also attested by the statement of the Quran in Surah Al-A'raf and others. Therefore, the correct view is that what is meant here is the land of Palestine.
