سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 107
قُلْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ أَوْ لَا تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦٓ إِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ يَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ سُجَّدًا ﴿107﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم to them): "Believe in it (the Qur’ân) or do not believe (in it). Verily those who were given knowledge before it (the Jews and the Christians like ‘Abdullâh bin Salâm and Salmân Al-Farisî), when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
ءَامِنُوا۟
āminū
Believe
بِهِۦٓ
bihi
in it
أَوْ
aw
or
لَا
lā
(do) not
تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ ۚ
tu'minū
believe
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
ٱلْعِلْمَ
l-ʿil'ma
the knowledge
مِن
min
before it
قَبْلِهِۦٓ
qablihi
before it
إِذَا
idhā
when
يُتْلَىٰ
yut'lā
it is recited
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
يَخِرُّونَ
yakhirrūna
they fall
لِلْأَذْقَانِ
lil'adhqāni
on their faces
سُجَّدًۭا
sujjadan
(in) prostration
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.
17. 1. That is, those scholars who have studied the previous scriptures before the revelation of the Quran and are familiar with the reality of revelation and the signs of the Messengership, they fall in prostration, expressing gratitude to Allah for granting them the ability to recognize the last Messenger ﷺ and blessing them with the fortune of believing in the Quran and the Messengership.
