سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 109
وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمْ خُشُوعًا ۩ ﴿109﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they fall down on their faces weeping and it increases their humility.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَخِرُّونَ
wayakhirrūna
And they fall
لِلْأَذْقَانِ
lil'adhqāni
on their faces
يَبْكُونَ
yabkūna
weeping
وَيَزِيدُهُمْ
wayazīduhum
and it increases them
خُشُوعًۭا ۩
khushūʿan
(in) humility
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.
19. 1. The mention of falling in prostration upon their chins is repeated, because the first prostration was for the glorification of Allah and as gratitude, and after hearing the Quran, the awe and tenderness that overcame them, and the extent to which they were affected by its impact and miraculous nature, caused them to fall in prostration once again.
