سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 2
وَءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَلَّا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ مِن دُونِى وَكِيلًا ﴿2﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We gave Mûsâ (Moses) the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel (saying): "Take none other than Me as (your) Wakîl (Protector, Lord or Disposer of your affairs).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَءَاتَيْنَا
waātaynā
And We gave
مُوسَى
mūsā
Musa
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ
wajaʿalnāhu
and made it
هُدًۭى
hudan
a guidance
لِّبَنِىٓ
libanī
for the Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
أَلَّا
allā
That not
تَتَّخِذُوا۟
tattakhidhū
you take
مِن
min
other than Me
دُونِى
dūnī
other than Me
وَكِيلًۭا
wakīlan
(as) a Disposer of affairs
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.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
