سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 3
ذُرِّيَّةَ مَنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوحٍ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"O offspring of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Nûh (Noah)! Verily, he was a grateful slave."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ذُرِّيَّةَ
dhurriyyata
Offsprings
مَنْ
man
(of one) who
حَمَلْنَا
ḥamalnā
We carried
مَعَ
maʿa
with
نُوحٍ ۚ
nūḥin
Nuh
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
كَانَ
kāna
was
عَبْدًۭا
ʿabdan
a servant
شَكُورًۭا
shakūran
grateful
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.
3. 1. After the flood of Nuh (علیہ السلام), the human race is from the descendants of those sons of Nuh (علیہ السلام) who boarded the Ark of Nuh (علیہ السلام) and were saved from the flood. Therefore, addressing Bani Israel, it was said that your father, Nuh (علیہ السلام), was a very grateful servant of Allah. You too should adopt the path of gratitude like your father, and do not be ungrateful for the blessing by denying the Messenger whom We have sent, Muhammad ﷺ.
