سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 55
وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ زَبُورًا ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And your Lord knows best all who are in the heavens and the earth. And indeed, We have preferred some of the Prophets above others, and to Dâwûd (David) We gave the Zabûr (Psalms).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَرَبُّكَ
warabbuka
And your Lord
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
(is) most knowing
بِمَن
biman
of whoever
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
فَضَّلْنَا
faḍḍalnā
We have preferred
بَعْضَ
baʿḍa
some
ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
l-nabiyīna
(of) the Prophets
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
to
بَعْضٍۢ ۖ
baʿḍin
others
وَءَاتَيْنَا
waātaynā
And We gave
دَاوُۥدَ
dāwūda
Dawood
زَبُورًۭا
zabūran
Zaboor
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.
55. 1. This subject has also been mentioned in (تِلْكَ الرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَھُمْ عَلٰي بَعْضٍ) 2. Al-Baqarah:253). Here, this subject is repeated in response to the disbelievers of Makkah, who used to say: Was it Muhammad ﷺ alone whom Allah found for prophethood? Allah Almighty said that selecting someone for prophethood and granting superiority to one prophet over another is solely in Allah's authority.
