سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 32
۞ وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا رَّجُلَيْنِ جَعَلْنَا لِأَحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَيْنِ مِنْ أَعْنَـٰبٍ وَحَفَفْنَـٰهُمَا بِنَخْلٍ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمَا زَرْعًا ﴿32﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And put forward to them the example of two men: unto one of them We had given two gardens of grapes, and We had surrounded both with date-palms; and had put between them green crops (cultivated fields).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَٱضْرِبْ
wa-iḍ'rib
And set forth
لَهُم
lahum
to them
مَّثَلًۭا
mathalan
the example
رَّجُلَيْنِ
rajulayni
of two men:
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
We provided
لِأَحَدِهِمَا
li-aḥadihimā
for one of them
جَنَّتَيْنِ
jannatayni
two gardens
مِنْ
min
of
أَعْنَـٰبٍۢ
aʿnābin
grapes
وَحَفَفْنَـٰهُمَا
waḥafafnāhumā
and We bordered them
بِنَخْلٍۢ
binakhlin
with date-palms
وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
and We placed
بَيْنَهُمَا
baynahumā
between both of them
زَرْعًۭا
zarʿan
crops
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.
32. 1. The commentators differ regarding who these two persons were. Did Allah mention them as an example for understanding, or were there actually two such persons? If they existed, were they among the Children of Israel or among the people of Makkah? One of them was a believer and the other was a disbeliever.
33. 2. Just as protection is provided through a wall, in the same way, there were date-palm trees all around these gardens, which served as a fence and wall.
32. 3. That is, there was cultivation between the two gardens from which grain cultivable land were obtained. Thus, both gardens were comprehensive of both grain and fruits.
33. 2. Just as protection is provided through a wall, in the same way, there were date-palm trees all around these gardens, which served as a fence and wall.
32. 3. That is, there was cultivation between the two gardens from which grain cultivable land were obtained. Thus, both gardens were comprehensive of both grain and fruits.
