سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 81
فَأَرَدْنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَوٰةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا ﴿81﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"So we intended that their Lord should change him for them for one better in righteousness and nearer to mercy.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَرَدْنَآ
fa-aradnā
So we intended
أَن
an
that
يُبْدِلَهُمَا
yub'dilahumā
would change for them
رَبُّهُمَا
rabbuhumā
their Lord
خَيْرًۭا
khayran
a better
مِّنْهُ
min'hu
than him
زَكَوٰةًۭ
zakatan
(in) purity
وَأَقْرَبَ
wa-aqraba
and nearer
رُحْمًۭا
ruḥ'man
(in) affection
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.
