سُوْرَةُ مَرْيَمَ
Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 12
يَـٰيَحْيَىٰ خُذِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِقُوَّةٍ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(It was said to his son): "O Yahyâ (John)! Hold fast the Scripture [the Taurât (Torah)]." And We gave him wisdom while yet a child.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰيَحْيَىٰ
yāyaḥyā
O Yahya
خُذِ
khudhi
Hold
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Scripture
بِقُوَّةٍۢ ۖ
biquwwatin
with strength
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ
waātaynāhu
And We gave him
ٱلْحُكْمَ
l-ḥuk'ma
[the] wisdom
صَبِيًّۭا
ṣabiyyan
(when he was) a child
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.
12. 1 That is, Allah granted Yahya (peace be upon him) to Zakariya (peace be upon him), and when he grew somewhat older, though he was still a child, Allah commanded him to hold fast to the Book, meaning to act upon it firmly. By "Book" is meant either the Torah or a specific book revealed to him, of which we have no knowledge.
12. 2 By "Hukm" is meant wisdom, intellect, understanding, comprehension of the religious rulings recorded in the Book, the combination of knowledge and action, or prophethood. Imam Shawkani states that there is nothing preventing all these things from being included in "Hukm."
12. 2 By "Hukm" is meant wisdom, intellect, understanding, comprehension of the religious rulings recorded in the Book, the combination of knowledge and action, or prophethood. Imam Shawkani states that there is nothing preventing all these things from being included in "Hukm."
