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Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 106
۞ مَا نَنسَخْ مِنْ ءَايَةٍ أَوْ نُنسِهَا نَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ مِّنْهَآ أَوْ مِثْلِهَآ ۗ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿106﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Whatever a Verse (revelation) do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring a better one or similar to it. Know you not that Allâh is able to do all things?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ مَا
mā
What
نَنسَخْ
nansakh
We abrogate
مِنْ
min
(of)
ءَايَةٍ
āyatin
a sign
أَوْ
aw
or
نُنسِهَا
nunsihā
[We] cause it to be forgotten
نَأْتِ
nati
We bring
بِخَيْرٍۢ
bikhayrin
better
مِّنْهَآ
min'hā
than it
أَوْ
aw
or
مِثْلِهَآ ۗ
mith'lihā
similar (to) it
أَلَمْ
alam
Do not
تَعْلَمْ
taʿlam
you know
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٌ
qadīrun
(is) All-Powerful
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.
17. 1. The literal meaning of "naskh" is to abrogate, but in the technical Islamic sense, it means to replace one ruling with another ruling. This abrogation is from Allah Almighty, such as in the time of Adam (علیہ السلام), marriage between real brothers and sisters was permissible, but later it was made forbidden, etc. Similarly, in the Quran as well, Allah Almighty abrogated some rulings and revealed new rulings in their place. The Jews considered the Torah to be un-abrogable and objected to the Quran as well due to the abrogation of some rulings. Allah Almighty refuted them, saying that the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth is in His hand; He does whatever He deems appropriate, enacts whatever ruling is in accordance with His wisdom and expediency at any time, and abrogates whatever He wills. This is a manifestation of His power. Some ancient deviants (such as Abu Muslim Isfahani Mu'tazili) and some modern reformists today have also denied the concept of abrogation in the Quran, just like the Jews. But the correct view is the one mentioned in the above lines; the belief of the righteous predecessors was also affirmation of abrogation.
