سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 140
أَمْ تَقُولُونَ إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَٱلْأَسْبَاطَ كَانُوا۟ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَـٰرَىٰ ۗ قُلْ ءَأَنتُمْ أَعْلَمُ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن كَتَمَ شَهَـٰدَةً عِندَهُۥ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿140﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or say you that Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Ismâ‘îl (Ishmael), Ishâq (Isaac), Ya‘qûb (Jacob) and Al-Asbât [the offspring of the twelve sons of Ya‘qûb (Jacob)] were Jews or Christians? Say, "Do you know better or does Allâh (knows better ... that they all were Muslims)? And who is more unjust than he who conceals the testimony [i.e. to believe in Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم when he comes, as is written in their Books. (See Verse 7:157)] he has from Allâh? And Allâh is not unaware of what you do."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
تَقُولُونَ
taqūlūna
(do) you say
إِنَّ
inna
that
إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ
ib'rāhīma
Ibrahim
وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ
wa-is'māʿīla
and Ishmael
وَإِسْحَـٰقَ
wa-is'ḥāqa
and Isaac
وَيَعْقُوبَ
wayaʿqūba
and Yaqub
وَٱلْأَسْبَاطَ
wal-asbāṭa
and the descendants
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
هُودًا
hūdan
Jews
أَوْ
aw
or
نَصَـٰرَىٰ ۗ
naṣārā
Christians
قُلْ
qul
Say
ءَأَنتُمْ
a-antum
Are you
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
better knowing
أَمِ
ami
or
ٱللَّهُ ۗ
l-lahu
(is) Allah
وَمَنْ
waman
And who
أَظْلَمُ
aẓlamu
(is) more unjust
مِمَّن
mimman
than (the one) who
كَتَمَ
katama
concealed
شَهَـٰدَةً
shahādatan
a testimony
عِندَهُۥ
ʿindahu
(that) he has
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
Allah
وَمَا
wamā
And not
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(is) Allah
بِغَـٰفِلٍ
bighāfilin
unaware
عَمَّا
ʿammā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
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.
140. 1 You say that these and their descendants were Jews or Christians, whereas Allah denies this. Now you tell, who has more knowledge, Allah or you? 140. 2 You know that these prophets were not Jews or Christians, likewise, the signs of the Prophet ﷺ are also present in your books, but you are committing a great injustice by hiding these testimonies from the people, which is not hidden from Allah.
