سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 248
وَقَالَ لَهُمْ نَبِيُّهُمْ إِنَّ ءَايَةَ مُلْكِهِۦٓ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ ٱلتَّابُوتُ فِيهِ سَكِينَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَبَقِيَّةٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ءَالُ مُوسَىٰ وَءَالُ هَـٰرُونَ تَحْمِلُهُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿248﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And their Prophet (Samuel عليه السلام) said to them: Verily! The sign of His kingdom is that there shall come to you At-Tâbût (a wooden box), wherein is Sakînah (peace and reassurance) from your Lord and a remnant of that which Mûsâ (Moses) and Hârûn (Aaron) left behind, carried by the angels. Verily, in this is a sign for you if you are indeed believers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
نَبِيُّهُمْ
nabiyyuhum
their Prophet
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ءَايَةَ
āyata
a sign
مُلْكِهِۦٓ
mul'kihi
(of) his kingship
أَن
an
(is) that
يَأْتِيَكُمُ
yatiyakumu
will come to you
ٱلتَّابُوتُ
l-tābūtu
the ark
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
سَكِينَةٌۭ
sakīnatun
(is) tranquility
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
your Lord
وَبَقِيَّةٌۭ
wabaqiyyatun
and a remnant
مِّمَّا
mimmā
of what
تَرَكَ
taraka
(was) left
ءَالُ
ālu
(by the) family
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
(of) Musa
وَءَالُ
waālu
and family
هَـٰرُونَ
hārūna
(of) Harun
تَحْمِلُهُ
taḥmiluhu
will carry it
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ ۚ
l-malāikatu
the Angels
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَةًۭ
laāyatan
(is) surely a sign
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
إِن
in
if
كُنتُم
kuntum
you are
مُّؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minīna
believers
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.
248. 1. صندوق, that is, تابوت, which is from توب, meaning to return, because the Children of Israel used to turn towards it for blessings (Fath al-Qadeer). In this تابوت were the relics of Musa and Harun (peace be upon them). This تابوت was also snatched away by their enemies. Allah sent it as a sign through the angels to the door of Talut, upon seeing which the Children of Israel became happy and considered it a sign from Allah for Talut’s kingship. Allah also made it a miracle (آیت) for them and a cause of victory and tranquility. The meaning of سکینت is such a special descent of help from Allah that He sends upon His chosen servants, and because of which, in the bloody battles of war where even the bravest hearts tremble, the hearts of the believers are free from the fear and awe of the enemy and are filled with hope of victory and success.
