سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 258
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِى حَآجَّ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ فِى رَبِّهِۦٓ أَنْ ءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُلْكَ إِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّىَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ قَالَ أَنَا۠ أُحْىِۦ وَأُمِيتُ ۖ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْتِى بِٱلشَّمْسِ مِنَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِهَا مِنَ ٱلْمَغْرِبِ فَبُهِتَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَرَ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿258﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Have you not looked at him who disputed with Ibrâhîm (Abraham) about his Lord (Allâh), because Allâh had given him the kingdom? When Ibrâhîm (Abraham) said (to him): "My Lord (Allâh) is He Who gives life and causes death." He said, "I give life and cause death." Ibrâhîm (Abraham) said, "Verily! Allâh brings the sun from the east; then bring it you from the west." So the disbeliever was utterly defeated. And Allâh guides not the people, who are Zâlimûn (wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْ
alam
Did not
تَرَ
tara
you see
إِلَى
ilā
[towards]
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the one who
حَآجَّ
ḥājja
argued
إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ
ib'rāhīma
(with) Ibrahim
فِى
fī
concerning
رَبِّهِۦٓ
rabbihi
his Lord
أَنْ
an
because
ءَاتَىٰهُ
ātāhu
gave him
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
ٱلْمُلْكَ
l-mul'ka
the kingdom
إِذْ
idh
When
قَالَ
qāla
Said
إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ
ib'rāhīmu
Ibrahim
رَبِّىَ
rabbiya
My Lord
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
يُحْىِۦ
yuḥ'yī
grants life
وَيُمِيتُ
wayumītu
and causes death
قَالَ
qāla
He said
أَنَا۠
anā
I
أُحْىِۦ
uḥ'yī
give life
وَأُمِيتُ ۖ
wa-umītu
and cause death
قَالَ
qāla
Said
إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ
ib'rāhīmu
Ibrahim
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
[Then] indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يَأْتِى
yatī
brings up
بِٱلشَّمْسِ
bil-shamsi
the sun
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْمَشْرِقِ
l-mashriqi
the east
فَأْتِ
fati
so you bring
بِهَا
bihā
it
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْمَغْرِبِ
l-maghribi
the west
فَبُهِتَ
fabuhita
So became dumbfounded
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the one who
كَفَرَ ۗ
kafara
disbelieved
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
and Allah
لَا
lā
(does) not
يَهْدِى
yahdī
guide
ٱلْقَوْمَ
l-qawma
the people
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
(who are) [the] wrongdoers
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.
