سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 260
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِى كَيْفَ تُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِن ۖ قَالَ بَلَىٰ وَلَـٰكِن لِّيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِى ۖ قَالَ فَخُذْ أَرْبَعَةً مِّنَ ٱلطَّيْرِ فَصُرْهُنَّ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ جَبَلٍ مِّنْهُنَّ جُزْءًا ثُمَّ ٱدْعُهُنَّ يَأْتِينَكَ سَعْيًا ۚ وَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿260﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when Ibrâhîm (Abraham) said, "My Lord! Show me how You give life to the dead." He (Allâh) said: "Do you not believe?" He [Ibrâhîm (Abraham)] said: "Yes (I believe), but to be stronger in Faith." He said: "Take four birds, then cause them to incline towards you (then slaughter them, cut them into pieces), and then put a portion of them on every hill, and call them, they will come to you in haste. And know that Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
قَالَ
qāla
said
إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ
ib'rāhīmu
Ibrahim
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
أَرِنِى
arinī
show me
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
تُحْىِ
tuḥ'yī
You give life
ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ
l-mawtā
(to) the dead
قَالَ
qāla
He said
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Have not
تُؤْمِن ۖ
tu'min
you believed
قَالَ
qāla
He said
بَلَىٰ
balā
Yes
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
[and] but
لِّيَطْمَئِنَّ
liyaṭma-inna
to satisfy
قَلْبِى ۖ
qalbī
my heart
قَالَ
qāla
He said
فَخُذْ
fakhudh
Then take
أَرْبَعَةًۭ
arbaʿatan
four
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلطَّيْرِ
l-ṭayri
the birds
فَصُرْهُنَّ
faṣur'hunna
and incline them
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
towards you
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
ٱجْعَلْ
ij'ʿal
put
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
كُلِّ
kulli
each
جَبَلٍۢ
jabalin
hill
مِّنْهُنَّ
min'hunna
of them
جُزْءًۭا
juz'an
a portion
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
ٱدْعُهُنَّ
ud'ʿuhunna
call them
يَأْتِينَكَ
yatīnaka
they will come to you
سَعْيًۭا ۚ
saʿyan
(in) haste
وَٱعْلَمْ
wa-iʿ'lam
And know
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَزِيزٌ
ʿazīzun
(is) All-Mighty
حَكِيمٌۭ
ḥakīmun
All-Wise
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.
260. 1. This is the second incident of reviving the dead, which was shown for the satisfaction and desire of a very eminent prophet, Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him). Which were these four birds? The commentators have mentioned different names, but there is no benefit in specifying the names, so Allah also did not mention their names. They were just four different birds. Just make them familiar and recognize them so that when called, they come back to you alive and you can recognize that these are the same birds. Ibrahim (peace be upon him) did not doubt the matter of reviving the dead. If he had expressed doubt, then surely we would have been more deserving of doubting than him. (For further clarification, see (Fath al-Qadeer)).
