سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 269
يُؤْتِى ٱلْحِكْمَةَ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُؤْتَ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِىَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّآ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ﴿269﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He grants Hikmah to whom He pleases, and he, to whom Hikmah is granted, is indeed granted abundant good. But none remember (will receive admonition) except men of understanding.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يُؤْتِى
yu'tī
He grants
ٱلْحِكْمَةَ
l-ḥik'mata
[the] wisdom
مَن
man
(to) whom
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يُؤْتَ
yu'ta
is granted
ٱلْحِكْمَةَ
l-ḥik'mata
[the] wisdom
فَقَدْ
faqad
then certainly
أُوتِىَ
ūtiya
he is granted
خَيْرًۭا
khayran
good
كَثِيرًۭا ۗ
kathīran
abundant
وَمَا
wamā
And none
يَذَّكَّرُ
yadhakkaru
remembers
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أُو۟لُوا۟
ulū
those
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ
l-albābi
(of) understanding
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.
269. 1. According to some, ḥikmah means intellect and understanding, knowledge, and according to others, sound judgment, knowledge and understanding of the abrogating and abrogated verses of the Qur'an, power of decision, and according to some, it is only the knowledge and understanding of the Sunnah or the Book and Sunnah, or all these meanings can be included in its application. In a hadith of the Sahihayn and others, it is stated that emulation is permissible towards two persons: one is the person whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the way of truth, the other is the one whom Allah has given ḥikmah, by which he judges and teaches it to the people. (Sahih Bukhari, Kitab al-‘Ilm, Bab al-Ightibat fi al-‘Ilm wa al-Ḥikmah. Muslim, Kitab Salat al-Musafirin, Bab Fadl man yaqūm bil-Qur’an wa yu‘allimuhu...)
