سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 47
يَـٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O Children of Israel! Remember My Favour which I bestowed upon you and that I preferred you to the ‘Âlamîn [mankind and jinn (of your time period, in the past)].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰبَنِىٓ
yābanī
O Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
ٱذْكُرُوا۟
udh'kurū
Remember
نِعْمَتِىَ
niʿ'matiya
My Favor
ٱلَّتِىٓ
allatī
which
أَنْعَمْتُ
anʿamtu
I bestowed
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
upon you
وَأَنِّى
wa-annī
and that I
فَضَّلْتُكُمْ
faḍḍaltukum
[I] preferred you
عَلَى
ʿalā
over
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
the worlds
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.
47. 1. From here, once again, the Israelites are being reminded of those favors that were bestowed upon them, and they are being warned of the Day of Resurrection, the day when no one will benefit another, nor will intercession be accepted, nor will anyone be able to ransom themselves, nor will any helper come forward. One favor mentioned is that they were given superiority over all the worlds, meaning that before the Ummah of Muhammad, the title of "the best of all nations" belonged to the Children of Israel, which they lost by committing disobedience to Allah, and the Ummah of Muhammad was granted the title of "the best nation." This points to the fact that Allah's favors are not tied to any particular lineage, but are granted on the basis of faith and deeds, and are taken away when faith and deeds are lost, just as the majority of the Ummah of Muhammad, due to their evil deeds and involvement in shirk and innovations, have become the worst of nations instead of the best. May Allah guide them. The Jews were also under the delusion that they were Allah's beloved and chosen people, and thus would be safe from accountability in the Hereafter. Allah has declared that no one will be able to support the disobedient on that day. The Ummah of Muhammad is also caught in this deception and has made the issue of intercession (which is accepted among Ahl al-Sunnah) an excuse for their evil deeds.
