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Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 57
وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ ۖ كُلُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَـٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ ۖ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ ﴿57﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We shaded you with clouds and sent down on you Al-Manna and the quails, (saying): "Eat of the good lawful things We have provided for you," (but they rebelled). And they did not wrong Us but they wronged themselves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَظَلَّلْنَا
waẓallalnā
And We shaded
عَلَيْكُمُ
ʿalaykumu
[over] you
ٱلْغَمَامَ
l-ghamāma
(with) [the] clouds
وَأَنزَلْنَا
wa-anzalnā
and We sent down
عَلَيْكُمُ
ʿalaykumu
to you
ٱلْمَنَّ
l-mana
[the] manna
وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ ۖ
wal-salwā
and [the] quails
كُلُوا۟
kulū
Eat
مِن
min
from
طَيِّبَـٰتِ
ṭayyibāti
(the) good things
مَا
mā
that
رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ ۖ
razaqnākum
We have provided you
وَمَا
wamā
And not
ظَلَمُونَا
ẓalamūnā
they wronged Us
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
but
كَانُوٓا۟
kānū
they were
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
(to) themselves
يَظْلِمُونَ
yaẓlimūna
doing wrong
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.
57. 1. According to most commentators, this is the incident of the plain of Tih between Egypt and Syria. When they refused to enter the settlement of the Amalekites by the command of Allah, as a punishment, the Children of Israel remained in the plain of Tih for forty years. According to some, this specification is not correct. After descending into the Sinai desert, when the issue of water and food first arose, this arrangement was made at that very time.
58. 1. According to some, "manna" is a dew which is sweet like honey that falls on trees and stones and, when dried, becomes like gum. According to others, it is honey or sweet water. In Bukhari and Muslim, etc., there is a hadith that the mushroom is from the same type of manna that was sent down upon Musa (عليه السلام). This means that just as the Children of Israel received that food without effort, similarly, the mushroom grows without anyone sowing it. "Salwa" was a bird like a quail or sparrow, which they would slaughter and eat. (Fath al-Qadeer)
58. 1. According to some, "manna" is a dew which is sweet like honey that falls on trees and stones and, when dried, becomes like gum. According to others, it is honey or sweet water. In Bukhari and Muslim, etc., there is a hadith that the mushroom is from the same type of manna that was sent down upon Musa (عليه السلام). This means that just as the Children of Israel received that food without effort, similarly, the mushroom grows without anyone sowing it. "Salwa" was a bird like a quail or sparrow, which they would slaughter and eat. (Fath al-Qadeer)
