سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 65
وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱعْتَدَوْا۟ مِنكُمْ فِى ٱلسَّبْتِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَـٰسِـِٔينَ ﴿65﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed you knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath (i.e. Saturday). We said to them: "Be you monkeys, despised and rejected."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And indeed
عَلِمْتُمُ
ʿalim'tumu
you knew
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ٱعْتَدَوْا۟
iʿ'tadaw
transgressed
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
فِى
fī
in
ٱلسَّبْتِ
l-sabti
the (matter of) Sabbath
فَقُلْنَا
faqul'nā
So We said
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
كُونُوا۟
kūnū
Be
قِرَدَةً
qiradatan
apes
خَـٰسِـِٔينَ
khāsiīna
despised
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.
65. 1. On the day of Sabbath (Saturday), the Jews were forbidden from fishing or engaging in any worldly work, but they adopted a trick and transgressed the command of Allah. On the day of Sabbath (as a test), more fish would come; they dug pits so that the fish would remain trapped in them, and then on Sunday they would catch them.
