سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 12
إِنِّىٓ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكَ فَٱخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Verily I am your Lord! So take off your shoes; you are in the sacred valley, Tuwa.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, [I]
أَنَا۠
anā
I Am
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
فَٱخْلَعْ
fa-ikh'laʿ
so remove
نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ
naʿlayka
your shoes
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed, you
بِٱلْوَادِ
bil-wādi
(are) in the valley
ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ
l-muqadasi
the sacred
طُوًۭى
ṭuwan
(of) Tuwa
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.
12. 1 The command to remove the sandals was given because it expressed humility and there was a greater aspect of honor and respect, and the purity of the valley was the reason for it, as is evident from the words of the Quran. However, there are two aspects to this. This command was either for the veneration of the valley or so that the effects of the valley’s purity could be absorbed more by Musa (AS) when barefoot. And Allah knows best.
12. 2 Ṭuwā is the name of a valley; some have considered it declinable and some indeclinable (Fatḥ al-Qadīr).
12. 2 Ṭuwā is the name of a valley; some have considered it declinable and some indeclinable (Fatḥ al-Qadīr).
