سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 47
فَأْتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبْهُمْ ۖ قَدْ جِئْنَـٰكَ بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۖ وَٱلسَّلَـٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"So go you both to him, and say: ‘Verily, we are Messengers of your Lord, so let the Children of Israel go with us, and torment them not; indeed, we have come with a sign from your Lord! And peace will be upon him who follows the guidance!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأْتِيَاهُ
fatiyāhu
So go to him
فَقُولَآ
faqūlā
and say
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
رَسُولَا
rasūlā
both (are) Messengers
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
فَأَرْسِلْ
fa-arsil
so send
مَعَنَا
maʿanā
with us
بَنِىٓ
banī
(the) Children of Israel
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(the) Children of Israel
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تُعَذِّبْهُمْ ۖ
tuʿadhib'hum
torment them
قَدْ
qad
Verily
جِئْنَـٰكَ
ji'nāka
we came to you
بِـَٔايَةٍۢ
biāyatin
with a Sign
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ ۖ
rabbika
your Lord
وَٱلسَّلَـٰمُ
wal-salāmu
And peace
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
مَنِ
mani
(one) who
ٱتَّبَعَ
ittabaʿa
follows
ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
l-hudā
the Guidance
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. This is not a greeting of salutation, but rather an invitation towards peace and security. Just as the Prophet ﷺ wrote in the letter to the Roman emperor Heraclius: و اَسْلِمْ ، تَسْلَمْ (Accept Islam, you will be in peace). In this way, at the beginning of the letter, he also wrote (وَالسَّلٰمُ عَلٰي مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدٰى) 20. Ta Ha:47) (Ibn Kathir). This means that if one has to address a non-Muslim in a letter or gathering, he should be greeted with these words, which are conditional upon adopting guidance.
