سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 51
قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلْقُرُونِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said: "What about the generations of old?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
فَمَا
famā
Then what
بَالُ
bālu
(is the) case
ٱلْقُرُونِ
l-qurūni
(of) the generations
ٱلْأُولَىٰ
l-ūlā
(of) the former
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.
51. 1. Pharaoh diverted the topic by asking this question, meaning what will happen to the previous people who passed away worshipping others besides Allah?
