سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ

Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 2

The Prophets · Meccan · Juz 17 · Page 322

مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا ٱسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ ﴿2﴾
Comes not unto them an admonition (a chapter of the Qur’ân) from their Lord as a recent revelation but they listen to it while they play
مَا Not
يَأْتِيهِم yatīhim comes to them
مِّن min of
ذِكْرٍۢ dhik'rin a Reminder
مِّن min from
رَّبِّهِم rabbihim their Lord
مُّحْدَثٍ muḥ'dathin anew
إِلَّا illā except
ٱسْتَمَعُوهُ is'tamaʿūhu they listen to it
وَهُمْ wahum while they
يَلْعَبُونَ yalʿabūna (are at) play

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.

113. 1 That is, they refrain from committing sins, prohibitions, and immoralities.

113. 2 That is, the desire for obedience and attaining closeness, or the motivation to take lesson from the conditions and events of previous communities, is created within them.