سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 61
قَالُوا۟ فَأْتُوا۟ بِهِۦ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِ ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ ﴿61﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may testify."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
فَأْتُوا۟
fatū
Then bring
بِهِۦ
bihi
him
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
before
أَعْيُنِ
aʿyuni
(the) eyes
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the people
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَشْهَدُونَ
yashhadūna
bear witness
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.
61. 1. That is, they should see him being punished so that no one else would do this in the future. Or it means that people testify that they saw Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) breaking the idols or heard him speaking against them.
