سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 80
وَعَلَّمْنَـٰهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍ لَّكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّنۢ بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُمْ شَـٰكِرُونَ ﴿80﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We taught him the making of metal coats of mail (for battles), to protect you in your fighting. Are you then grateful?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَعَلَّمْنَـٰهُ
waʿallamnāhu
And We taught him
صَنْعَةَ
ṣanʿata
(the) making
لَبُوسٍۢ
labūsin
(of) coats of armor
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
لِتُحْصِنَكُم
lituḥ'ṣinakum
to protect you
مِّنۢ
min
from
بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ
basikum
your battle
فَهَلْ
fahal
Then will
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
شَـٰكِرُونَ
shākirūna
(be) grateful
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.
80. 1. That is, We made iron soft for Dawud (عليه السلام), and he used it to make armor and iron coats of mail, which serve as a means of protection for you in battle. Hazrat Qatadah (رضي الله عنه) says that even before Hazrat Dawud (عليه السلام), coats of mail were made, but they were plain, without hooks and without rings. Hazrat Dawud (عليه السلام) was the first person who made coats of mail with hooked rings (Ibn Kathir).
