سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 32
ذَٰلِكَ وَمَن يُعَظِّمْ شَعَـٰٓئِرَ ٱللَّهِ فَإِنَّهَا مِن تَقْوَى ٱلْقُلُوبِ ﴿32﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Thus it is [what has been mentioned in the above said Verses (27, 28, 29, 30, 31) is an obligation that mankind owes to Allâh] and whosoever honours the Symbols of Allâh, then it is truly from the piety of the hearts.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يُعَظِّمْ
yuʿaẓẓim
honors
شَعَـٰٓئِرَ
shaʿāira
(the) Symbols
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
فَإِنَّهَا
fa-innahā
then indeed, it
مِن
min
(is) from
تَقْوَى
taqwā
(the) piety
ٱلْقُلُوبِ
l-qulūbi
(of) the hearts
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.
32. 1. Sha'air is the plural of sha'irah, which means sign and symbol, just as in war a shiar (a specific word as a symbol) is adopted by which they recognize each other among themselves. In this sense, Sha'air Allah are those which are the prominent distinguishing commands of Islam, by which the distinction and identity of a Muslim is established and he is recognized as separate from the followers of other religions. The hills of Safa and Marwah are also called Sha'air Allah because Muslims perform sa'i between them during Hajj and Umrah. Here, other rites of Hajj, especially the sacrificial animals, are called Sha'air Allah. This reverence is considered the piety of the heart. That is, it is from those actions of the heart whose foundation is piety.
