سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 34
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًا لِّيَذْكُرُوا۟ ٱسْمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّنۢ بَهِيمَةِ ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ ۗ فَإِلَـٰهُكُمْ إِلَـٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ فَلَهُۥٓ أَسْلِمُوا۟ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُخْبِتِينَ ﴿34﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And for every nation We have appointed religious ceremonies, that they may mention the Name of Allâh over the beast of cattle that He has given them for food. And your Ilâh (God) is One Ilâh (God - Allâh), so you must submit to Him Alone (in Islâm). And (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) give glad tidings to the Mukhbitûn (those who obey Allâh with humility and are humble from among the true believers of Islâmic Monotheism),
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلِكُلِّ
walikulli
And for every
أُمَّةٍۢ
ummatin
nation
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
We have appointed
مَنسَكًۭا
mansakan
a rite
لِّيَذْكُرُوا۟
liyadhkurū
that they may mention
ٱسْمَ
is'ma
(the) name
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
مَا
mā
what
رَزَقَهُم
razaqahum
He (has) provided them
مِّنۢ
min
of
بَهِيمَةِ
bahīmati
(the) beast
ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ ۗ
l-anʿāmi
(of) cattle
فَإِلَـٰهُكُمْ
fa-ilāhukum
And your God
إِلَـٰهٌۭ
ilāhun
(is) God
وَٰحِدٌۭ
wāḥidun
One
فَلَهُۥٓ
falahu
so to Him
أَسْلِمُوا۟ ۗ
aslimū
submit
وَبَشِّرِ
wabashiri
And give glad tidings
ٱلْمُخْبِتِينَ
l-mukh'bitīna
(to) the humble ones
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.
34. 1. Mansak. "Nusk" is the verbal noun of "nasaka yansuku," meaning to offer a sacrifice for the sake of attaining closeness to Allah. The slaughtered animal (zabiha) is also called "nasikah," whose plural is "nusuk." It also means obedience and worship, because sacrificing an animal for the pleasure of Allah is worship. That is why slaughtering an animal in the name of anyone other than Allah or for their pleasure is worship of other than Allah. The places where the rites and pillars of Hajj are performed, such as Arafat, Muzdalifah, Mina, and Makkah, are also called "manasik." The general rites and acts of Hajj are also referred to as "manasik." The meaning of the verse is that We have always prescribed this method of sacrifice or worship for every religious community so that through it they may attain closeness to Allah. And the wisdom in this is that they mention Our name, i.e., slaughter by saying "Bismillah Allahu Akbar" or remember Us.
