سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 20
وَشَجَرَةً تَخْرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَيْنَآءَ تَنۢبُتُ بِٱلدُّهْنِ وَصِبْغٍ لِّلْـَٔاكِلِينَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And a tree (olive) that springs forth from Mount Sinai, that grows (produces) oil, and (it is a) relish for the eaters.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَشَجَرَةًۭ
washajaratan
And a tree
تَخْرُجُ
takhruju
(that) springs forth
مِن
min
from
طُورِ
ṭūri
Mount Sinai
سَيْنَآءَ
saynāa
Mount Sinai
تَنۢبُتُ
tanbutu
(which) produces
بِٱلدُّهْنِ
bil-duh'ni
oil
وَصِبْغٍۢ
waṣib'ghin
and a relish
لِّلْـَٔاكِلِينَ
lil'ākilīna
for those who eat
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.
20-1. By this is meant the olive tree, whose oil is used as oil and whose fruit is used as a relish. The curry is called صِبْغٍ, "color," because bread, when dipped in curry, is as if it is being colored. طُوْرِ سَیْنَآءَ (mountain) and its surrounding areas are especially the region of its finest quality produce.
