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Surah An-Noor (24) — Ayah 41
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلطَّيْرُ صَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍ ۖ كُلٌّ قَدْ عَلِمَ صَلَاتَهُۥ وَتَسْبِيحَهُۥ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
See you not (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) that Allâh, He it is Whom glorify whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, and the birds with wings out-spread (in their flight)?. Of each one He (Allâh) knows indeed his Salât (prayer) and his glorification, [or everyone knows his Salât (prayer) and his glorification]; and Allâh is All-Aware of what they do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْ
alam
Do not
تَرَ
tara
you see
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُسَبِّحُ
yusabbiḥu
glorify
لَهُۥ
lahu
Him
مَن
man
whoever
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَٱلطَّيْرُ
wal-ṭayru
and the birds
صَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍۢ ۖ
ṣāffātin
(with) wings outspread
كُلٌّۭ
kullun
Each one
قَدْ
qad
verily
عَلِمَ
ʿalima
knows
صَلَاتَهُۥ
ṣalātahu
its prayer
وَتَسْبِيحَهُۥ ۗ
watasbīḥahu
and its glorification
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَلِيمٌۢ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
بِمَا
bimā
of what
يَفْعَلُونَ
yafʿalūna
they do
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.
41-1. That is, the inhabitants of the earth and the inhabitants of the heavens, just as they obey Allah and glorify Him, all of this is within His knowledge. This is, in fact, a warning to humans and jinn that since Allah has given you consciousness and freedom of will, you should glorify and praise Allah and obey Him even more than other creatures. But the situation is the opposite. Other creatures are engaged in the glorification of Allah, but the creatures endowed with consciousness and will are negligent in this regard. For this, they will certainly be deserving of Allah’s punishment.
