سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 187
فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ﴿187﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"So cause a piece of the heaven to fall on us, if you are of the truthful!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَسْقِطْ
fa-asqiṭ
Then cause to fall
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
upon us
كِسَفًۭا
kisafan
fragments
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
إِن
in
if
كُنتَ
kunta
you are
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
l-ṣādiqīna
the truthful
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.
1. In response to the warning of Hazrat Shu'ayb (علیہ السلام), they said that if you are truly truthful, then go ahead, we do not accept you, make a piece of the sky fall upon us!
