سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 197
أَوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ ءَايَةً أَن يَعْلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُا۟ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ﴿197﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is it not a sign to them that the learned scholars (like ‘Abdullâh bin Salâm رضي الله عنه who embraced Islâm) of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Is it not
يَكُن
yakun
Is it not
لَّهُمْ
lahum
to them
ءَايَةً
āyatan
a sign
أَن
an
that
يَعْلَمَهُۥ
yaʿlamahu
know it
عُلَمَـٰٓؤُا۟
ʿulamāu
(the) scholars
بَنِىٓ
banī
(of the) Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
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.
197-1. Because your ﷺ mention and the mention of the Qur'an is present in those books. These disbelievers of Makkah used to refer to the Jews in religious matters. In this regard, it is said that does their knowing and informing not serve as evidence that Muhammad ﷺ is the true Messenger of Allah and this Qur'an is revealed from Allah? Then, after accepting this statement of the Jews, why do they not believe in the Prophet?
