سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 22
وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And this is the past favour with which you reproach me: that you have enslaved the Children of Israel."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَتِلْكَ
watil'ka
And this
نِعْمَةٌۭ
niʿ'matun
(is the) favor
تَمُنُّهَا
tamunnuhā
with which you reproach
عَلَىَّ
ʿalayya
[on] me
أَنْ
an
that
عَبَّدتَّ
ʿabbadtta
you have enslaved
بَنِىٓ
banī
(the) Children of Israel
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(the) Children 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.
1. That is, this is the favor you are reminding me of, that you certainly did not make me a slave and left me free, but you have enslaved my entire nation. In comparison to this great oppression, what value does this favor ultimately have?
