سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 59
قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ۗ ءَآللَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿59﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Praise and thanks be to Allâh, and peace be on His slaves whom He has chosen (for His Message)! Is Allâh better, or (all) that you ascribe as partners (to Him)?" (Of course, Allâh is Better).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱلْحَمْدُ
l-ḥamdu
All praise (be)
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah
وَسَلَـٰمٌ
wasalāmun
and peace (be)
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
upon
عِبَادِهِ
ʿibādihi
His slaves
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those whom
ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ۗ
iṣ'ṭafā
He has chosen
ءَآللَّهُ
āllahu
Is Allah
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
better
أَمَّا
ammā
or what
يُشْرِكُونَ
yush'rikūna
they associate (with Him)
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.
59-1. Those whom Allah has chosen for Prophethood and for the guidance of His servants so that people may worship only one Allah.
59-2. This is an interrogative for affirmation, meaning that worship of Allah alone is better, because when He alone is the Creator, Sustainer, and Owner, then how can anyone else be deserving of worship who is neither the creator of anything, nor the sustainer, nor the owner? Although the word 'khayr' is in the comparative form, here it does not mean "better" in comparison, but simply "better" in the absolute sense, because the false deities do not possess any goodness at all.
59-2. This is an interrogative for affirmation, meaning that worship of Allah alone is better, because when He alone is the Creator, Sustainer, and Owner, then how can anyone else be deserving of worship who is neither the creator of anything, nor the sustainer, nor the owner? Although the word 'khayr' is in the comparative form, here it does not mean "better" in comparison, but simply "better" in the absolute sense, because the false deities do not possess any goodness at all.
