سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 91
إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ رَبَّ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْبَلْدَةِ ٱلَّذِى حَرَّمَهَا وَلَهُۥ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ ۖ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ ﴿91﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) have been commanded only to worship the Lord of this city (Makkah), Who has sanctified it and to Whom belongs everything. And I am commanded to be from among the Muslims (those who submit to Allâh in Islâm).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّمَآ
innamā
Only
أُمِرْتُ
umir'tu
I am commanded
أَنْ
an
that
أَعْبُدَ
aʿbuda
I worship
رَبَّ
rabba
(the) Lord
هَـٰذِهِ
hādhihi
(of) this
ٱلْبَلْدَةِ
l-baldati
city
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the One Who
حَرَّمَهَا
ḥarramahā
made it sacred
وَلَهُۥ
walahu
and to Him (belongs)
كُلُّ
kullu
all
شَىْءٍۢ ۖ
shayin
things
وَأُمِرْتُ
wa-umir'tu
And I am commanded
أَنْ
an
that
أَكُونَ
akūna
I be
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
l-mus'limīna
the Muslims
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.
91-1. By this is meant the city of Makkah. It is mentioned specifically because the Ka'bah is located in it, and it was also the most beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. "Sanctified" means that shedding blood, committing injustice, hunting, cutting trees, and even breaking a thorn are prohibited in it (Bukhari, Kitab al-Jana'iz).
