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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 14
وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَٱسْتَوَىٰٓ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when he attained his full strength, and was perfect (in manhood), We bestowed on him Hukm (Prophethood and right judgement of the affairs) and religious knowledge [of the religion of his forefathers i.e. Islâmic Monotheism]. And thus do We reward the Muhsinûn (i.e. good doers. See the footnote of V.9:120).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَمَّا
walammā
And when
بَلَغَ
balagha
he reached
أَشُدَّهُۥ
ashuddahu
his full strength
وَٱسْتَوَىٰٓ
wa-is'tawā
and became mature
ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ
ātaynāhu
We bestowed upon him
حُكْمًۭا
ḥuk'man
wisdom
وَعِلْمًۭا ۚ
waʿil'man
and knowledge
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhālika
And thus
نَجْزِى
najzī
We reward
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
l-muḥ'sinīna
the good-doers
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.
14-1. By "command and knowledge" is meant prophethood, so how he reached this position, its details are in the following verses. According to some commentators, this does not refer to prophethood but rather to intellect and wisdom and those sciences which he learned while living in his ancestral and familial environment.
