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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 44
وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْغَرْبِىِّ إِذْ قَضَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَى ٱلْأَمْرَ وَمَا كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) were not on the western side (of the Mount), when We made clear to Mûsâ (Moses) the commandment, and you were not among the witnesses.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
كُنتَ
kunta
you were
بِجَانِبِ
bijānibi
on (the) side
ٱلْغَرْبِىِّ
l-gharbiyi
western
إِذْ
idh
when
قَضَيْنَآ
qaḍaynā
We decreed
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
مُوسَى
mūsā
Musa
ٱلْأَمْرَ
l-amra
the Commandment
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كُنتَ
kunta
you were
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ
l-shāhidīna
the witnesses
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.
44-1 That is, when We spoke to Musa (علیہ السلام) on Mount Tur and granted him revelation and prophethood, O Muhammad ﷺ, you were neither present there nor among those who witnessed this scene. Rather, these are matters of the unseen which We are informing you of through revelation, which is proof that you are a true messenger of Allah. For you have neither learned these things from anyone nor witnessed them yourself. This subject has also been mentioned in several other places, for example: (ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَاۗءِ الْغَيْبِ نُوْحِيْهِ اِلَيْكَ ۭ وَمَا كُنْتَ لَدَيْهِمْ اِذْ يُلْقُوْنَ اَقْلَامَھُمْ اَيُّھُمْ يَكْفُلُ مَرْيَمَ ۠وَمَا كُنْتَ لَدَيْهِمْ اِذْ يَخْتَصِمُوْنَ) 3. Aal-e-Imran:44) (تِلْكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَاۗءِ الْغَيْبِ نُوْحِيْهَآ اِلَيْكَ ۚ مَا كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُهَآ اَنْتَ وَلَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ ھٰذَا ړ فَاصْبِرْ ړاِنَّ الْعَاقِبَةَ لِلْمُتَّقِيْنَ) 11. Hud:49) (ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَاۗءِ الْقُرٰي نَقُصُّهٗ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهَا قَاۗىِٕمٌ وَّحَصِيْدٌ) 11. Hud:10), (ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَاۗءِ الْغَيْبِ نُوْحِيْهِ اِلَيْكَ ۚ وَمَا كُنْتَ لَدَيْهِمْ اِذْ اَجْمَعُوْٓا اَمْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَمْكُرُوْنَ) 12. Yusuf:12), (كَذٰلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَاۗءِ مَا قَدْ سَبَقَ ۚ وَقَدْ اٰتَيْنٰكَ مِنْ لَّدُنَّا ذِكْرًا) 20. Taha:99), etc.
