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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 46
وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ إِذْ نَادَيْنَا وَلَـٰكِن رَّحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّآ أَتَىٰهُم مِّن نَّذِيرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿46﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) were not at the side of the Tûr (Mount) when We did call: [it is said that Allâh called the followers of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, and they answered His Call, or that Allâh called Mûsâ (Moses)]. But (you are sent) as a mercy from your Lord, to give warning to a people to whom no warner had come before you: in order that they may remember or receive admonition. [Tafsir At-Tabarî].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
كُنتَ
kunta
you were
بِجَانِبِ
bijānibi
at (the) side
ٱلطُّورِ
l-ṭūri
(of) the Tur
إِذْ
idh
when
نَادَيْنَا
nādaynā
We called
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
But
رَّحْمَةًۭ
raḥmatan
(as) a mercy
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
لِتُنذِرَ
litundhira
so that you warn
قَوْمًۭا
qawman
a people
مَّآ
mā
not
أَتَىٰهُم
atāhum
(had) come to them
مِّن
min
any
نَّذِيرٍۢ
nadhīrin
warner
مِّن
min
before you
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
yatadhakkarūna
remember
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.
46-1. That is, if you were not a true Messenger, you would not have knowledge of the incident of Musa (علیہ السلام).
46-2. That is, your knowledge is not the result of observation or sight, but it is the mercy of your Lord that He made you a Prophet and blessed you with revelation.
46-3. By this are meant the people of Makkah and Arabia, to whom no Prophet had come before the Prophet ﷺ, because after Ibrahim (علیہ السلام), the chain of Prophethood remained within the family of Ibrahim, and their appointment continued to be among the Children of Israel. Among the Children of Ismail, that is, the Arabs, the Prophet ﷺ was the first Prophet and the Seal of the Prophets. It may not have been considered necessary to send a Prophet to them because the invitation and message of other Prophets would have reached them. Because without this, there would remain an excuse for them to persist in disbelief and polytheism, and Allah has not left such an excuse for anyone.
46-2. That is, your knowledge is not the result of observation or sight, but it is the mercy of your Lord that He made you a Prophet and blessed you with revelation.
46-3. By this are meant the people of Makkah and Arabia, to whom no Prophet had come before the Prophet ﷺ, because after Ibrahim (علیہ السلام), the chain of Prophethood remained within the family of Ibrahim, and their appointment continued to be among the Children of Israel. Among the Children of Ismail, that is, the Arabs, the Prophet ﷺ was the first Prophet and the Seal of the Prophets. It may not have been considered necessary to send a Prophet to them because the invitation and message of other Prophets would have reached them. Because without this, there would remain an excuse for them to persist in disbelief and polytheism, and Allah has not left such an excuse for anyone.
