سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ
Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 48
فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُوتِىَ مِثْلَ مَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰٓ ۚ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ قَالُوا۟ سِحْرَانِ تَظَـٰهَرَا وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِكُلٍّ كَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿48﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But when the truth (i.e. Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم with his Message) has come to them from Us, they say: "Why is he not given the like of what was given to Mûsâ (Moses)? Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Mûsâ (Moses) of old? They say: "Two kinds of magic [the Taurât (Torah) and the Qur’an], each helping the other!" And they say: "Verily in both we are disbelievers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
But when
جَآءَهُمُ
jāahumu
came to them
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
the truth
مِنْ
min
from Us
عِندِنَا
ʿindinā
from Us
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they said
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why not
أُوتِىَ
ūtiya
he was given
مِثْلَ
mith'la
(the) like
مَآ
mā
(of) what
أُوتِىَ
ūtiya
was given
مُوسَىٰٓ ۚ
mūsā
(to) Musa
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Did not
يَكْفُرُوا۟
yakfurū
they disbelieve
بِمَآ
bimā
in what
أُوتِىَ
ūtiya
was given
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
(to) Musa
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ ۖ
qablu
before
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
سِحْرَانِ
siḥ'rāni
Two magic (works)
تَظَـٰهَرَا
taẓāharā
supporting each other
وَقَالُوٓا۟
waqālū
And they said
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
بِكُلٍّۢ
bikullin
in all
كَـٰفِرُونَ
kāfirūna
(are) disbelievers
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.
48-1 That is, the miracles of Hazrat Musa (Moses) (علیہ السلام), such as the staff turning into a serpent and the hand shining, etc.
48-2 That is, the requested miracles—even if they are shown—what benefit is there? Those who are not destined to believe will remain deprived of faith even after seeing every kind of sign. Did the Pharaoh's people become Muslim after seeing the aforementioned miracles of Musa (علیہ السلام), or did they not persist in disbelief? Or, the pronoun in "yakfuru" refers to the Quraysh of Makkah, meaning: did they not disbelieve in Musa (علیہ السلام) even before the prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ?
48-3 According to the first interpretation, "both" refers to Hazrat Musa and Harun (علیہما السلام), and according to the second interpretation, it refers to the Qur'an and the Torah, meaning: both are magic that support each other, and we are deniers of all—that is, of Musa (علیہ السلام) and Muhammad ﷺ. (Fath al-Qadeer)
48-2 That is, the requested miracles—even if they are shown—what benefit is there? Those who are not destined to believe will remain deprived of faith even after seeing every kind of sign. Did the Pharaoh's people become Muslim after seeing the aforementioned miracles of Musa (علیہ السلام), or did they not persist in disbelief? Or, the pronoun in "yakfuru" refers to the Quraysh of Makkah, meaning: did they not disbelieve in Musa (علیہ السلام) even before the prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ?
48-3 According to the first interpretation, "both" refers to Hazrat Musa and Harun (علیہما السلام), and according to the second interpretation, it refers to the Qur'an and the Torah, meaning: both are magic that support each other, and we are deniers of all—that is, of Musa (علیہ السلام) and Muhammad ﷺ. (Fath al-Qadeer)
