سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ
Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 49
قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَـٰبٍ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْهُمَآ أَتَّبِعْهُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿49﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (to them, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Then bring a Book from Allâh, which is a better guide than these two [the Taurât (Torah) and the Qur’an], that I may follow it, if you are truthful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
فَأْتُوا۟
fatū
Then bring
بِكِتَـٰبٍۢ
bikitābin
a Book
مِّنْ
min
from Allah
عِندِ
ʿindi
from Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
from Allah
هُوَ
huwa
which
أَهْدَىٰ
ahdā
(is) a better guide
مِنْهُمَآ
min'humā
than both of them
أَتَّبِعْهُ
attabiʿ'hu
that I may follow it
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
truthful
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.
49-1. That is, if you are truthful in your claim that the Noble Quran and the Torah are both magic, then present another divine book which is more guiding than these, I will follow it, because I am a seeker and follower of guidance.
