Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those to whom We gave the Scripture [i.e. the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] before it, they believe in it (the Qur’ân).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُātaynāhumuWe gave them
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Scripture
مِنminbefore it
قَبْلِهِۦqablihibefore it
هُمhumthey
بِهِۦbihiin it
يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnabelieve
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.
52-1. By this are meant the Jews who became Muslims, such as Abdullah bin Salam and others, or they are the Christians who came from Abyssinia to the service of the Prophet ﷺ and, after listening to the Noble Qur'an from his blessed tongue, became Muslims (Ibn Kathir).