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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 53
وَإِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مُسْلِمِينَ ﴿53﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when it is recited to them, they say: "We believe in it. Verily, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed even before it we have been from those who submit themselves to Allâh in Islâm as Muslims (like ‘Abdullâh bin Salâm and Salmân Al-Farisî).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
يُتْلَىٰ
yut'lā
it is recited
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they say
ءَامَنَّا
āmannā
We believe
بِهِۦٓ
bihi
in it
إِنَّهُ
innahu
Indeed, it
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
(is) the truth
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّنَآ
rabbinā
our Lord
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
كُنَّا
kunnā
[we] were
مِن
min
before it
قَبْلِهِۦ
qablihi
before it
مُسْلِمِينَ
mus'limīna
Muslims
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.
53-1. This refers to the same reality which has been mentioned in several places in the Noble Quran, that in every era, the religion preached by Allah’s prophets was Islam itself, and those who believed in the call of these prophets were called Muslims. Terms like Jews or Christians, etc., are man-made and were invented later. In this sense, the People of the Book (Jews or Christians) who believed in the Prophet ﷺ said that we have already been Muslims from before, meaning we are followers of the previous prophets and have faith in them.
